SUPPORTED SOLELY BY VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTIONS.

Stations I His ROYAL HIGHNESS THE PRINCE OF WALES, K.Gk HER ROYAL HIGHNESS THE PRINCESS OF WALES.

H.R.H. THE DUKE OF SAXE-COBURG AND GOTHA, DUKE OF EDINBURGH, K.O.

CAPTAIN His ROYAL HIGHNESS THE DUKE OF YORK,- R.N., K.G.

t—His GRACE THE DUKE OF NORTHUMBERLAND, K.G.

n—BIS EDWARD BIRKBECK, BART., V.P. Stjorfi-itrRirman—Colonel Fnz-RoY CLAYTON, V.P.

DtBDitr, ESQ., F.E.G.S.

APPEAL.

THE COMMITTEE OP MANAGEMENT have to state that durinp: the past year (1S9G) the ROYAL NATIONAL LIFE-BOAT INSTITUTION expended £71,476 on its 296 Life-boat Establishments GENERAL SUMMARY OP THE WORK OF THE INSTITUTION DURING 189G.

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Number of Lives rescued by Life-boats, in addition to 20 Vessels saved by them ........... 312 Number of Lives saved by Shore-boats, &c ......... 149 10,503 Amount of Rewards granted during the Year .......

Honorary Rewards : — Gold Medal ....... 1 Silver Medals ....... 5 Binocular Glasses ...... 9 Aneroid Barometers ..... 4 Votes of Thanks on VeUnm ... 39 Certificates of Service .... 5 Total .... 63 461 £10,503 . d.

7 4 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 40,152. The rewards and recognitions granted by the Institution in the same period comprised 99 Gold Medals and Clasps, 1,161 Silver Medals and Clasps, 271 Binocular Glasses. 16 Telescopes, 14 Aneroid Barometers. 1,567 Votes of Thanks, inscribed on vellum and framed, 66 Certificates of Service framed, and £174,593 in money.

The Committee earnestly appeal to the British Public for Funds to enable them to maintain their 296 Life-boats now on Ihe 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 Subscriptions, Donations and Dividends are quite inadequate for the purpose. The Committee are confident that in their endeavour to provide the brave Life-boat men, who nobly hazard their lives in order that they may save others, with the best possible means for carrying oil their great work, they 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 the scope and efficiency of our great Life-saving Service, of which the Nation hag always been so proud, may not have to .be curtailed.

Annual Subscriptiong and Donations are earnestly solicited, and will 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. — Irf November, 1897..