THURSDAY, 8th June, 1905.

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 recommendations 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 re- commendations be carried into effect.

[ Bead the report of the Chief Inspector of Life-boats on his recent visit to the Douglas Life-boat Station.

Also the report of the Deputy-Chief In-spector of Life-boats on his visits to the Llandudno and Ayr Stations.

Also read the reports of the District Inspectors of Life-boats on their visits to the following Life-boat Stations:— Northern District—Balcary, Kirkcudbright, Newbiggin, Cresswell, Tynemouth, Alnmouth, Hauxley, Boulmer and Holy Island (two boats).Eastern District—Hartlepool (three boats), Wells, Brancaster and Blakeney.

Southern District—Lyme Regis, Sidmouth, Exmouth, Brixham, Torquay, Teignmouth, Hythe, Hope Cove, Salcombe, Yealm River, Plymouth, Newhaven, Folkestone and Dover.

Irish District — Skerries, Clogher Head, Drogheda, Wexford, Kilmore, Rosslare Har- bour, Wicklow, Douglas, Ramsey and Peel.

Reported the receipt of the following special contributions since the last meeting:— Mrs. CHARLES STEPHENS, further on £ s. d.

account of the Ramsgate new Life-boat Charles and Susanna Stepliens 200 - - Thorngate Trustees (annual sub- scription) 80 - - First Saloon Passengers on R.M.S. Omrah, Sydney to London, May, 1905, per Mr. JOHN HOWARD . 5 - - Readers of " The Christian," per Messrs. MORGAN AND SCOTT . . 3 17 - —To be severally thanked.

Also the receipt of the following legacies:— The late Mrs. SELINA LAURA CLARK, £ s. d. of Trebovir Road, Earl's Court, S.W., for a Life-boat to be called the Charles and Eliza Laura, and her equipment and house; also for her maintenance while she exists; the balance, if any, to go to the general funds of the Institution 3,000* - - The late Mr. JOHN HATFIELD, of Colwyn Bay, for a John and Sarah Hatfield Life-boat (on account) 750 - - The late Miss ELIZABETH CAROLINE BROWN, of Ormesby, Yorkshire 500 - - The late Mr. WILLIAM MARLOR, of Denton, Lancashire . . . 500 - - The late Mr. W. H. DEAN, of Stratford (additional) ... 73 3 4 The late Mr. WILLIAM LANCE, of Coventry 70 2 7 The late Miss GERTRUDE HATFIELD, of Sussex Square, W. . . 50 - - The late Miss MARY DUNCAN, of Dowmin, Huntly 50 - - The late Mrs. ELLEN THOMAS, of Llanstephan, Carnarvon (to Ferry side Branch) .... 550 Voted the thanks of the Committee to Captain G. A. BROWNING, R.N., in recognition of his kind services for four years as Honorary Secretary of the Dawlish Branch, which office he had just resigned.

Reported the transmission to their stations of the Maryport and Ramsgate new Life-boats.

Paid 4,821/. for sundry charges in connection with various Life-boat Establishments.

Voted Wl. 4s. 6d. to pay the expenses of the following services : — • Vessel.

Life-boat.

Groomsport . A Fishing boat, of Grooms- port. Attended boat.

Stromness . Steam-drifter Sonnet, of Wick ...... 3 The Broadstairs Life-boat rendered assist- ance to the ship Scottish Isles, of Liverpool, and the Whitby Nos. 1 and 2 Life-boats assisted to save the s.s. Cogent, of Sunder- land.

Also 831. 12s. 6d. to pay the expenses of ; launches, etc., at the following Life-boat stations, no service being rendered : — Broad- stairs, Hastings, Shoreham, Walmer, Walton- • on-Naze and Yealm River. The Ramsgate ! Life-boat was also called out, but her services were not eventually required.

Voted 11. 10s. to three men for rescuing an old man from a hooker which was wrecked at Spiddal, co. Galway, in a strong E.S.E. breeze and heavy swell on the 10th March.

Also 15s. to two men for putting off in a boat and assisting two men whose fishing boat had gone on to the rocks near Cemlyn in fine weather on the 20th May.

THURSDAY, 13th July, 1905.

Sir EDWARD BIRKBECK, Bart., V.P., in tho 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 recommendations be carried into effect.

Read the report of the Chief Inspector of Life-boats, on his recent visit to the Bern- bridge Life-boat station.

Also the reports of the District Inspectors of Life-boats on their visits to the following stations:— Northern District — Dunbar, Eyemouth, North Berwick and Stornoway.

Eastern District — Sheringham, Cromer, Hasborough, Palling (two boats), Winterton (two boats), Gorleston (three boats), Caister (two boats), Yarmouth, Lowestoft (two boats), Kessingland (two boats), Pakefield, Southwold (two boats) and Aldeburgh.

