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The papers presented will be examined by the following Committee: 
M. Milne-Ed wards (Paris), President, R. Blanchard (Paris), General 
Secretary, A. Bogdanow (Moscow), Jentink (Leiden), R. B. Sbarpe 
(London), W. Studer (Berne), and V. Zograf (Moscow). 
We will publish later an official text of rules in regard to the prizes 
distributed by the International Congress of Zoology. 
The prize given by the Imperial Society of the friends of the Natural 
ences of Moscow, in memory of the International Congress of 
1892, and in honor of Emperor Alexander LIT. 
RULEs. 
Article 1.—The Committee on Organization of the International 
Congress of Anthropology and prehistoric Anthropology, and of 
Zoology, in session in Moscow in 1892, place at the disposal of the 
Imperial Society of the friends of Natural Science the sum of 3,500 gold 
roubles to constitute a perpetual capital in memory of the two Inter- 
national Congresses and of the august kindness which has been accorded 
them by the Emperor Alexander III. 
Article 2.—The interest of this capital shall be used as a prize in 
honor of his majesty, Emperor Alexander III. This prize shall belong 
alternately to the Congress of Anthropology and prehistoric Archeo- 
logy and to the Congress of Zoology. 
Article 3.—The value of the prize shall be equal to the interest on 
the capital for two years. In case there should elapse more than two 
years between two consecutive Congresses, the interest for the extra 
years shall be at the disposal of the Society of the friends of Natural 
Science of Moscow, which will devote it to the prizes distributed at the 
annual meeting of October 15. 
Article 4—If one of the two Congresses should cease to exist, the 
portion belonging to it in accordance with the above articles shall 
revert to the Imperial Society of the friends of Natural Sciences to be 
distributed by it equally among the prizes given at its annual meeting. 
Article 5.—The prize given by the Congress of Anthropology and 
prehistoric Archeology is awarded by a special Commission nominated 
for that purpose by the permanent Council of that Congress. The prize 
given by the Congress of Zoology is awarded in the same way by a 
special Commission nominated for that purpose by the permanent Coun- 
cil of that C | 
Article 6.—The prizes may consist of medals or of sums of money. 
Article 7.—They shall be distributed at a special meeting while Con- 
gress is in session. 
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