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 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 account of the Life-History of the Silkworm, describing 
its mode of life and the method of rearing. Credit will be given for 
careful drawings of the various stages in its life, and for actual 
specimens of the Silk produced. 
2.—For the best descriptions, with drawings, of the development from the 
seed to the unfolding of the first foliage-leat, of the following 
Plants: Horse Chestnut; Maize ; Mustard (or Radish); Bean; 
Sycamore. 
3.—For the best descriptions and drawings of a twig and dissected bud of 
the following Trees: the Oak; Ash; Horse Chestnut; Beech ; 
Sycamore; and Lilac. Some explanation should be given of the 
means by which bud protection is effected in each case. 
4.—For the best Map and description of the principal Constellations 
visible on any Evening in April, with notes of the position of any 
Planets (including the Moon) above the horizon at the time. The 
date and hour to be stated. 
5.—For the best account of the Life-History of the Robin (Redbreast), 
Erithacus rubecula. 
6.—For the best Notes on the appearance and habits of the three Common 
Gulls which are visitors to our district, viz. :—(1) The Black-headed 
Gull (Larus ridibundus) ; (2) the Common Gull (Larus canus) ; 
(3) the Herring Gull (Larus argentatus). 
7.—For the best four Photographs; any subject, but preferably those of 
scientific interest. 
8.—For the best descriptions of a piece of each of the four following :— 
(a) Clay; (6) Red Sandstone; (c) Chalk; (d) Coal. 
CONDITIONS—All 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 nom de plume, accompanied by a sealed letter zontaining 
the full name and exact age of the Competitor, to the Hon. Secretaries, on or 
before September Ist, 1908, 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 Compstitor 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. 