Southern District—-Shoreham, Ramsgate, Broadstairs, Southend-on-Sea, Littlehampton, Selsey, Southsea, Brighton, Margate (two boats), Atherfield, Brighstone Grange, Kings- downe, Brooke, Totland Bay, Ryde, Harwich, North Deal and Walmer.

Western District — Llandudno, Penarth, Barry Dock, Weston-super-Mare, Port Eynon, Mumbles, Burry Port, Ferryside, Littlehaven,. David's, Barmouth, Fishguard (two boats), New Quay (Cardigan), Aberystwyth and Aberdovey.

Irish District—Port Erin, Port St. Mary, Castletown, Poolbeg, Gourtown, Groomsport, Newcastle, Killough, Portrush and Aran- raore.

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

ROBE, of Dundee 500 - - Mrs. SDABT 100 - - Co-operative Wholesale Society, Limited (annual subscription) . 21 - - Collected on board the S.S. Oisella Groedel, of London, by Capt. G.

Chase and officers .... 5 14 2 Church collection on board H.M.S.

Cambridge, per the Rev. F. BALL, R.N 16- — To be severally thanked.

Also the receipt of the following legacies :— The late Mr. WILLIAM RILEY, of £ s. d.

Leamington, for the purpose of building, equipping, and en- dowing a Life-boat to be named the William Riley, of Birming- Jurni and Leamington, and stationed on some part of the coast between the mouth of the Humber and the mouth of the Tyne, or on the coast of Lan- cashire 3,050 - - The late Miss THOMASINE ELIZA- BETH PAWSETT, of Maidenhead (of which £1000 is to be applied in founding a Life-boat at or near Bamborough Castle, Northumber- land, to be called the Forster Faivsett) 2,000 - - The late Mr. F. D. MOCATTA, of Connaught Place, W. ... 200 - - The late Miss ELIZABETH PORTEB, of Halifax, balance of legacy to provide and endow a Life-boat to be called the Lizzie Porter (total £3,500) 175 - - The late Mrs. JAMES EPPS, junr., of Upper Norwood .... 100 - - The late Miss EMILY S. M. PEAT, of Nottingham 90 - - The late Mrs. EMMA WOOD, of Rochdale 51 - - The Committee expressed much regret at the decease of Mr. GEORGE S. RUST who had for six years served as Honorary Secretary of the Cromer Branch of the Institution and it was decided to send a letter of sympathy to his family.

Voted the best thanks of the Committee to Mr. JAMES ROONEY, Mr. J. H. LEAL and Miss D. M. WHITEHOUSE, in recognition of their long and valuable services as Honorary Secre- taries respectively of the Plymouth, Ryde and Redditch Branches of the Institution, which offices they had just resigned.

Reported the transmission to their stations of the Lowestoft No. 1 and Lossiemouth new Life-boats.

Paid 8,6391. for sundry charges in connection with various Life-boat Establishments.

Voted 54:1. to pay the expenses of the following Life-boat services : — Vessel.

Life-boat.

Appledore No. 1 Barge Amy, of Bideford.

Landed 3.

Atherfield .

Barque St. Monans, of Stavanger. Rendered assistance.

S.S. Clara, of London, Stood by vessel.

The Caister No. 2 Life-boat rendered assist- ance to the ketch Amelia Ann, of Goole, and the Ramsgate Life-boat landed five of the crew of the schooner Cicerone, of Falmouth, from the East Goodwin Light-vessel.

Also 121Z. 11s. 6d. to pay the expenses of launches, assemblies of crew, etc., no service being rendered, by the following Life-boats:— Arklow, Caister No. 1, Carrickfergus, Dunbar, Harwich No. 1 and Steam, Margate No. 1, Palling No. 1, Poolbeg:, Saltburn, Tynemouth and Walton-on-Naze.

Ordered a special letter of thanks to be sent to Mr. GEORGE JABDINE and Mr. J. W. MUIR for promptly putting off in a boat and saving the lives of two boys whose boat had been run down by a passing steamer in Rothesay Bay on the 5th May. One boy when picked up was unconscious.

Voted 4.1. to four men for saving at great risk to themselves the lives of four men whose boat was capsized near Aranmore, in a strong southerly gale, which suddenly sprang up on the 20th June.

Also 10s. to a man for saving the lives of two persons from a small boat, which capsized about 2J miles to the north of Walton-on- Naze, in a fresh N.E. breeze and rough sea, on the 12th June.

THURSDAY, 3rd August, 1905.

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 re- commendations 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—Broughty Ferry, Crail, Anstruther, Johnshaven, Montrose (two boats), Arbroath and Gourdon.

