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FROM 
CORRESPONDING MEM BERS. 
"DUNCAN 55 GOLD MEDAL PRIZE ESSAY, 1898. 
The Subject approved by H.E.H. The Colonel-in-Chief for the “Duncan ” 
Gold Medal Prize Essay, 1898, is as follows :— 
“The advantages and disadvantages of Q.E. guns for Artillery in the field.” 
The Eules for the Prize Essays now read :— 
The Annual G-old Medal, when awarded, to be accompanied by an honorarium of £20 ; the 
Silver Medal by an honorarium of £10. 
The candidates must be Officers of the Regiment who are members of the R.A. Institution. 
Officers are request ed to confine their Essays to about 16 printed pages of the “ Proceedings 
other things being of equal brevity will count towards success. 
The Essays must be forwarded to the Secretary so as to reach him on or before the 1st of April 
Each Essay must be type-written in triplicate. The Essays must be strictly anonymous, but 
each to have a motto, and be accompanied by a sealed envelope with the motto written 
outside and the name of the writer inside ; further, if the writer wishes to recover from 
the Committee part of the cost of type-writing his Essay he should state this fact in the 
same sealed envelope and write outside it, above the motto, “ to be opened.” 
All the envelopes thus marked will be opened by the Secretary after the result of the compe¬ 
tition has been announced, and he will send the writers the money for their type-writing 
expenses. 
The Committee will allow a sum of £1 for type-writing each Essay. 
The Essays will be submitted for decision to three Judges chosen by the Com¬ 
mittee. 
The Judges are empowered to recommend :— 
1. That two Medals, one Gold and one Silver, be awarded, or 
2. That only one Medal, Gold or Silver, according to the merit of the 
Essay, be awarded, or 
3. That no Medal be awarded. 
The names of the successful candidates will be announced at the Annual Meet- 
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