§ Mr. EVERARDasked the Minister of Agriculture the fishery districts in England that have obtained an order to impose a rod tax under the provisions of the Salmon and Freshwater Fisheries Act of 1923; the amount of this tax; and the number of licences sold in each district during the year 1924?
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Mr. WOODI presume that my hon. Friend's question refers to a rod tax for fishing for freshwater fish leviable under an Order obtained under Section 65 of the Salmon and Freshwater Fisheries Act, 1923. Such Orders have been made in the case of the Fishery Boards constituted for the Trent; the Rother; and the Avon, Brue and Parret, Fishery Districts respectively. The amounts of the licence duties are as follow:
The number of licences issued by the Trent Fishery Board from the date of confirmation of the Order (24th July, 1924), to 31st December, 1924, was 6,053. No licences were issued during 1924 by the other two Fishery Boards, the Orders only coming into force in 1925.
Trent Fishery Board. s. d. For a year: Persons over 16 1 0 Persons under 16 0 6 For four days: Saturday to Tuesday 0 6 Rother Fishery Board. For a year or any part thereof 0 6 Avon, Brue and Parret Fishery Board. For a year or any part thereof: Persons over 16 1 0 Persons under 16 0 6