KINGSLEY MEMORIAL PRIZES 



ARE OFFERED AS FOLLOWS : — 



To any Resident in the Society's District.— A PRIZE not 



exceeding TEN POUNDS for the most valuable COLLECTION OF 

 OBJECTS IN ANY ONE BRANCH OF NATURAL HISTORY 

 made in the Society's District. The amount given will be proportionate to 

 the quality of the Collection. 



In addition to the above Prize, the Committee have decided that, in 

 order to encourage scientific research, they will make Grants, from year to 

 year, of sums not exceeding TEN POUNDS, out of the Kingsley Memorial 

 Fund, for COLLECTIONS, ESSAYS, or NOTES OF OBSERVA- 

 TIONS illustrating the NATURAL SCIENCE OF THE SOCIETY'S 

 DISTRICT. 



To Young People (not over i6 years old) the Children of Members, 

 First Prize, ^i is. ; Second, los. 6d. ; Third, 5s. ; for : — 



(i) The best Collection of 100 Wild Flowers ; 



(2) Ditto ditto of Land and Fresh-water Shells; 



(3) Ditto ditto of Butterflies and Moths. 



All Collections must be made in Cheshire and North Wales, or the 

 Seas adjoining thereto, by the persons competing. 



The Collections, Essays, or Notes of Observations must be sent in to 

 either of the General Secretaries on or before ist September, and the awards 

 will be made at the Conversazione next succeeding the adjudication . 



NOTE.— The Committee have the option of retaining the successful 

 Collections, &c., or any part of them, for the Society. 



Intending Competitors can obtain all particulars, and the conditions 

 under which the Prizes are offered, from either of the General Secretaries ; 

 and aU Collections, &c., must be sent in to either of them on or before the 

 1st September in each year. 



