The pens for calves and the styes for pigs should be covered, and their floors should be about 3 feet 6 inches above the general level of the market, as animals of this description are generally brought in carts, and they could thus be easily moved out and in. These pens and styes must of course be thoroughly well drained and ventilated. With regard to the weighing machine, this should be of the best manufacture, and be of sufficient size to weigh a large wagon. It is better to have what is called a “self contained” iron foundation, and pit for the weighbridge rather than one of masonry. A convenient size for this weighbridge would be 15 feet in length by 12 feet in breadth. With reference to the rest of the provisions I have enumerated, they require no special comment, but must necessarily be left to the discretion of the town surveyor and the wishes of his corporation. Markets for general merchandise are usually handsome buildings, which are erected in the most central positions of the town; they contain: (1.) The corn exchange (this is sometimes erected in the cattle market). (2.) The fish market. (3.) The dead meat market (this is sometimes erected in connection with the public slaughter-houses). (4.) The game and poultry market. (5.) The fruit, vegetable and flower market. (6.) The butter, eggs and cheese market. (7.) The miscellaneous goods market. (8.) Public conveniences. (9.) Offices and dwelling for the clerk of the market. (10.) Committee room for the market committee. The floor of the market should be on a level as much as is practicable with the adjacent streets; steps up or down are objectionable for the public, and galleries or upper floors should also be avoided unless the available area of the site is limited. The interior of the building should be lofty, and it must be thoroughly well ventilated; the great fault with nearly all existing markets is the cutting draught to which buyers and sellers are usually subjected. Plenty of light is essential, but the rays of the sun should be excluded by frosted glass or other contrivance, or the goods exposed for sale will be damaged. The floor should be of asphalte or other similar material; it is surprising what a “mess” is always made in a market. The stalls must be so arranged as to show to best advantage the goods offered, and plenty of “gangway” should be left between them for the passage of the public. Fish stalls should be constructed of iron, slate or similar material, plenty of water being provided in this department; fish-washing troughs filled with running water are very desirable, and a fountain can be introduced with pleasing effect. Butchers’ stalls should be of thick wood to resist the chopping, and plenty of standards and rails provided with iron hooks must be fixed above them.