KINGSLEY MEMORIAL PRIZES 
ARE OFFERED UNDER THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS :— 
CLASS I. 
To any Resident in the Soclety’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 HALF-A-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 Collection of Leaves of Deciduous Trees. The name 
of the tree from which each leaf was obtained, and also its place 
of growth, must be given. 
2.—For the best collection of dried specimens showing (1) the unopened 
buds; (2) the expanded bud; (3) a fully-developed leaf; (4) the 
flowers ; (5) the fruit of the Horse Chestnut Tree. 
3-—For the best account of a Natural History Ramble. 
4.—For the best Collection of Land and Fresh-Water Shells; the 
specimens to be mounted on cards, and the locality given. 
5.—For the best account of the Life-History of the Swallow (Hirundo 
rustica). 
6.—For the best Collection of Fossils, 
7-—For the best account of the surface Geology of Cheshire and Flint- 
shire, to be accompanied by a Map. 
8.—For the best four Photographs of Landscape with Animals. 
CONDITIONS—AIl the actual work must be done entirely by the Com- 
petitors, who must be under 17 years of age. Of course, assistance and 
instruction from Teachers and Books is permissible and desirable, but mere 
copied or dictated essays will be disqualified. The Essays and Collections 
should be sent under a xom de plume, accompanied by a sealed letter containing 
the full name and exact age of the Competitor, to the Hon. Secretaries, on or 
before September Ist, 1907, free of any charge. 
The Collections, Specimens, &c., will be exhibited in the Grosvenor 
Museum after the Awards have been made, due notice of which will be sent to 
each Competitor. No Competitor will be allowed to take more than two Prizes 
or Certificates. 
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. 
