THURSDAY, 11th September, 1902.

Colonel FITZ-ROY CLAYTON, V.P., in the Chair.

Read and confirmed the minutes of the pre- vious meeting.

Also read those of the Building, Finance and Correspondence, and Wreck and Reward Sub-Committees and ordered that their recom- mendations be carried into effect.

Head the reports of the District Inspectors on their recent visits to the following Life- boat Stations:— Northern District —- Dunbar, Berwick-on- Tweed, Eyemoutrh, Alnmouth, Hauxley, Holy Island (two boats), Boulmer and North Sun- derland.

Eastern District—Saltburn, Redcar, Whit- burn and Seaham.

Southern District—Weymouth, St. Helier's, St. Peter's Port, Ryde, Totland and Bembridge.

Western District—Falmouth, Mevagissey, Polkerris and Fowey and Looe.

Irish District—New Brighton (two boats), Hoylake and Hilbre Island.

Reported the receipt of the following special contributions since the last meeting:— £. s. d.

RICHARD H. BEAUCHAMP, Esq. . 1,000 - - Oldham Branch, for one year's maintenance of the Oldham Life-boat 70 - - Newcastle - on - Tyne Co-operative Society (Limited) 25 - - Collected on board the s.s. Philip- peville, per Messrs. ELDER, DEMPSTER & Co., Liverpool . 11 8 9 —To be severally thanked.

Also the receipt of the following legacies:— The late Dr. JOHN FORTUNE, of £. s. d. Edinburgh, for building and maintaining a Life-boat to be placed on the East Coast of Scotland 1,000 - - The late Miss M. H. O'LouGHLiN, of South Kensington. ... 90 - - The late Mrs. LAVINIA FA.RRA.B,, of Chorlton - on - Medlock, per Manchester Branch .... 25 - - The late Mr. F. W. N. LLOYD, of Bromley, Kent 15-9 —To be severally acknowledged.

Voted the best thanks of the Institution to Mr. VIVIAN MCLAUGHLIN, in acknowledgment of his valuable co-operation as Honorary Secretary of the Maidenhead and Taplow Branch of the Institution, which office he had just resigned.

Reported the transmission to their stations of the Cromer and Kilmore new Life-boats.

Paid 5,0031. for sundry charges on various Life-boat establishments.

Voted 103/. 2s. 9 2. to pay the expenses of the following Life-boat services:— Lives Life-boat. Vessel. saved.

Arbroath . . Fishing-boat Rosebud, of Arbroath. Stood by boat.

Caister No. 1 . 8.8. Araucania, of Liverpool. Stood by vessel.

Dunbar . . Fishing smack Carmi, of Arbroath. Ren- dered assistance.

Eyemouth . . Fishing-boat Ocean, of Dunbar. Rendered assistance.

Formby , . Boat of Dredger G. B.

Crow 7 Hilbre Island . Shrimper Dreadnought, of Parkgate. Saved boat and .... 1 Maryport . . Fishing smack Victor!/, of Maryport ... 5 Moelfre. . . Yacht Mod-wen, of Liverpool .... 1 New Brighton. Steam Hopper No. 12, (Steam Life-boat) of Liverpool. Stood by vessel.

Peel. . . . Fishing nobbie Dinna Ken, of Peel. Saved boat and .... 4 The Bull Bay and Gorleston No. 2 Life-boats rendered assistance to the smack Jane, of Beaumaris, and assisted to save the cutter Curlew, of Harwich, and four lives, respectively.

Voted also 1062. 5s. 3d. in payment for launches of Life-boats, or for assemblies of the crews with the view of assisting vessels in distress at Anstruther, Bull Bay, Criccieth, Eyemouth, Hilbre Island, Longhope and Sennen Cove.

THURSDAY, 9th October, 1902.

Sir EDWARD BIRKBECK, Bart., V.P., in the Chair.

Read and confirmed the minutes of the previous meeting.

Also read those of the Building, Finance and Correspondence, and Wreck and Reward Sub-committees and ordered that their recom- mendations be carried into effect.

Also read the minutes of the last meeting of the Central Committee of the Life-boat Saturday Fund, and ordered that their recom- mendations be carried into effect.

