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Silver Medal has been awarded to Mr. J. T. Edwards, Green 

 Villa, Ashburnham Road, Pembrey, Carmarthen, and the Bronze 

 Medal to Mr. G. F. Steevenson, Rockmount, Torrington. 



37. The Council have decided to offer the Society's Gold 

 Medal annually for original research in Agriculture, subject to 

 the following regulations: — 



1. The Medal shall be called the Royal Agricultural Society of 



England's Research Medal. 



2. The Medal shall be awarded for a monograph or essay giving 



evidence of original research on any agricultural subject or any 

 of the cognate agricultural sciences. 



3. Candidates for the Medal must reside in Great Britain or Ireland, 



and must not be either over the age of twenty-seven years or of 

 more than five years' standing from the time of taking their 

 first agricultural qualification, such qualification being (a) a 

 Degree or Diploma of a University or University College, or 

 (J) the National Diploma in Agriculture. 



4. The Medal shall be adjudged by Referees appointed by the 



Council of the Royal Agricultural Society. The Referees shall 

 have power to award in the place of the Gold Medal a Bronze 

 Medal and Books, together of equivalent value to the Gold 

 Medal, if the successful candidate so desires. 



5. Thft monograph or essay shall be forwarded to the Secretary of 



the Royal Agricultural Society on or before Michaelmas Day. 

 The monograph or essay shall be typewritten or printed. 



6. If in the opinion of the Referees no monograph or essay be found 



to attain a sufficient standard of excellence, they shall be at 

 liberty to reserve the medal of that year for award as an addi- 

 tional medal in some subsequent year. 



7. The monograph or essay of the successful candidate shall be 



published in the Journal of the Royal Agricultural Society, if, 

 in the opinion of the Council, it is suitable for that purpose. 

 The award of the Gold Medal will carry with it Life Membership 

 of the Royal Agricultural Society. 



38. The Trustees of the " Queen Victoria Gifts " Fund have 

 made a grant to the Royal Agricultural Benevolent Institution 

 of £l40 for the year 1911, to be distributed in grants of £10 each 

 to the five male candidates, five married couples, and four female 

 candidates, who polled the largest mimber of votes in their class, 

 and who would not this year receive grants from any other fund 

 in connection with the Royal Agricultural Benevolent Institution. 



39. The Twelfth Annual Examination for the National 

 Diploma in Aericulture was held at the Leeds University from the 

 24th to the 27th April last, when 29 candidates were successful 

 in obtaining the Diploma, the first 5 gaining Honours. For list 

 of successful candidates see pp. 3.S9 and .340. 



40. In the Regulations and Syllabus of the Examination in 

 Agriculture in 1912 a number of alterations have been introduced. 

 The National Agricultural Examination Board are of opinion 

 that the time has arrived when they might discontinue the 

 practice of examining in Elementary Science, and the subjects of 

 examination will in future be : — Practical Agriculture (two 



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