Eastern, District—Caister, West Hartlepool Seaton Carew, Sunderland (three boats), Whitburn and Seaham. Southern District — Newhaven, Hastings, Winchelsea, Eastbourne (two boats) and Shoreham.

Western District—Criccieth, Porthdinllaen, Abersoch, Pwllheli, Llanddwyn, Appledore (two boats), Bude, llfracombe and Lynmouth.

Irish District — Hilbre Island, Hoylake, New Brighton (two boats), St. Anne's (two boats), Formby, Fleetwood and Lytham.

Reported the receipt of the following special contributions since the last meeting:— Mr. E. P. WHITE (annual subscrip- £ s. d.

tion) 50 - - Miss S. E. WHITE (annual sub- scription) 25 - - " S.D.R.S.D." (additional) . . . 50 - - Collected from first-class passengers of R.M.S. Danube, per the Hon.

JOHN WALLOP 12 5 10 Ancient Order of Foresters, Court 2634, Snodland, Kent, collection at Church Parade, per Mr. H. T.

BEADLE 7 10 - Offertory from St. Andrew's Church, Hamble-le-Rice, per the Rev. A.

MACKINTOSH, M.A 355 —To be severally thanked.

Also the receipt of the following legacies:— The late Mr. J. H. LUCKING, of £ s. d.

Streatham Hill .... 2,000 - - The late Miss B. M. Ross, of Bel- size Park, N.W. (additional). . 179 3 - The late Mr. PHILIP LOMAX, of Bolton (per Bolton Branch) . . 100 - - The late Mr. JOSEPH MARRIOTT, of Nottingham (on account) . 58 6 8 The late Miss AMELIA WOOD, of Winton, Bournemouth . . 50 - - The late Miss HAKKIET HORTON, of Boston, Lincolnshire . ... 45 - - The late Mr. G. S. CLABKE, of Ipswich 22 10 - Voted the thanks of the Committee to Mr. JOHN CONNELL for his kind services as Honorary Secretary of the Runcorn Branch of the Institution, which office he had just resigned.

Reported the transmission to their stations of the Cardigan and Ryde new Life-boats.

Paid 2,250Z. for sundry charges in connec- tion with various Life-boat Establishments.

Voted 23Z. 5s. 6 Z. to pay the expenses of the launch of the Brighstone Grange Life-boat.

THURSDAY, 14th September, 1905.

COLONEL FiTzRoY CLAYTON, V.P., Jn the chair.

Read and confirmed the minutes of the previous meeting.

Also read those of the Building, Finance I and Correspondence, and Wreck and Reward ; Sub-Committees, and ordered that their recommendations 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—Huna, Thurso, Wick, Ackergill, Nairn, Buckie, Banff and Macduff, Newburgh, Peterhead, Fraserburgh, Port Enroll, Southend (Cantyre) Campbeltown, Irvine, Troon, Girvan, Ballantrae and Ardrossan.

Eastern District—Robin Hood's Bay, Runs- wick, Whitby (two boats), Upgang, Staithes, Redcar, Saltburn, Scarborough, Flamborough (two boats), Filey, Bridlington Quay, With- ernsea, Hornsea, Grimsby, Aldeburgh (two boats), South wold (two boats), and Wells.

Southern District—Weymouth, St. Heliers and St. Peter's Port.

Western District—Clovelly.

Irish District—Blackpool, Piel (Barrow), Southport, Poolbeg, Qucenstown, Fenit (Tralee Bay), Courtmacsherry, Ballycotton, Youghal, Helvick Head, Aranmore, Green- I castle, Culdaff, Greenore and Giles Quay.

I Reported the receipt of the following I special contributions since the last meeting : | Miss MABIA MERCEE, for a Life- £ s. d.

 boat to be named the " John and Robert C. Mercer," in memory I of her deceased brothers. . .1,200 - - j On behalf of Old and Present I Carthusians, per Mr. F. K. W.

GIBDLESTONE, for the Fishguard No. 2 Life-boat, to be named I "Charterhouse" 1,000 - - i"R. F." (additional) .... 50 - - i Proceeds of concert in Pavilion on Clacton-on-Sea Pier, per Coast Development Corporation, Limited 29 6 2 —To lie severally thanked.

Also the receipt of the following legacies :— The late Mr. THOMAS JOHN BELL, £ s. d.

of Ramsgate (on account) . . 4,000 - - The late Mr. WYNDHAM F. COOK, of St. Paul's Churchyard . . 1,000 - - The late Mr. HORACE DOWNEY HAHBAL, of Chobham, Surrey . 500 - - The late Mr. C. H. LEAB, of West Kirby, Cheshire, in aid of the cost of Hoylake new Life-boat. 450 - - The late Miss CHARLOTTE YOUNG, of Dunmow, Essex .... 450 - - The late Mrs. M. A. VAUGHAN, of Highbury New Park, for a Life- boat to be called the " Martha " (balance) 380 - - The late Mr. JOHN HATFIELD, of Colwyn Bay, for a Life-boat to be called the '' John and Sarah Hatfield" (balance) .... 189 6 1£ s. a.