Read the reports of the District Inspectors of Life-boats on their recent visits to the following Life-boat stations:— Northern District — Cullercoats, Gambols, Blyth, Newbiggin, Tynemouth (two boats), Cresswell, Stonehaven, Johnshaven, Gourdon, Montrose (two boats), St. Andrews and Grail.

Eastern District—Sunderland (two boats), Hartlepool (three boats), Seaton Carew, West Hartlepool and Cromer.

Southern District—Exmouth, Brixham, Torquay, Teignmouth, Yealm River, Hope Cove, Plymouth, Salcombe and Dungeness (two boats).

Western District—Holy head (two boats), Porth Rhuffydd, Penmon, Llanddwyn and Cemaes.

Reported the receipt of the following special contributions since the last meeting:— £. s. d.

The Misses SIMPSON, to provide a new Life-boat for the Berwick- on-Tweed station, the boat to be named the Matthew Simpson, after their late father, who was for many years Hon. Secretary of the Lancaster Branch of the Institution 1,000 - - Proceeds of Life-boat Sunday col- lections at Worthing on the 24th August, 1902, per Worthing Branch 67 6 5 Proceeds of concert held at Rhos- neigir on 26th August, 1902, per Rhosneigir Branch . . . . 11 15 - Proceeds of Harvest Thanksgiving Services at Aldringham and Thorpe, per the Rev. C. DU MAKEPEACE, M.A 775 Contents of contribution box on board H.M. Yacht Osborne . . 382 — To be severally thanked.

Also the receipt of the following legacies : — £. s. d.

The late Mrs. F. M. HOMES, of Redclifie, Bristol 200 - - The late Miss ANGELINA WEST, of Lewisham 50 - - Deep regret was expressed at the death of Mr. GEORGE PALMER, a Vice-President, who had been connected with the Institution for many years.

Paid 6,924Z. for sundry charges on various Life-boat establishments.

Voted 801.11s. to pay the expenses connected with the following Life-boat services :— Lives Life-boat. Vessel. saved.

Buckhaven . Barque Nornen, of Ghristiansand.

Landed 7, and after- wards saved ... 8 Gorleston No. 1 A small boat. Saved boat and .... 3 Hauxley . . Took a Doctor to Coquet Island Light- house.

Palling No. 1 . S.S. Mundako, of Bil- bao. Stood by vessel.

Also 184Z. 12s. £ d. to pay for assemblies of crews or launches to the aid of vessels not ultimately needing help, by the following Life-boats:—Bridlington Quay, Broadstairs, Caister No. 1, Cemlyn, Filey, Gorleston Noa.

1 and 2, North Deal, Palling No. 2, Sennen Cove, Wells, Whitby No. 1, and Winterton No. 2.

Voted an extra reward to the crew of the Buckhaven Life-boat in recognition of their gallant services in landing part of the crew, and subsequently saving, the entire crew, of the barque Nornen, of Christiansand, on the 3rd and 4th September.

Also paid the medical expenses for attend- ance on JAMES HAYLETT, Junr., and the three survivors of the Life-boat accident at Caister in November, 1901, for the past eleven months.

THURSDAY, 13th November, 1902.

Sir EDWARD BIRKBECK, Bart, V.P., in the Chair.

Read and confirmed the minutes of the previous meeting.

Also read those of the Building, Finance and Correspondence, and Wreck and Reward Sub-Committees, and ordered that their recom- mendations be carried into effect.

Read the report of the Deputy Chief Inspec- tor of Life-boats on his recent visits to Swansea, Mumbles and Porthcawl.

Also the reports of the District Inspectors of Life-boats on their visits to the following Life-boat Stations:— Northern District—Whitelink Bay, Port Erroll, Peterhead, Newburgh, Fraserburgh, Banff, Wick, Ackergill, Huna, Thurso, Strom- ness, Longhope, Stornoway and Nairn.

Eastern District—Gorleston (three boats), Grimsby, Runswick and Staithes.

Southern District—Dover, Hyde, Brighstone Grange, Brooke, Kingsdowne, Walmer, North Deal, Hayling, Selsey, Littlehampton and Southsea.

Western District—Rhosneigir, Rhoscolyn, Holyhead, Forth Rhuffydd, Moelfre, Bull Bay, Cemlyn, Cemaes, Barry Dock and Penarth.

