Title: Temperance legislation, Scott act (Canada)
Subtitle: return to an address of the Honourable the House of Commons, dated 25 April, 1888, for, return showing (1) the scope of the act; (2) the area which it covers; (3) the counties and cities which have adopted it; (4) whether any compensation was paid when the drink shops were closed, and if so, what amounts were paid; (5) the effect on crime and pauperism in those cities and counties where the act has been in force for more than two years; and (6) how many contests have taken place under the act, and in how many places has the act been repealed and drink shops re-opened.
First published: 2004
Subjects: Temperance, Liquor laws
Places: Canada