MUNICIPAL MARKETS.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 427, 9 February 1909, Page 9

MUNICIPAL MARKETS.

; : :: ;, 'j,y:;;*;: ; tBT TELBOIUPn—I-itESS' ASSOCIAfION.V'- .'■ / i:O\S<':. ■■■ fChrijtohurcH, February , B. ' ••■:!'. 'At;-the ■■■■•■City'- Council ;:.to-riight .- the il^:-'-'." : 4iiestiori;.>VpfAestablighiiig:;;<iDunicipal.' : -'.inarV % . ..kets in tt.Christchuroh::'.was.' referred to. >)t. ■ : : The-:Municipal/Markets;,Coinmittce:reported .; >s;: v ;as'.lonows:-—''ln'May■ last:the;cpmmittee.re- -:;':•■. VicbmmciVded.the!council;to. establish a niiinici-: • ,i|pal niarket:'f6r.-.\the. saleiof ;fish,.;fruit, and .; ; '„' Utained .from ■Parliame'ntVto.conipel the.sale of .--.' •- ;^ollfeh;ajidfniit':atisiich-,inarket. : At the last t=;rir^iluiiicijjal'Conference, the council endeavoured .. .' : to obtain;thjecorbperation of the coiiferenco •.: with this , object, but .tho proposal as submit- ,..'.:■ -ted/was' rejected." : , tlltinmtcly the council's :X 7 -Megates brought up ; .tho'question, iii another. .-..'- , : Eorin,"when'.the following' resolution was ar-, ; ; •-.. .rived at:—fThatwWre' municipal markets ' .are established in.boroughs of , not less than ; : 10,000.; inhabitants all'; auction; sales, of fish ;■"' and friiit...shall; be.',held -in 'such markets.', '■■•'.'■.■■.■..NotwithstMding'^the'recpinihcndatioii'of.-the' ;..:- legislative';action has .been . takeri.tb; fiive effect to ,the resolution, and . co.ii3equently your committee; cannot at pre- :' • ■'.- ; 'sent seo-its way-'to recommend the cbunoil - ...to. take, further action, to establish such a ... market, The committee; hopes that during, v / the ;next session of Parliament, the Govern- .'':•' . ment will introduce'the necessary';, legisla- :'■ ■■:'■. tioh." : : ;Tho. report ..was agreed '• to ;..witliout ."■'.: ■;.•;.:• disoussion/;-;f: ''!■/'.:-",'' : '.> ■; ;-~. '.":' ■':•"'' "■