Irish District—St. Anne's (two boats) and Wicklow.

Reported the receipt of the following special contributions since the last meeting:— ARCHIBALD MUIR, Esq. (addi- £. s. d. tional) 100 - - Collected in Hadnall Church, Salop, per the Rev. BROOKE C. MORTIMER, M.A 10 - - Collection from Captain and Offi- cers of the s.s. Butysees, per Captain T. G. SCOTT .... 10 - - Collected on board the s.s. Lake Michigan, per Captain R. SHUMI- NEN 9 1 10 Collected in Hessle Church, Hull, per L. STROMBERG, Esq.... 4 10 8 —To 6e severally thanked.

Also the receipt of the following legacies :— The late Mrs.CATHERiNE LiNGARD, £. s. d. of St. Leonards-on-Sea, for a Life-boat to be called the John Rowson Lingard, on account . 600 - - The late JENNINGS RUTTER, Esq., of Ramsgate ...... 90 - - Voted the thanks of the Committee to the Rev. A. R. HOCKLEY and Mr. F. W. BUNE, in recognition of their past valuable services as Hon. Secretaries, respectively, of the Lyn- mouth and Dartmouth Branches of the In- stitution, which offices they had just resigned.

Reported the transmission to their stations of the Aldeburgh, Robin Hood's Bay and Tenby new Life-boats.

Appointed Lieutenant P. E. MACLEAN, R.N.R., Chief Officer in the Peninsular and Oriental Steam Packet Company's service, a District Inspector of Life-boats, vice Lieutenant H. W. PUI.LAN, R.N.R., deceased.

Paid 12,8782. for sundry charges in various Life-boat establishments.

Voted 336Z. 10s. 6d. to pay the expenses of the following Life-boat services:— Lives Life-boat. Vessel. saved.

Ardrossan . . Ship Savona, of Mait- land, Nova Scotia.

Stood by vessel, and landed 3 persons, Blakeney . . Ketch Annie, of Grimsby. Assisted to save vessel.

Broadstairs . Fishing-boat Nancy, of Ramsgate. Saved boat and .... 2 Caister No. 1 . Smack Admiral, of I Lowestoft .... 9 I [Also saved a dog and a cat.] Formby . . Barquentine Marie Sophie, of Falmouth. 6 Formby . . S.S. Heraclides, of Liverpool .... 14 Gorleston No. 1 . Lugger Cyprus, of Banff. Stood by vessel.

Holyhead . . Schooner Water Lily, of (Steam Life-boat) Liverpool. Rendered assistance.

Hoylake . . Barquentine Matador, of Riga .... 9 Newbiggin. . S.S. Greenwich, of j London. Landed 10 j persons.

j New Brighton S.S. Heraclides, of I No. 1 Liverpool .... 22 1 Pwllheli . . Schooner Snaefell, of Falmouth.... 8 Rhosneigir. . Schooner Lily Green, of Liverpool. Ren- dered assistance. 4 The Cloughey, Holyhead (steam), Piel and Newbiggin Life-boats rendered assistance to the s.s. Miramar, schooner Two Brothers, of Carnarvon, schooner T. and E. F., of Barrow, and s.s. Greenwich, of London, respectively.

Voted, also, 876Z. 5s. 10d. to pay for the assemblies of crews or launching of the following Life-boats with the view of assisting vessels in distress:—Angle, Broadstairs, Buck- haven, Caister No. 1, Cemlyn, Cloughey, Cromer, Dungeness Nos. 1 & 2, Gorleston Nos. 1 & 2, Hauxley, Hoylake, Johnshaven, Kessingland No. 1, Kingstown No. 2, Kirk- cudbright, Lowestoft No. 1, Margate No. 1, Minehead, Newbiggin, New Brighton No. 1, Palling No. 2, Plymouth., Ramsgate, Swanage, Torquay, Wells, Whitehaven, Whithorn, Winchelsea, Winterton No. 1, and Great Yarmouth.

Voted the Silver Medal of the Institution, accompanied by a copy of the vote inscribed on vellum (framed), to Mr. THOMAS DODD, coxswain of the Hoylake Life-boat, in recogni- tion of his gallantry in saving life, more particularly for his services during the gale of the 15th to 17th October, when the life-boat saved the crew of nine men from the stranded barquentine Matador, of Biga; the boat had only returned to her station eight hours pre- viously, after having been afloat on service continuously for about twelve hours, and was engaged for another thirteen hours in render- ing this service.

