KINGSLEY MEMORIAL PRIZES | 
ARE OFFERED UNDER THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS :— 
CLASS I. 
To any Resident in the Society’s District.—A Prize not exceeding 
Ten Pounds for the best Collection of Objects, or Essays, or Notes of 
Observations, or Photographs illustrating the Natural Science of the 
Society’s District. 

All Collections must be made in Cheshire and North Wales, or the Seas 
adjoining thereto, by the Competitors. 
Collections, or Essays, or Notes, must be sent to the General Secretaries 
on or before September Ist, and the awards will be made at the Conversazione 
next succeeding. 
The Committee have the option of retaining successful Collections, &c., 
for the Society. 

CLASS Il. 
In order to encourage the study of Natural History among 
younger Students, not exceeding 17 years of age, and residing 
in the Society’s District, i.e., Cheshire and North Wales, the 
following Prizes and Certificates are offered, viz. :— 
The FIRST PRIZE in each Class will be ONE GUINEA, 
together with the Society’s Certificate. 
Collections, Essays, or Photographs, not gaining a Prize, 
may be awarded Certificates if found to be of sufficient merit. 
1.—For the best account of the Life History of the Cuckoo. 
2.—For the best descriptions of the following Trees :—The Oak; Horse- 
Chestnut; Beech; Lime; Birch; and Ash; together with dried 
specimens of Leaves, Flowers, and Fruit, of ‘each. 
3.—For the best Essay on Coal. 
4. -For the four best Photographs of Natural Objects ; such as: Birds, 
Trees, Flowers, Rocks, Clouds, or Scenery of Cheshire or North 
Wales. 
CONDITIONS.—All the work to be done entirely by the Competitors 
themselves, who must be under 17 years of age. The Essays and Collections 
should be sent under a om de plume, accompanied by a sealed letter con- 
taining the full name and exact age of the Competitor, to the Hon. Secretaries, 
on or before September Ist, 1905. 
The awards will be made at the Society’s Conversazione next succeeding 
the adjudication. 
The Committee do not bind themselves to give the full Prize in case of 
insufficient merit. 
Any further information required can be had on application to the Hon. 
Secretaries. 
