HC Deb 13 July 1950 vol 477 c111W
Mr. Perkins

asked the Minister of Agriculture the total yearly catches of elvers from the River Severn since 1900.

Mr. T. Williams

I have no information about the total catches of elvers from the River Severn. A depot for their collection was set up in 1908, since when the numbers dealt with at the depot have been:

Year Number of Elvers Year Number of Elvers
1908 687,000 1930 4,740,000
1909 3,266,000 1931 5,550,000
1910 6,809,000 1932 8,510,000
1911 7,530,000 1933 5,102,000
1912 4,952,000 1934 4,705,000
1913 7,770,000 1935 3,870,000
1914 7,192,000 1936 3,990,000
1915 Depot closed 1937 4,938,000
1916 1938 4,038,000
1917 1939 6,420,000
1918 1,250,000 1940 Depot closed
1919 1,420,000 1941
1920 1,253,000 1942
1921 498,700 1943 1,830,000
1922 Depot closed 1944 3,270,000
1923 1945 3,277,000
1924 1,355,000 1946 3,020,000
1925 1,865,000 1947 1,478,000
1926 3,062,000 1948 771,000
1927 4,800,000 1949 65,000
1928 8,183,000 1950 Depot closed
1929 1,200,000