Voted 22. 10s. to five men for putting off in a boat and rescuing three men from the smack Mary, which sank in a strong north-westerly breeze and a heavy sea off Ardrossan Harbour on the 31st October. When picked up the men were in a very exhausted condition.

Also 21. to eight men for putting off in a coble after dark on 22nd October, and bringing ashore the Captain and crew of three men of the s.s. Aggie, of Dundee, which stranded on the Burn Car Bock off Beadnell, in a strong north-westerly breeze, moderate sea and hazy weather.

Also 7s. 6d. to CHARLES FORD, and 8s. to two other men for their promptness in picking up two men from a coble which had been run down off Tynemouth in a fresh S.S.W. breeze and slight sea on 31st October.

Voted 61. and medical expenses to F. CUR- WEN, whose right hand was injured while assisting to re-house the Piel Life-boat after service on the 22nd October.

A letter of thanks was sent to the Captain of the s.s. Jet, of Newcastle, for his kind co-operation in towing the Palling No. 2 Life-boat when returning to her station, after being out for many hours of service on the 5th and 6th November.

THURSDAY, 11th December, 1902.

Sir EDWARD BIRKBECK, Bart., V.P., in the Chair.

Bead and confirmed the minutes of the previous meeting.

Also read those of the Building, Finance and Correspondence, and Wreck and Reward Sub-Committees, and ordered that their recom- mendations be carried into effect.

Bead the reports of the District Inspectors of Life-boats on their recent visits to the following Life-boat Stations:— Northern District—Dornoch, Berwick-on- Tweed, Port Logan, Port Patrick, Ballantrae, Ayr, Campbeltown, Southend, Ardrossan, Dunbar and Eyemouth.

Eastern District—Scarborough, Filey, Flam- borough (two boats), Bridlington Quay, Horn- sea, Withernsea and Aldeburgh.

Southern District—Newhaven,Southend-on- Sea, Harwich, Margate (two boats), Brighton, Sidmouth, Lyme Regis, Weymouth, Swanage, Poole and Bournemouth, Clacton-on-Sea and Walton-on-the-Naze.

Western District—Point of Ayr, Llandudno, Rhyl, Criccieth, Abersoch, Porthdinllaen, Pwllheli, Llanddulas, Littlehaven, Angle, Tenby and Ferryside.

Irish District—Courtown.

Reported the receipt of the following special contributions since the last meeting:— Ancient Order of Foresters (annual £. s. d.

subscription) 112 - - Independent Order of Odd Fellows (Manchester Unity), (annual subscription, 501.; donation, 61.9s.) 56 9 - Collected on board the s.s. Royal Sovereign, per Captain E. J. HOLLAND 5 11 2 —To be severally thanked.

Also the receipt of the following legacies:— £. s. d.

j The late Miss SARAH AUSTIN, of Tottenham, for two Life-boats, ' one to be named the Elisabeth Austin, and the other the Sarah 1 Austin 1,798 19 - The late Miss PRINGLE KIDD, of Lasswade 300 - — ' The late RICHARD DAVISON, Esq., i of Great Driffield (on account) 270 - - ' The late Mrs. MARY ANN WILLS, j of Canoubury 100 - - • The late Miss ROSA MARY LONGE Fox, of Norwich 50 - - Voted the thanks of the Committee to ! BENJAMIN PRESTON, Esq., M.A., J.P., and j E. T. OLIVER, Esq., in recognition of their long and valuable co-operation as Honorary I Secretaries, respectively of the Lowestoft and : Falmouth Branches of the Institution, which | offices they had just resigned.

Reported that His Excellency the Lord- ; Lieutenant of Ireland paid a special visit to ; the Institution's Life-boat Station at Grooms- port on the 29th October, and expressed him- i self as much pleased with all he saw.

Reported the transmission to their stations ' of the Blyth, North Berwick, and Whitburn j new Life-boats.

Paid 9,998Z. for sundry charges on various Life-boat Establishments.

Voted 467Z. 7s. 8d. to pay the expenses of the : following Life-boat services:— ; Life-boat.

