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1†
a government certificate which entitled the holder to locate on a stated amount of public land.
See: scrip(def. 1a)
Quotations
1856
With the Crown Lands I am also at present at a standstill, except that I discovered the other day forgeries of land scrip to the extent of £6,000.
2
a certificate issued following the Northwest Rebellions to Metis as compensation for lost lands and entitling the bearer to 240 acres.
See: half-breed scrip,money-scrip,Northwest Rebellion,old settlers' scrip,scrip(def. 1b),scrip certificate
Quotations
1923
If you have taken land-scrip or money-scrip-- that is, if you have accepted 240 acres or $240 from the Government--your status as a "breed" is legally fixed.
1935
The Metis, he says, ask for landscrip to give them title, also that the Government sell a certain amount of land and use the proceeds for schools and hospitals. . . .
1956
To métis children born before July, 1870, was given the choice between a "scrip" valued at $240, which they could either negotiate or use for the purchase of federal lands, and a "land scrip" which authorized them to pick out a piece of property on 240 acres on unoccupied Dominion lands.