I thought there might be local laws to be brought into the matter Gordon. Thanks for making this point. During WW1 the only people not to take up a ban on embibing of alcohol were the politicians! Janet ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gordon Johnson" <gordon@kinhelp.co.uk> > To add to the discussion about licensing laws, the local burghs > regulated the sale of products including beer, wine and spirits for many > centuries. One can find details of burgh regulation defining the > quantity of the beer in containers, and there were official tasters who > sampled the product to check that it had not been watered down. > However, this is an historical aside, as the hours of opening were > seldom regulated except for the Sabbath. > Gordon Johnson.