SOLELY BY VOLUHTAHY CONTKIBDTIOHS.

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Bia-|)atrm» HIGHNESS THI PBIBOB or WALES, K.G.

EMS THE PRINOKSS OF WALKS.

THE DUKK OF EDINBURGH, K ft HlGHKESS THE DUKE OF YOKK, R.N., K.S.

JJrtBiatot—His URAOK THI DUKE OF NOBTHUMBEBLAND, K.O.

- ai ED»A*D BIBIBIOK. BAET., V.P. JlpntS-Cfcriman—Colonel Fnz-Koi CLAITOH, V.P.

Sttlttarj—CHABLEB DIBDOT, Eso.., F.R.G.S.

APPEAL.

THE COMMITTEE OF MANAGEMENT have to state that during tlie past year (1892) tlie ROYAL NATIONAL LIFE-BOAT INSTITUTION expended £77,174 on its 304 Life-boat Establishments.

GENERAL SUMMARY OF THE WORK OF THE INSTITUTION DURING 1892.

Number of Lives rescued by Life-boats, in addition to 33 Vessels saved by them Number of Lives saved by Shore-boats, &c Amount of Rewards granted during the Year ....

Honorary Rewards:—Silver Medals and Clasps . . .

Binocular Glasses Aneroid Barometer Votes of Thanks on Vellum.

Certificate of Service Total ....

836 220 £ g. d.

8,482 17 1 18 19 1 42 14 _ 91 1,056 £8,482 17 1 The number of Lives saved either by the Life-boats of the Society, or by special exertions for which it has granted rewards since its formation, is 37,287; for which services 98 Gold Medals and Clasps, 1,091 Hlver Medals and Clasps, 216 Binocular Glasses, 15 Telescopes, 5 Aneroid Barometers, 1,394 Votes of Thanks inscribed on vellum and framed, 32 Certific ites of Seivice framed and £130,223 have been given as rewards.

The Committee earnestly appeal to the British Public for Funds to enable them to maintain their 301 Life-boats now on the Coast and their Crews in the most perfect state of efficiency.

This can only be effected by a large and permanent annual income. The Annual t-ubscriptions, Donations, and Dividends are quite inadequate for the purpose. The Committee are confident that in their endeavour to provide the brave Life-boatmen, who nobly hazard their lives in order that they may save others, with the best possible means for carrying on their great work, Ihey will meet with the entire approval of the people of this the greatest maritime country in the world and that their appeal will not be made in vain, so that tlie scope and efficiency of our great Life-saving Service, of which the Nation has always been so proud, may not have to be curtailed.

Annual Sti ic.riptinm and Donations are earnestly solicited, and w 11 be thankfully received by the Secretary, CHARLES DIBDIN, Esq., at the Institution, 14 JOHN STREET, ADELPHI, London; by the Bankers of the Institution, Messrs. COUTTS and Co., 59 Strand; and by all the other Bankers in the United Kingdom. — 1st May, 1893..