50 PREMIUMS OFFERED BY THE SOCIETY IN 1880. 



RULES OF COMPETITION. 



1. Claims for the Premiums Nos. 3 and 4 must be lodged witli the Secre- 

 tary 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 Eeports must be transmitted to the Secretary 

 on or before the 1st November next. 



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 out-houses ; the means of drainage 

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

 pared with its duraliility 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 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 re- 

 turned to the parties Avithin six months, if desired. 



