Friday, 9th January, 1920.

Mr. HENRY B. FARGUS in the chair.

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

HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN (don.) 5 - - CIVIL SERVICE LIFE-BOAT FUND (per W. FORTESCUE BARRATT, Esq.), on account of expenses incurred on behalf of Civil Ser- vice Life-boats 500 - - COVENT GARDEN LIFE-BOAT FUND (per BEST J. MONRO, Esq.) . 142 ,5 8 INDEPENDENT ORDER aw ODD- FELLOWS (M. U.) FRIENDLY SOCIETY— Sub. ... £50 - - Don. ... 2 17 6 52 17 6 JOSEPH CULLINGWORTH, Esq. (ad- ditional don.) ...... 52 10 - MAJOR J. F. CHURCH (additional 'don.) 50 - - H. F. CLARKE, Esq. (new don.) . 50 - - Mrs. E. MACANDREW (don.) . . 50 - - —To be thanked.

Suitably recognised the services of Mr. C. STACEY HALL, who has acted as Honorary Secretary of the Bournemouth section of the Poole and Bournemouth Branch for the past twenty-five years.

Decided to close the Groomsport and Queenstown Life-boat Stations. ; Paid £9,262 8s. lid. for sundry, charges '• in connexion with the maintenance of the various Life-boat establishments. I Voted £303 11s. Id. to pay the expenses of i the following Life-boat services :— lives Life-boat. Vessel. saved.

Aranmore . . S.S. Kirkcaldy, of Sligo.

Stood by vessel.

Greencastle , S.S.~Albert Clement, of Londonderry. Stood by vessel.

Ilfracombe . Motor fishing - boat Annie. Saved boat and 4 Newbiggin. . S.S. Malmohus, of j Malmo. Stood by J vessel. ! North Deal . Ketch Worry Not, of ! Littlehampton. Stood by and assisted to save vessel.

Porthdinllaen . Schooner Jane and Ann, of Carnarvon ...

Spurn (Motor) Steam trawler Prince Victor, of Grimsby.

Rendered assistance ; and stood by vessel.

Lives Life-boat. Vessel. saved.

Tenby . . . Ketch Vengeur, of Groix 5 Totland Bay . Schooner Calumet, of Brazil. Rendered as- sistance and stood by vessel.

Whitby No. 2 . S.S. Mojave, of Tacoma.

Stood by vessel.

Campbeltown No. 1 Motor Life-boat took medical assistance to Sanda Lighthouse; Gorleston No. 1 Life-boat rendered assistance to the s.s. Roma, of Belfast; Margate No. 2 Life-boat rendered assistance to the s.s.

Neuralia, of London; Porthdinllaen assisted the schooner Jane and Ann, of Carnarvon; Padstow Steam Tug saved the schooner Lord Devon, of Salcombe and her crew of five; Rams- gate Life-boat rendered assistance to the motor schooner Nieuwe Maas, of Rotterdam ; Southwold No. 1 Life-boat rendered assistance to the'barge Emma and Sarah, of Rochester; and the Walton-on-the-Naze Motor Life-boat assisted to save the s.s. Starleyhall, of Leith, and her crew of seventeen.

Also voted £588 Is. Id. to pay the ex- penses of the following Life-boat launches, assemblies of crews, etc., with a view to assist- ing persons on vessels in distress : Aldeburgh No. 2, Barry Dock, Cambois, Clacton-on-Sea (Motor), Easington, Falmouth., Flamborough No. 1, Fleetwood, Holyhead No. 1 (Steam), Hoylake, Llandudno, Lyme Regis, Margate No. 2, Mumbles, North Deal, New Brighton No. 1, Pakefield, Spurn (Motor), and Walton- on-the-Naze (Motor).

Granted £5 11s. &d. to a man injured in the Life-boat service at Yarmouth.

Awarded the Silver Medal of the Institu- tion, together with the Vote inscribed on Vellum, to THOMAS PENDER, Second Cox- swain, and a Bronze Medal, with Vellum, to each member of the crew of the Sennen Cove Life-boat for their fine services in saving eight of the crew of H.M. motor launch No. 378, which was totally wrecked near the Longships, Land's End, on the 30th November, 1919. The Silver Medal had been previously presented to the Coxswain.

Awarded the Gold Pendant, together with copies of the Vote Inscribed on Vellum, to each of four boys in recognition of their brave conduct in saving the crew of three of the yacht Penguin, which capsized and sank in Bouldner Bight, Yarmouth, Isle of Wight, on the 26th August, 1919.

The yacht capsized during a sailing race, and the boys, who were in a 11 ft. by 5 ft. dingey, immediately rowed to tie yacht and rescued her crew, who were clinging to the mast and in grave danger, as at any moment the yacht might have turned over on her side —as in fact she did after her crew had been rescued—and submerged the mast. A strong wind was blowing from the S.S.W., with a moderate sea.

Voted £15 to eight men and three women for assisting to save seven men, whose boat capsized when coming ashore from H.M.S.

