as to prevent the earth from being washed away, by the violence of 
tlie stream, a silver medal. 
Premium VIII. To the tenant and occupier, who shall secure 
(as. in Premium VII.) a silver cup, value seven guineas. 
Premium IX. To the owner and occupier of any farm, &c. 
adjoining to a river, who shall confine the water within proper 
bounds, and prevent the damage that might be done by its overflow- 
ing the fields upon its banks, in the time of Inundation, a silver 
medal. 
Premium X. To the tenant and occupier who shall confine 
the water, as in the last premium, a silver cup, value seven 
guineas. 
Certificates of such works, and that they have been undertaken and 
completed between July i, 1801, and September 1, 1802, must be de- 
livered with the claims to the Secretary, on or before the 10th of Sep- 
tember 1802. 
It is recommended to those who intend to undertake any work 
ef this kind, and who can conveniently do it, to view the improvements 
made upon the banks of the river Tame, at Shepley, near Ashton-under-lyne, 
and also to read Dr. Anderson’s Essays relating to Agriculture, in 2 
vols. 8vo. 
Premium XI. To any person who shall search for and discover, 
in any of the lands within the circuit of this Society, the best and 
largest bed or vein of hard stone or gravel, for making and repairing 
roads, a silver cup, value seven guineas, or the money at his 
option. — ^For the second best, a silver cup, value Jive guineas, or the 
money. — For the third best, three guineas. 
(pS" Claims for these three premiums must be delivered to the Secre- 
tary, sealed, on or before the 1st of September 1802, with an exact dcscrip' 
tion where the beds arc situated, for which the alaims are made. 
