24 FEBRUARY 1923, Page 10

A steady decline in drinking is taking place in Canada

as a result of the restrictive laws in the Dominion, according to the Times Ottawa correspondent. Mr. Bureau, the Minister of Excise, informed the House of Commons that in 1914 the consumption of whisky was .59 gallon per head of the population ; in 1922, .204. The consumption of beer in a similar period had declined. from six gallons to four.