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FISH MAHKBT J10AKD.
ivie mantmy meeting m the .Metropoli
tan Firth, Market Board wan held yester
day afternoon. There wore present ; .Mr.
It. E. Burton (chairman), Alderman («.
Down, XJouucillar J. Congreve, mid the.
Hecretary (Mr. \V. If. Longholtnm). A
letter was received from uie Oalmuidrn
Canning Company stating that on October
13 they had forwarded 55 trays of iish
to the market, mull they were put into
tho chilling room tilmt m jht. On ringing
up the -market next morning they were'
told that the fiuh had hern condemned,
and they had since been charged £1/0/0
for cartage and freight. They contended
the fish should have hem returned to
like men who took thorn to_ the market,
and they claimed £3/10/, being the value
of the fidli to them a« manure, together
with £1/0/0 freight and cartage. The
chairman wit! the iM\ were not actually
passed until they came out of the cold
stores for sale. It was decided that the
board should not acknowledge uAy lia
bility in the matter, Mcwra. Bin and,
Co. wrote agreeing :•» renew t)lie lease of
the .present • J,,ish Market to Uto board
for a term of 15 months, am! aUtiug that
at no early date they hoped to ho able
to provide bcMer nilice accommodation.
A Idler wa“ received from the secretnry
to Mm I fail any I'miimbtfinner, dating tlmfc
the matter of granting coiicoasionH to cm*
tiiguors oQ fi.-.h to tin* win: markets
was receiving consideration, Accounts
amounting to £208/18/5 were parsed for
payment, leaving a credit Kilatico of
£ 12(1. It worf decided that further con*
Ridel at ion should lie given to tin? (pies*
lion of sites for the proposed now mar*
huts at a hjhtrial meeting to bo held with*
in the nest fortnight.
The l.oznref,
TlerienUy Mr. Macdonald, visiting jus*
ties, repotted on the condition of the
leper station on Peel Island, and made a
number of recommendations The Homo
Secretary stated yesterday that no stops
have been taken jo carry out the recom
mendations pending the arrival of Dr.
Norris, Director of Federal Quarantine,
since there has hern u nicgeslion that the
elution should he taken over by the
Commonwealth fJovernment. ]f this
course is followed the white lepers may
he accommodated at _ Lillie I lay, .Sydney,
when* there is provision for segregating -
the sexes To do that in Queen “land will
iuvolvu the eauipmeut of a new station.
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