The late LADY MARGARET BOAK McCuLLOCH, of Chislehurst . 150 - - The late Mrs. E. E. LEAMON, of Eastbourne 45 - - The late Mr. WILLIAM HAYES, of New Wandsworth (balance) . 88 8 8 The late Mr. P. W. N. LLOYD, of Bromley (half-year's interest) . 15 4 - The Committee expressed great regret at the death of Mr. HORATIO H. AYRE, J.P., who had been for more than thirty years Honorary Secretary of the Withernsea Branch of the Institution, and it was decided to send a letter of sympathy to his family.

Voted the best thanks of the Committee to Captain V. G. Le Cocq, B.N., in recognition of his valuable services as Honorary Secretary of the Guernsey Branch of the Institution, which office he had just resigned.

Reported the transmission to their stations of the Aldeburgh No. 2 and Flamborough No. 1 new Life-boats.

Paid 4,8091. for sundry charges in connection with various Life-boat Establishments.

Voted 140L 2s. to pay the expenses of the following Life-boat services :— Lives Life-boat. Vessel. saved.

Aldeburgh No.l Caister No. 2 .

Campbeltown .

Dungeness No. 1.

Gorleston No. 3 (Steam) Gourdon .

Greencastle. .

Montrose No. 1 Padstow No. 1.

St. Peter's Port Yacht Lily. Saved ves- sel and ....

Smack Fawn of Yar- mouth. Stood by ves- sel.

Fishing lugger Mary Jane, of Campbel- town. Saved vessel and Lugger St. Louise, of Boulogne. Also as- sisted to save vessel .

Schooner B e r t li a, of Dunkel-que. Stood by vessel.

Fishing boats of Gour- don. Attended boats.

A ketch of Buncranna.

Landed ....

Steam trawler Rosa, oi Montrose. Also as- sisted to save vessel .

Fishing-boat Oncida, of Sennen. Saved boat and SS. Trignac, of Nantes.

Assisted to save vessel.

Also 1781. 8s. 9d. to pay the expenses oi launching the following Life-boats, or as- sembling the crews, with the view of assisting the crews of vessels in distress:—Aldeburgh No. 1, Arbroath, Dunbar, Gorleston No. 3 (Steam), Hasborough, Hayling Island, Holy Island, Littlehampton, Llandudno, Lowes- toft No. 2, Moelfre, Newhaven, Palling No. 1, Port Logan, Rhyl and Sidmouth.

Also 15s. to three men for putting off in a boat, in a strong S.W. breeze and moderate i sea, and rescuing one of three men whose boat had capsized about 1J miles from Paign- ton, on the 29th July. One of the men succeeded in swimming ashore, but the third ! unfortunately perished before assistance reached them.

Also 10s. to two men for promptly proceed- ing to the assistance oi the shrimp boat Girl Flo, of Yarmouth, which capsized and threw her two occupants into the water, about | mile to the S.E. of Gorleston Pier, in squally weather and heavy sea, on the 2nd August. Both men were rescued.

Also 15s. to three men, members of the Life-boat's crew at Cresswell for saving one of three men, whose boat was capsized, in fine weather, about 2.30 A.M., on the 29th July, about a mile to the W. of Cresswell. The salvors, who were fishing in the neighbour- hood, hearing cries for help, at once made for the spot and found one man clinging to the upturned boat, but the other two were un- happily drowned.

Also II. to four men of the Life-boat crew at Cress-well for putting oft in a coble and rescuing four persons from a small boat which was being driven out to sea in a strong westerly wind and moderate sea about four miles from Cresswell on the 12th August.

Also 11. 10s. to four men for putting off in a coble, and at moderate risk rescuing two persons from a small boat which was being driven out to sea in a moderate south-west i gale and rough sea on the 29th July off Culler- coats.

Also 21. 5s. to four men for assisting at some risk to save the crew of four hands of the ketch Village Belle of Arbroath, which was wrecked on the breakwater at Arbroath in a strong E.N.E. breeze and rough sea on the 27th August.

Also 11. 17s. 6d. to five coastguards ior promptly putting off in their boat to the assistance of the occupants of two boats in a strong south-west breeze and moderate sea off Glenarm, co. Antrim, on the 24th July. One i of the boats which carried four men was struck by a squall and capsized. They then got into the other boat which was very small ! and already had eight occupants; when the i salvors reached the boat she was in a sinking condition, NOTICE.

The next number of the LIFE-BOAT JOURNAL will le published on the 1st February, 1900.