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

 uusuccessful 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. 



Xin.— PRIZES FOR ESSAYS. 



The Council of the Royal Colonial Institute, desiring to encourage the rising genera^ 

 tion to acquire a better and more extended knowledge and appreciation of His Majesty's 

 Empire, offer prizes to young men and women undergoing education, for essays on 

 subjects of Imperial concern. It is felt that the preparation 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 " In what sense can an Empire prove itself to b6 great ? '* 



CONDITIONS. 



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

 three essays. 



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

 university in the British Empire, 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 British 

 Empire, 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 wimiers, 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 October 20, 

 1914. 



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." 



10. Each essay 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 

 essay. 



1 1 . Each essay to be accompanied by a certificate from some person holding a public 

 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 



