68 ArrENDix. 



12.— SUBJECTS OFFERED FOE, COMPETITION DURING 



1877-78. 



By-Law X. The converted values of the Society's Premiums shall be : 

 Gold Medal, Five Pounds; No. 1 Silver Medal, Three Pounds, or No. 2 

 Silver Medal and Two Pounds; No. 2 Silver Medal, Two Pounds; Bronze 

 Medal, Ten Shillings. 



I. For the best and approved Report describing fully the tools 

 at present used by Foi'esters in Britain. (Prize of Three Guineas 

 offered by the Proprietors of the Journal of Forestry). 



II. For the best and approved Essay on the Peeling and Har- 

 vesting of the different kinds of Native Bark used in Tanning. 

 Competition confined to Assistant Foresters. {A Medal.) 



III. For an approved Report on the most extensive, complete, 

 and judiciously arranged Arboretum. (A Medal.) 



The author must describe the positions as to soil, exposure, 

 elevation, etc., of the respective species of varieties of trees re- 

 ported on, and state their ages, treatment, cost, and mode of 

 planting adopted. 



IV. For an approved Essay on the present state and future 

 prospects of Arboriculture in the county in which the competitor 

 resides. This is a standing subject. (A Medal.) 



V. For an approved Report on the Old and Remarkable Trees 

 on the estate on which the competitor resides ; correct measure- 

 ments of the circumference of the trunks, at 1 foot and 5 feet from 

 the ground must be given ; also height of tree, spread of branches, 

 etc. Photographs are desirable. (A Medal.) 



VI. For an approved Report on the Summer Operations most 

 beneficial to plantations and woodlands. 



The report to embrace such subjects as pruning, thinning, trans- 

 planting, draining, etc., with special reference to the effects pro- 

 duced by them while the trees are in full growth and leaf, com- 

 pared with similar operations performed while nature is dormant. 

 (A Medal.) 



VII. For an approved Report on Plantation Enclosures of any 

 New Construction, and their management, cost, and durability for 

 various situations. 



The reporter will detail the various modes of protecting planta- 



