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Lockhart, of Oxford University, and Mr. Howard Bootli, of Sheffield University, 

 who are bracketed together for the first prize of £20. The prizes for schools have been 

 won by E. S. T. Chorley, Kendal Grammar School, £20 ; A. L. Selles, King Edward VII. 

 School, Sheffield, £10 ; and certificates have been awarded to A. S. Grigson, Bradford 

 Grammar School ; W. T. Davies, Liverpool Institute School ; G. W. Lowe, Grammar 

 School, Newport, Salop ; and F. E. Wilson, Cooper's Company's School, Bow. In 

 order to widen the area of competition, it has been decided that the next one shall be 

 open to students of universities and schools in all parts of the Empire. 



Naturalisation Reform. 



24. A political question which has engaged the attention of the Council is that 

 of the reform of the laws of naturalisation, governing the admission of aliens to the 

 status of British subjects. After a negotiation of nearly ten years' duration between 

 the British and Dominion Governments, an agreement was reached at the Imperial 

 Conference in lOlL In accordance therewith a Bill was prepared for the British 

 Parliament, with the twofold object of reforming the naturalisation law of the United 

 Kingdom and of enabling the Dominion Parliaments to pass naturalisation laws which, 

 if they embodied similar conditions, would have an extra-territorial effect, so that 

 aliens naturalised thereunder would be British subjects throughout the world, instead 

 of within the particular Dominion or Colony only ; other existing anomalies would 

 also be rectified. The details of this Bill were not finally settled until last summer. 

 The Council then resolved to endeavour to promote the speedy passage of the agreed 

 legislation at Westminster, and afterwards the passage of the complementary legisla- 

 tion which would be required in each Dominion, Colony, and India to complete this 

 important reform. It is the earnest hope of the Council that this long-delayed reform 

 may be completed before the Imperial Conference meets again this year. 



Official Visits Overseas. 



25. Official visits have been made on behalf of the Institute during the past year 

 by Mr. Archibald R. Colquhoun, the Editor of United Empire, to South America ; 

 by Lieut. R. B. Ward, R.N., to Germany, Holland, and Belgium ; and by the Secretary 

 to South Africa. Mr. Colquhoun made a tour from Panama, down the Pacific Coast, 

 visiting Peru and Chile, and crossing by the Trans-Andes Railway to Buenos Aires 

 (where he addressed meetings on behalf of the Institute) ; and thence home, vid Santos 

 and Rio Janeiro. The thanks of the Council were conveyed to Mr. Colquhoun for his 

 work, which has borne fruit. 



Lieut. Ward visited the Continent of Europe for the purpose of bringing to the 

 notice of British subjects resident there the aims and objects of the Institute and its 

 work. The Council much appreciate the work so ably carried out by him. 



The Secretary's tour extended from Cape Town to Livingstone, during which he 

 visited the Cape, Natal, Orange Free State, and Transvaal Provinces, Bechuanaland, 

 and Northern and Southern Rhodesia. Mr. Boos^ acquitted himself well of the task. 

 Besides securing a large number of Fellows, he addressed twenty meetings in the 

 principal cities, and formed Committees of Fellows for promoting local activity. The 

 results of these personal visits to various parts of the world have proved of great advan- 

 tage. The Coimcil are hopeful of promoting in the near future an official visit to 

 Australasia. 



