MUNICIPAL FISH TRAWLERS

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2192, 3 July 1914, Page 4

MUNICIPAL FISH TRAWLERS

THE MAYOE ! S OFtStON. CouncjftoT E. .Fletdtcrf.3 idea that the Wtilluigfou City Oovineil slioukl gs "th» wholo 1i0,5" in I'&specl to tho fish Market by sseuWig its trail travrlera dees notiueet with ,tl» approval oi the Mayor (Mr. J. 1 , . .Luke), who, when apturoaeliedi en tlio sulyect (wfoeh has hepal rofei'red to th.e coiiuoil for the- consideration of Mm Municipal said Hist th.e proposal to go. further mto the fiseing industry -by procUring trawlers did net melt with his ■spßpatliy. ' "I thujfc,' 3 said.Mr. Laik-e-, "thai to Jwts dwie our part- in prov-MiiM? a fell maricet-j a.Sid the prewiring of Jko fish sliQiild be left' to. private o«totpriso. If ftfl liad en-j , owb iirawlavs.! wo would in ail iik-clihciod civcr'6 private .siippfca to other oluuinels of jjiarfcete Whkh might bo in oortipetition with iigj and tjien, as tha fiidustry is at, most- times tt. prst-ty !>i*cariotts (lire, thefft niigijl often La-fames ■rt-heu our trawler \voflla bo unsuccessful, art-el pris'-ate-ty*Qwncd trAwlers return to pox-f witlr g-aod ■β-fitriws, Tltey iroujd natjifallj cfeisose nf their fish to tins market that steisls by- timn all flic year through, and Ufrt ■be iJicfiflc-d to sell tjirough the litwiicipal martet .at aft, I may say tb«t I oQftio from a. .part of Snglahd whore tfe felling ititl-asti-y is an isjportaht oiifr—-Corn-wall—where huwh'iids ai Mmg teifc i'ron.i Fi-anee, trtwj iii.o insistent, ■lrcsterej ml sbutliera par'te i?f England QaU, ■ At times %mo tats wenW Mam tteoja-Meu with the sp&fls -n-f- the seas, whilst others which bas hwix aijerating ten oy t«-ci% jiiik's away nrigijt hiivo' efepctusiwed n.a hick at hl'l: i svjviit to paint that oflrt as a wasoa for i«y Bat ettpfiai'tii^' , tfjo' •iii'Hiii'sipii.i' irttwfe? j>f&' potal, fw if we <>W iiw-n Watt \vo would iiawj to bo UMpareJl to utcpeni safely on {liiiic catcJitaj fis jiifivittclytfWuftiil Sahittg feoafa wore not likely ip court stieji eernlpßtitieft wifltoat ftglAtag jf-, afacl if titoSD supplies wtre diVertod into othw charanui's kr aetiva a-tel ajseii cwijiwMtien with the tettaieipal jjja-ritet tire eji-y ranst sltfTor. "The flelMiig indiistey is-, moreovef, a very pKcttrious one, ami t&e B»leecs)jt' of it'.tat itopraila lars% oft tJio indrvidttal ■dl'orts of tte niojflte.i-s- .of tho -c-wv, 3'h.afi- rs wli-y tlio Idea was in general prfietiea in the ftifoe -Wiitors —■their esiiujfgs vims dependent on Oto apioiint of- #OJ-'b the qrfiw put iji awd iihe hours tfey wore pir-epa-rod I'o -wo'rk. That is a Mint oft wiifcli. a <M3rp,o)jviii.qn would sjo Efeejy to have Ireinble. i'lisro. 'might como t;iiMca-\vli-cn fish- w&re vofy picKtifttl.;-tfnd: i|: lv'biitl iioif ifco

Vf&r'k- tojig hoiiirsi i« oKtej , to (|a*fts;r 'tjv© ■Jm-j-vcM-,, birt iiiider.-ntnnteSj»iU- coiitror 7 flifliemttes esjxld aftsj-ly drise- thttk -weraM fflttji.n cstft -witlraa* a Torres-. . pai-KEng iiicrftaso ill the ret'ijttis, Beiiig, tmdor tii.e d.oJrti.'oi- of a ioeiVl aaitli.ori.ty Uie crews of tife tratftes wotW neoe&sai'tly bo a, stafetl salaiy per ti«t)!j. te l)ii .paid nhetlier tl ; icy worked ■ «onsaiejitiifflsls r Or othfctvrtse, aiiti. \v])at ta-nq-siium ean say irfiaii the ■wcatlior is workabfo? On'tie other liaiid Men ivita an Tv&rlifflg oit tiro cthtijiura-tJye or BOhimoiiwenJtli' principle, as do tin? Gf«fek. and Ifolinn fishcrHWtt roiiftd flfroyi Wc)lingtßi.i, ifsSl ttioißsfekes of the-elJatiteet ojiportiSraty of gotij-ng s ©telj, and dtov fag ill© thick'of tiio wifari-oii geasatr. work tffonty oitt of the. two]i:|y-(oiii? liorirs in oftter to ninjie lip Ft)f 'those peri'odi ivlicn Jish h mefe scarce. That sort of 00-iTJijstifiiqft would bo felt- by tiio dty, iimf |h.o ctoses we that iriof it teing a . fncrter mi <Iforftii*ing. . ttift tost of living* _ csaetly' the • _ rer-efse ivoiiH possililv !st> tho.casc.' In any msv those itroonjy tay peTSShal viws, a'ud the esm*JdcmtioM of the question a* fh« eon- , feeiicbi khawM prove' fete»stmg. At ttio present .ftftto fro iroold lietd k> g«t statetary potefs to engage in .tto in-dusti-y in fte riia.:ffl(sr so eilrtiif'stl.jr ftdfocttied !jy Cou-fteite Pietcter." FwwHy, tto Mayw 'stated tl'mfc if tiro City wilt in for one tfnwkt it would !i..ave-toKom-foi'.tM'o■ o*.t?wee,as it iva-s . Rf>.»Tisti3i3Ps ttecessa.ry to fay \rp one boat for repairs. A niutla Later idea wjnM lie te ptesi t)is i«#(tstr?'-eii it , jjsttaiff.S Ijasjs. as >va.s »rep.ogofl to' b.o ifeis.? m KcW g-eutli •'WaJss,