54 PREMIUMS OFFERED BY THE SOCIETY IN 1884. 



Section 3.— IMPEOVIXG EXISTING COTTAGES. 



To tlie Proprietor in Scotland who shall report the Improvement of the 

 greatest number of Cottages during the years 1881, 1882, and 1883 — The 

 Gold Medal. 



Section 4.— BUILDmG NEW COTTAGES. 



To the Proprietor in Scotland wno shall report the Erection of the greatest 

 number of approved Cottages during the years 1880, 1881, 1882, and 1882 — 

 The Gold Medal. 



RULES OF COMPETITION. 



1. Claims for the Premiums Nos. 3 and 4 must be lodged with 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 Reports 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 durability and accommodation. When the Cottages of one 

 Competitor are suj^erior 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 -v^dthin six months, if desired. 