. Smack Catherine, of Wick . Smack Jane, of Beau- maris. Rendered assistance.

. Schooner Katie Darling, of Cardigan . . .

. Brig Dictator, of Tvede- strand. Stood by vessel.

. Brigantine Jane Dyson, of Hull ....

i Two fishing cobles.

/ Stood by boats.

. S.S. Ikbal, of Liver- pool. Stood by vessel.

j Ackergill , Bull Bay .

; Cardigan . .

[ ' Cloughey . .

' j Donna Nook .

i Flamborough ! No. 2 . .

i Formby . .

Lives saved.

10 The Cloughey Life-boat assisted to save the schooner Twin Sisters, of Stranraer, and three lives; the Ramsgate boat saved the steam yacht Ethel, of Margate, and four lives, also landed six persons from the E. Goodwin light vessel, where they had taken refuge, their vessel, the schooner Martha Edmonds, of Fowey, having stranded; and the Plymouth Life-boat rendered assistance to the brigantine Snowdrop, of Plymouth.

Voted also 696Z. 13s. in payment for launches of the Life-boats, or for assemblies of the crews with the view of assisting vessels in distress at Angle, Arbroath, Berwick-on- Tweed, Broughty Ferry, Buckhaven, Calster No. 1, Cromer, Dunbar, Eastbourne, Eye- mouth, Folkestone, Formby, Gourdon, Hast- ings, Hythe, Kingsdowne, Lowestoft No. 1, Margate No. 1, Newbiggin, Palling No. 2, Rhoscolyn, St. Heliers (Jersey), Southwold ' life-boat.

Gorleston No. 1 .

Huna ....

Montrose No. 1 .

New Brighton .

(Steam Life-boat) Newhaven Newquay (Corn- wall) . . / Port Isaac Ramsey . .

Southend (Soot-) land) . . / Vessel.

Schooner Liggo, of Riga Steam trawler Silanion, of Grimsby.

Ketch Spartan,of Mont- rose. Remained in attendance.

S.S. Ikbal, of Liver- pool. Stood by vessel.

S.S. Calvados, of New- haven. Stood by ves- sel.

Fishing-boat Sweet Brier, of Newquay.

Attended boat into safety.

Six fishing boats of Port Isaac. Rendered assistance.

Two boats of s.s. Aviles, of Aviles. Attended boats into safety.

Steam-lighter Gnoine, of Glasgow.

No. 1, Sunderland (North Dock), Sunderland (South Outlet), Whitelink Bay, Wicklow, Win- terton No. 2, Tynemouth No. 1, Walmer and Yarmouth.

The Ramsgate Life-boat was taken out, but her services were not ultimately required.

Voted a binocular glass bearing a suitable inscription to Mr. PHILIP HERBERT, for saving the life of Professor McHardy, who was knocked overboard from the deck of the yacht Grayling, at about 9 P.M. on the 26th July last in a strong S.S.W. wind and rough sea when off Beachy Head.

The Committee specially recognised the valuable and important co-operation of the Rev. Canon WAREHAM, Honorary Secretary of the Campbeltown and Southend Branch, on the occasion of the wreck of the steam lighter Gnome, of Glasgow, on the 15th November.

An additional award was also made to each member of the crew for their good services on this occasion.

Thanks were accorded to A. F. CLOWES, Esq., Hon. Secretary of the Yarmouth and Caister Branch, for his exertions, and for volunteering to go in the Yarmouth Life-boat on the 18th November; also to N. MoBAiN, Esq., Hon. Secretary of the Arbroath Branch, for the able manner in which he carried out his duties on the 1st and 2nd December when the services of the Life-boat were likely to be required.

The sum of SI. was granted to men injured while engaged in the Life-boat service at Eastbourne and Swanage.

Voted 21. to the crew of the steamer BoHtesay Bay for assisting to save three of the crew of the s.s. Tinto, of Bo'ness, off Anstruther in a whole gale from S.W. and very heavy sea on 3rd September.

Also 31. to three of the crew of the tug Snowdon for promptly putting off from that tug in a small boat and rescuing four of the crew of the s.s. Knud, which was run down off Tynemouth in a moderate E.S.E. and strong sea on the 20th November..