48 Royal Colonial Institute. 



10. Each essay to be marked witli 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 

 essay. 



11. Each essay to be accompanied by a certificate from some person holding a 

 pubUc position, e.g. a minister of religion, professor, &c., declaring that such person 

 has satisfied himself or herself that the essay marked (quoting the mark or sign) is 

 the genuine work of the writer named in the accompanying sealed envelope ; that 

 such writer is a member of the university or school — as the case may be — and, as to 

 a university, has not been a member of such university for more than three years ; 

 and in the case of a school, does not exceed the age of nineteen years on the latest 

 date fixed for the delivery of the essay at the Institute. 



12. Successful competitors to furnish any further proofs of compliance with the 

 terms of the competition that may be required by the Council. 



13. Papers illegibly written or not complying with the regulations will be rejected. 



14. The prizes to be awarded by the Council, after consideration of the report of the 

 examiner, who will be appointed by the Council. The decision will be announced on 

 December 1, 1913. 



15. The Council reserve the right of withholding any prize and of making such 

 supplementary regulations in respect to the competition as may from time to time 

 appear to them to be necessary. 



16. Essays sent in for competition will not be returned. 



17. The copyright of all essays sent in to be deemed to be vested in the Council. 



XIV.— LOCAL COMMITTEES AND LOCAL BRANCHES. 



In the Kegulations the word Council means the Council of the Koyal Colonial 

 Institute. 



A Local Committee of the Institute may be constituted in any town or district 

 of the United Kingdom, in accordance with Regulations to be from time to time 

 framed by the Council of the Institute. 



The function of a Local Committee is to further the objects and aims for which the 

 Institute was founded by diffusing information concerning the Empire, by organising 

 lectures for all classes throughout the district, by distributing literature or by other 

 means, by arranging public meetings whenever the Council desire to focus public 

 attention on any matter, by watching the emigration movement in the district with a 

 view to keeping the Emigration Committee of the Institute in touch with every 

 development, by promoting Empire trade, and generally by such other means as the 

 Council may direct. 



Subject to the decision of the Council that the local conditions are such as to 

 justify the enterprise, and to the Regulations for the time being in force, a Local 

 Committee may found a Local Branch of the Institute, which should have as its head- 

 quarters a suitable Building designed to afford facilities similar to those of the Institute 

 Building in London. 



