PREMIUMS OFFERED BY THE SOCIETY IN 1866. 259 



IMPROVING EXISTING COTTAGES. 



To the Proprietor in Scotland who shall report the Improve- 

 ment of the greatest number of Cottages in the years 1863, 

 1864, and 1865— The Gold Medal. 



BUILDING NEW COTTAGES. 



To the Proprietor in Scotland who shall report the Erection 

 of the greatest number of approved Cottages during the years 

 1862, 1863, 1864, and 1865— The Gold Medal. 



CONDITIONS. 



1. Claims for the above Premiums must be lodged with the Secretary on 

 or before the 1st of October next, to allow an inspection to be made of the 

 different Cottages. The inspection will be conducted by a Committee of the 

 Society's Members, and Reports must be transmitted to the Secretary on or 

 before the 1st November. 



2. The annual value of the Cottage or Cottages separately, with the garden 

 ground, must not exceed £5. 



3. In estimating the claims of the Competitors, the following points will 

 be kept in view : — The external appearance of the Cottages ; their internal 

 accommodation ; the arrangements of the outhouses; the means of drainage 

 and ventilation ; and the expense of the building or of the alteration, com- 

 pared with its durability and accommodation. When the Cottages of one 

 Competitor are superior in style and comfort to those of another, though not 

 so numerous, the Inspectors will give them the preference, provided they 

 amount at least to three, and have been erected at a moderate expense. 



4. Parties competing will forward to the Society Plans, Specifications, and 

 Estimates, of which, and of all information sent therewith, copies may be 

 taken for publication, if the Society shall see fit, and the originals returned 

 to the parties within six months, if desired. 



ACCOMMODATION FOR FARM SERVANTS. 



To the Proprietor in Scotland who shall have erected on his 

 estate the most approved Farm-buildings in reference to the 

 proper accommodation of Farm-servants — The Gold Medal. 



Reports, Plans, and Specifications to be lodged by the 1st November 

 1866. 



