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Exhibitions. 
There are various Exhibitions attached to the School, some of 
them being general — open to all pupils ; the others being special 
in their nature, or connected with particular Provincial Schools. 
I. The Duke of Corn wall's Exhibition . 
H.R.H. the Prince of Wales, as Duke of Cornwall, has granted 
two Exhibitions of thirty pounds each. One becomes vacant 
every year, and will be competed for by those Students only, 
who have past through the Studies of the first two years of the 
curriculum required for Associates. It is held for two years by 
the successful competitor. 
II. Government Prizes. 
Two prizes of five and two pounds respectively are given to 
the Students who occupy the first and second places in the final 
examinations of each course of lectures. 
III. Queen's Gold Medallists Exhibitions. 
The Council of the Government School of Mines offers a Free 
Scholarship, conferring the privilege of attending all Lectures 
and Examinations without payment of fees, to any person who 
obtains a Queen’s Gold Medal at the Annual May Examina- 
tion of Science Classes of the Department of Science and Art. 
IV . — Provincial Exhibitions. 
The Council of the School provides free Scholarships for 
certain Provincial Schools. 
V . — The Eduard Forbes Medal. 
The Trustees appointed by the Committee of the Edward 
Forbes Memorial Fund have presented to the Institution a bronze 
medal and a prize of books, to be competed for annually, and to 
be awarded to the Student who shall be found to possess the best 
knowledge of Natural History and Palaeontology. 
VI . — The De la Beche Medal . 
The Council awards annually to the Student who shall have 
exhibited the greatest proficiency in mining and any other 
