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CORRESPONDING MEMBERS. 
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GOLD MEDAL PRIZE ESSAY, 1895. 
Tu Subject approved by H.R.W. The Commander-in-Chief for the “ Duncan ” 
Gold Medal Prize Essay, 1895, is as follows :— 
“The most suitable system applicable for training together in peace time the 
Garrison Artillery forces of the Empire, including Regular, Militia, 
Volunteer, and Colonial Artillery, with a view to their duties in war 
time in Coast Fortresses being more clearly defined.” 
The Rules for the Prize Essays now read :— 
The Annual Gold 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 requested to confine their Essays to about 16 printed pages of the “* Proceedings ;” 
other things being 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 
Apmil. 
Hach Essay must be ¢ype-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 Seeretary after the result of the compe- 
tition has been announced, and he wiil send the writers the money for their type-writing 
expenses. . 
The Committee will allow a sum of £1 for type-writing each Essay. 
N.B—The Committee draw particular attention to the paragraph in the Rules 
above on the subject of length of Essays ; it is not difficult to discover the number 
of words in an average page of “ Proceedings” matter, and so to keep an Lssay 
within the 16 pages’ limit. 
Tue following works are now on sale at the R.A. Institution and will be for- 
warded post free at the prices noted after their titles below :— 
Major-General Stubbs’s “List of Officers of the Bengal Artillery,” 
price 5s. 3d. 
“Field Artillery Fire,” by Captain W. L. White, R.A., price 
1s. 2d. 
“Notes. of Lectures on Artillery in Coast Defence,” by Major A, 
C. Hansard, R.A., price 1s. 2d. 
“Ranging Note-Book,” by Captain 8. W. Lane, R.A., price 1s. 1d, 
“Achievements of Field Artillery,’ by Major E. 8. May, R.A 
bound, price 2s. 6d. i 
“‘The Value of Mobility for Field Artillery,” by Major E. 8. May 
R.A., paper covers, price 3d. ce : 
“The Young Officer’s ‘ Don’t,’ or Hints to Youngsters on Joining,” 
by an Officer R.A., price 7d, . 4 
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