J. H. Deighton

“ MUNICIPAL FISH MARKET.
The Market is under the control of a Markets Comnittee, and is supervised by a manager. The premises, consisting of offices, smoke houses, chilling plant, storage trenches, net shed, carpenter's shop, cleaning shed, and general equipment, are situated off Customs Street West, attached to which is a wharf for trawlers and fishing boats to discharge their catches.
The Council has two steam trawlers, the Simplon and the Cowan. The Simplon, which was formerly a North Sea trawler, is a steel vessel of 184 gross tonnage. ”

“ Fish is received for cleaning and smoking at any hour of the day or night, and an average of 45 hands is employed. Two motor vehicles deliver to city and suburbs. The Department also sells fish direct to the public through its own shop, situated in Queen Street. ”