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7. The copyriglit of the successful monograph shall be the exclusive property of 

 the Institute. 



8. In the case of the Council desiring to pubUsh the work, or part thereof, of any 

 unsuccessful competitor, they shall have the right to do so, and in that event shall 

 make to him or her such pecuniary acknowledgment as they think fit, and the said 

 competitor shall accept it as sufficient. 



9. The Council reserve to themselves the right of not making any of the above- 

 mentioned awards if in the opinion of the Examiners none of the work submitted is 

 sufficiently meritorious. 



XIII.— PRIZES FOR ESSAYS. 



The Council of the Eoyal Colonial Institute, desiring to encourage the rising 

 generation to acquire a better and more extended knowledge and appreciation of His 

 Majesty's Empire, have decided to offer prizes to young men and women undergoing 

 education, for essays on subjects of Imperial concern. It is felt that the prepara- 

 tion of such essays would tend to stimulate interest in the history, institutions, and 

 resources of the various countries which constitute the Empire. The subject selected 

 for the present year's competition is " The Meaning of British Imperialism." 



CONDITIONS. 



1. The Council offer two Prizes of £20, and one of £10, respectively for the best 

 three essays. 



2. One prize of £20 is open to persons being undergraduate members of any 

 university in the United Kingdom, and who shall not, at the time fixed for sending in 

 the essays, have been members for more than three years. 



3. One prize of £20 and one of £10 are open to pupils of any school in the United 

 Kingdom, who do not exceed the age of nineteen years at the time fixed for sending in 

 the essays. 



4. The competition is open to both sexes. 



5. Certificates will be awarded to the prize winners, and to such other competitors 

 as may appear deserving. 



6. The length of the papers not to exceed 5,000 words, to be written on one side 

 only of foolscap paper, with an inch and a half margin on the left-hand side. 



7. The papers to be delivered at the Institute not later than 5 p.m. on 

 September 20, 1913. 



8. Not more than three papers to be sent in from any one school. 



9. Each envelope to be marked on the left-hand upper corner " Essay Competition," 

 " University," or " School," as the case may be, and addressed to " The Secretary, 

 Royal Colonial Institute, Northumberland Avenue, London." 



