ROYAL NATIONAL LIFE BOAT INSTITUTION.

Incorporated by Royal Charter. Supported Solely by Voluntary Contributions.

patron—His Most Gracious Majesty the fling.

President—H.R.H. THE PRINCE OF WALES, K.G.

Chairman—SIR EDWARD BIRKBECK, Bart., V.P.

Deputy Chairman—COLONEL FITZROY CLAYTON, V.P.

Secretary-CHARLES DIBDIN, Esq., F.R.O.S.

APPEAL.

THE Committee of Management of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution earnestly appeal to the British Public for Funds to enable them to maintain their 280 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 Subscriptions, 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, 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 has always been so proud, may not have to be curtailed.

The Institution granted rewards for the saving of TT2 lives in 1906, namely, 595 by the Life-boats, and 177 by fishing and other boats. Total of lives saved, for which rewards have been granted, from the Establishment of the Institution in 1824 to 31st December, 1906, 46,189.

It should be specially noted that the Life-boat Crews, excepting when remunerated by the owners of vessels for property salvage service, are paid by the Institution for their efforts, whether successful or not, in saving life.

Annual Subscriptions and Donations will be thankfully received by the Secretary, Charles Dlbdln, Esq., at the Institution, 20, Charing Cross Road, London, W.C. ; by the Bankers of the Institution, Messrs. Coutts and Co., 440, Strand, London, W.C.; by all the other Bankers in the United Kingdom ; and by all the Life-boat Branches..