4*6 THE FISH MAUKET AND THE FISH THADE. 



the building, wliicli the Municipal Council is now undertaking, 

 a cliamber will be provided of sufficiently ample dimensions 

 to meet any probable demand for cold storage accommoda- 

 tion which is likely to arise for a considerable time future. 

 The total length of this intended addition is 113 feet 6 inches, 

 with a breadth of the full width of the present market; of 

 this length 46 feet will be added to the sales area, and sixteen, 

 slate cleaning troughs of a pattern similar to those already 

 in use will be disposed along it. 



The new refrigerating chambers will each measure 39 feet 

 9 inches by 28 feet, will occupy nearly the whole width 

 of the market and provide a total floor space of 2,226 square 

 feet. The eastern end of the new extension will be two 

 storeys in height, the ground floor will be occupied by the 

 furnaces, boilers, machinery, and other refrigerating acces- 

 sories; the first floor will be subdivided into offices, storerooms, 

 and otherwise as required. This end of the building will 

 be surmounted by a tower about 78 feet in height in which 

 a clock with a dial of 5 feet in diameter will be fixed. The 

 total cost of the extension including refrigerating plant is 

 estimated at about £6,900. 



The scene at the market, during the sales, in the early 

 morning, is a very lively one. Some idea of it may be formed 

 from the accompanying view of its interior, taken by photo- 

 graphy with the aid of the electric light during the progress 

 of a morning sale. The view encompasses only a small 

 section of the market, but it is sufficiently vivid to assist the 

 observer in imagining the whole picture. The nature of the 

 business transacted and the general appearance of the fish 

 folk in market assembled has been so graphically described in 

 the Sydney Morning Herald^ by a contributor writing under 

 Xh^nom de plume of "Viator," that the opportunity of repro- 

 ducing extracts, from his contribution is gladly availed of : — 



A MOE^^ING- AT THE PISH MAEKETS. 



Bt Viator. 



The early pedestrian, wliose inclination, want of sleej), or some other 

 •cause drives from his comfortable bed at the early hour of half -past four in the 

 morninoj, may see, if his footsteps lead that way, a curious crowd assembling 

 at the Eish Market in Woolloomooloo. There, just at the time when the 

 ordinary sleeper unconsciously rolls over to fall into his deepest sleep, ere yet 

 the chanticleer has begun to send forth his clarion challenge to the dawn, the 

 traffic in fish is going on with undeniable vigour. Languid-looldng Italians, 

 swarthy Grreeks, sharp Jews, and dilapidated Caucasians all gather to the sale. 



