I am currently writing about prohibition order legislation in New Zealand, which was introduced in 1881, whereby an order could be taken out (through the local magistrate) against any person who "...by excessive drinking of liquor, misspends, wastes or lessens his or her estate, or greatly injures his or her health, or endangers or interrupts the peace and happiness of his or her family..." The order banned the person under the order from purchasing or obtaining in any other way, liquor within specified geographical boundaries for a year.[Licensing Act 1881, sec.167] Renewal was possible, and frequently used. Using court records from the Central Otago goldfields (South Island, NZ), I have found that only women with family support and a possibility of reform were granted orders. Alcoholic prostitutes, for example, were not placed under prohibition orders, but merely tried for public drunkenness several times a year. I am hoping that list members could help me with information on what other countries also had prohibition orders, and any context, or reading suggestions. Thanks, Sandra Quick, History, University of Otago [log in to unmask]