CITY COUNCIL.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LIV, Issue 16460, 9 February 1917, Page 4

CITY COUNCIL.

REPORTS ON FISH MARKET. CREDIT BALANCE REPORTED. p| -••' , /ijfpj Toe Auckland City Council met lasifS evening. There were present: .The Mayor, Mr. J. H. Gunson, Miss E. Melville, ■, Messrs. A. J. Eutrican, H. D. Heather,' 6. W. Murray, J. Burton A.. J. Holdsworth,;'P. W. Brinsden, S. !*uore-Jones,'fe|| J. Dempsey, Q. iiaildcn, P. J. Nerheny;®! JfTrevetbjck,;il.T. Michaels, J. A. rfa#lsl : nock. E. J. Can, P.'JiicElwain, and H. ■- '"i N.Bagnail. l:i In a report regarding the fish market finances lie Mayor said .that a statement |§|f of the position had been placed 'before tie i] Publio Services Committee. It 'was not v . deemed; necessary to suomit'any full unaii- - |>. cial statement sucn as would be submitted p|i at the end of the year, but from figures ftl which ho would now submit it would •baiSl seen that the financial operations of Urtiftflf market, wore ' satisfactory. There 'was'aMf| credit balance, and. this would be increased somewhat' J 'at the ' end of the financial year SI and would provide an amount to meet the Ipf various writings off and contingent items li of expenses in connection with the establishment of the uusiness. '*lllli The Public Services Committee in a reJptj port on the fish '■ market stated that ■ itSl had carefully considered the applications jH for the position of manager of thu market. Taking into consideration the amount of IM| capital invested in this industry and the probable very large development in the . { businessij the committee 'was of opinion that, instead of making an appointment to the position from men having techni- ' : cal knowledge of the fish business the .| council* rather required a very capable';jpfl business '■£ manager \to supervise both p| branches. of* the business, and to find aalSl outlet for the large quantity 0 f fish which would be available when the" two municipal trawlers; were at work The oom#fli mittee therefore recommended (a) thatlSl no appointment be made from the present applicants, but (b) that fresh appli- i 1 cations be invited for the position ofbusi- ; ness manager at a salary at the rate 'Si £400 per annum; aj* that Mr. Aikenl#| take up the duties of inspector on March rat a salary at the rate of £260" perl Ml annum. ; J - -' * ' - v The ; two reports were considered ill committee. On the council resuming it ml was reported that the committee's recommendation "A" had been adopted, bnPRI that recommendation.."B" had been re* i '! terred back to the committee. wS' ; MISCELLANEOUS MATTERS. GOVERNMENT AND ABATTOIRS. ' ''< The Mayor reported that he had bidlfc several conferences with the Board of llt irade, at the latter's request, regarding M i the council's abattoirs. As the abattoirs f| would possibly be affected considerably by - an - Government proposals in connection! with the meat business it was necessary! M to take steps to see that any action biljl the Government to create a benefit in.-'" one way caused no disability in another. ' { Me thought that the arrangement which' ha would report to the committee would -•_ be deemed satisfactory. The report was • ;-.:■ | considered in committee and 'received, : £&f A report on an application by the ''/, Auckland Racing Club to connect the - ' Wlerslie racecourse with the city water main in Uorrin Street for fire-prevention • ? i purposes was submitted b* the waters if works engineer, Mr. J. Carlaw. He eaidl|ff that only a portion of the course was' within the city, and that he could not - recommend the granting of a free supply. ' " He advised that a meter be installed. i This recommendation ■ was adopted. ', • The electrical engineer reported th&l§§ with the enlargement of the works and the |p increase in output the council's station bad. now become one of the three largest B'l||§ New Zealand. Ho said it now would fcl|f§ to increase, the salaries of cer- " : tain officials. He made a number of •' ~; : ' recommendations in this respect, including ; the increase of the salaries of the power Ml station superintendent and the main e&lpft girieer to £6 a week. The recommends* tions were adopted. t ; sS;;?,j^ The city engineer reported that Mr. F. i; - Shaw, of Ponsonby, had offered to pf£ls||! sent, his' valuable collection of orchids to j J the council. He recommended that th*||§! offer be accepted, and that they be placsif|| m the hothouses in the Domain. It wasjfMi agreed to accept ,the offer, with tharik&*Q||g •VA' letters was received from 'Mr. R. ; %\tde Montalk, : ;bfferin?, to i the City Library ; SOO volumes •of ; thV " Bibliothenne - Na«l|M| tionals " 'and'other, works, • the gift "to fcs accepted is if it were made by the writer's father, the late .Professor E. de ' MontaJLSSi The offer was referred to the llbF»y '' Committee. -."'^lll