FISH AND PRODUCE MARKET.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 19904, 25 September 1926, Page 10

FISH AND PRODUCE MARKET.

SITE IN HARROW STREET SUGGESTED. DISCUSSION BY HARBOUR BOARD. NO FINALITY REACHED. The Otago Harbour Board spent some time last night in giving consideration to a notice of motion by Mr H. C. Campbell—‘‘That the board offer the City Council, for the purpose of a fish and produce market, the triangular piece of land bordered by Harrow street, the new Highway, and Hanover street, at a rental to be fixed by the board.” Mr Campbell said that in "time to come there would be a necessity of having such a market as close as possible to the wharf and the railway. He could see no block of land that lent itself to a market better than this site, and it would have a tendency to improve the locality. I would be kept scrupulously clean. Mr Mollor seconded the motion. it there had been no rental provided he would never have supported it. If a fair market value was named be had no objection. He did not say a hsh market, but a general market. . Mr Larnach said the council was against the provision of a market, because there was no chance of making an arrangement with the fishermen. The council would never agree to the provision of a depot for an Hour or two per day for four days in the week. He could assure them at the present time the council did not want to be bothered with this sort of Mr Ramsay said he did not think the site was a suitable one. Captain M’Donald asked if the market would interfere with the value of the surrounding property of the board. Mr Loudon said that lie was going to oppose the motion L r two reasons. He had always held that the area should be handed over to the City Council as a beauty spot. He would like to see the Citv Council pay rent, but if not he would like to see it handed over. You will be surprised iu a few years time, he said, “when you see bow quickly tnat place will be settled.” His second reason, he said, was that lie bcleiyed a fish market in the ordinary sense of the term would not be a success in Dunedin. It had been tried in Wellington and Auckland and iu oilier places, and it had always resulted in failure. What was wanted was a fish depot, if possible, connected by railway, where the traders could get their fish. _ . Mr Driver: I see no harm m ottering the site if we caught a fair rent. If they are going to make it a fish market or a depot that’s their business provided they pay for it and that ■it doesn’t interfere with the value of the land. Mr Andetsoa said that the City Council had put the fish market up at one of its electioneering platforms and had then side-stepped the issue. He maintained that there was a need for a fish market in Dunedin. , Mr Larnach emphatically asserted that what ho had said was correct. The Chairman said that the council had offered £7OO for a site in the city, but the owner was still in possession. Mr Shame maintained that a fish market depot should be as near the water’s edge us por ible. ■ The Chairman pointed out that Mr Campbell’s motion included a section only part of which was really available. Mr Campbell agreed that as a portion of the land included in the motion was not available he would withdraw the motion.