46 Royal Colonial Institute. 



XII.— GOLD MEDAL FOR SCIENTIFIC INQUIRY. 



The Council of the Eoyal Colonial Institute have resolved to establisli a Gold Medal 

 to be ofiered annually for the best research monograph on some subject, which the 

 Council will determine annually, bearing directly upon the practical problem of the 

 closer and permanent union of the Empire. In addition to the medal a grant of one 

 hundred guineas will be made to the successful competitor, together with Honorary 

 Fellowship of the Institute for life. Apart from the successful monograph, the Council 

 may award pecuniary acknowledgment for monographs of special merit. The aim 

 of the Council is to encourage scientific inquiry into such particular questions 

 directly affecting the Imperial problem as may seem susceptible to that mode of 

 treatment. The theme for the current year has been selected with reference to the 

 immediate phase of the Imperial movement, and is stated as follows : — 



" The interaction, if any, between the economic interests o! a State and its foreign 

 relations, with special reference to the question whether, or how far, the self- 

 governing States of the British Empire (with or without a more centralised system of 

 government than it now has) could co-operate permanently for the purpose of defence 

 without co-operating for the purpose also of trade. ' ' 



Regulations. 



The Competition shall be governed by the following Regulations : — 



1. The Competition is open to British subjects of either sex. 



2. The monographs must be received at the Institute, addressed to the Secretary 

 and marked on the envelope " Research Medal," not later than the following 

 dates : — 



Country of Origin. Latest Date. 



United Kingdom, Continent of Europe, and adjacent places . January 1, 1914 



North America January 8, „ 



South, East, and West Africa, India, and adjacent places . . January 17, ,, 



South America, West Indies, and adjacent places , . . January 22, „ 



Australia, New Zealand, South Pacific, and Far East . . January 31, „ 



3. The monographs must be in the English language, typed on one side only of 

 foolscap paper, with a margin on the left-hand side. 



4. Each monograph to be marked with a motto or other distinguishing sign— not 

 being the name of the writer — and accompanied by a sealed envelope bearing a similar 

 motto or sign,and containing the full name and address of the writer of the monograph. 



5. Monographs may be accompanied by appendices such as bibliographies, analyses, 

 charts, tables, statistics or other tabulated information of a kind Ukely to be useful 

 to later students of the same subjects. In arriving at their decision the Examiners 

 will take account of the value not only of the monograph itself but also of any 

 accompanying appendices. 



6. Monographs should be of a length not exceeding 25,000 words or thereabouts 

 exclusive of any appendices. 