Tancred, at North Berwick, on the 27th November, 1919, during a moderate N.E. gale ' with a heavy sea. Four of the men went out in a boat and brought the capsized boat towards the shore with the seven men clinging to her. Pour other men then entered the water up to their necks to help them, and the three women waded up to their waists to help the men. They all ran great risk owing to the state of the sea and the very cold ! weather.

Voted £1 10s. to seven men for saving a ' small fishing-boat and her crew of two hands '.

off Thurso, on the 5th December, 1919.

Voted £745 4s. 6d. to pay the expenses of the following Life-boat services:— ; Lives Life-boat. Vessel. saved.

Appledore No. 1 Ketch Emma Louise, of Newport . . . . 4 Barry Dock . French schooner Barleux. Rendered assistance.

Blackpool . . S.S. Olaf Brodin, of Toro. Rendered assistance and stood by vessel.

Beaumaris Schooner Jane and (Motor) Ann, of Carnarvon . 1 .

Barmouth . . S.S. Bio Negro, of London. Rendered assistance.

Bridlington . Motor fishing - vessels.

Stood by vessels.

H.M. tug Dromedary . 18 Clacton-on-Sea (Motor) Campbeltown No. 1 (Motor) Friday, 20th February, 1920.

Sir GODFREY BARING Bt., V.P., in the Chair.

Reported .the death of Mr. ALFRED G. TOPHAM, who had been a member of the Committee of Management since 1907.

Reported the resignation from the Committee of Management of Captain ROBERT PITMAN, C.M.G., R.N., who had been a member since 1908.

Reported the receipt of the following special ! contributions since the previous meeting :— £. s. a.

R. NEWTON, Esq., of Darlington, further on account of new Motor Life-boat for Hartlepool 1,000 - - LORDS COMMISSIONERS OF THE ADMIRALTY, Grant from proceeds of exhibitions of Mystery Ships and German Submarines 210 - - OLDHAM LIFE-BOAT FUND, in aid : of " Oldham" Life-boat stationed at Abersoch . . . . 110 - - ERNEST 0. BOLLS, Esq., Proceeds of Matinee at Strand Theatre, 20th November, 1919 . . . 100 - - ' Miss R.M. HAMMERTON (additional donation) 50 - —To be thanked.

Specially recognised the services of Mr. j H. D. BATESON, Deputy Chairman of the Liverpool Branch, and of Lady BOWRING and [ Miss HUGHES, President and Treasurer respectively of the Ladies' Committee.

Paid £12,040 for sundry charges in connexion with the maintenance of the various Life-boat establishments.

Dungeness No. 1 ' Fraserburgh ! (Motor) Flamborough No. 1 Gourdon . .

Hayling Island Johnshaven Margate No. 2 Moelfre.

Montrose No. 1 North Deal .

Rhoscolyn .

Selsey . . .

Southend-on- Steam trawler Lanercost, of Fleetwood.

Rendered assistance.

Ketch Gelasena, of Southampton .

Motor fishing-boat Lily, o f Banff . . . .

Several fishing - boats.

Rendered assistance.

Two fishing - cobles.

Stood by cobles.

Two fishing-boats. Rendered assistance.

Schooner Monte Grande, of Havre . . . .

Three fishing - boats.

Stood by boats.

Schooner Jane and Ann, of Carnarvon.

Landed 4.

Schooner Dundarg, of Padstow . . . . i Schooner Dundarg, of Padstow. Landed 5.

Ketch Boys' Friend, of Grimsby . . . .

Ketch Reliance, of Douglas . . . .

Five fishing - vessels.

Stood by vessels.

Seven fishing-vessels, of Montrose. Stood by vessels.

Barge Scotia, of London Barge Cambria, of London . . . .

Ketch Nellie, of Littlehampton . . . .

Schooner Fairy Maid, of Padstow.

Schooner Monte Grande, of Havie. Stood by vessel.

Barge Irex, of Rochester.

Landed 2.

15 Life-boat.

Whitby (Motor) Lives Vessel. saved.

S.S. Mojave, of Taeoma.

Stood by vessel.

Pour motor fishing- boats, of Whitby.

Escorted four fishing- boats to harbour.

S.S. Dorothy Talbot, of London. Landed 11.

Whitby No. 2 , The Brixham Life-boat assisted to save the s.s. Storaker, 'of Christiania; Clacton-on-Sea (Motor) Life-boat assisted to save the s.s. Starleyhall, of Leith, and her crew of 17; Dungeness No. 2 Life-boat rendered assist- ance to the s.s. Ramna, of Leith; Exmouth Life-boat saved the yawl Zanita, of Guernsey, and her crew of four: Falmouth Life-boat rendered assistance to the schooner Maria, of Rotterdam ; Peterhead No. 2 (Motor) Life- boat saved the Admiralty Motor-boat Nobles, and her two hands; Ramsgate Life-boat rendered assistance to the ketch Hettie, of Ramsgate; and the Spurn (Motor) Life-boat stood by and assisted to save the barque Paul, of Pori. • Also voted £811 18s. to pay the expenses of the following Life-boat launches, assemblies of crews, etc., with a view to assisting persons on vessels in distress:—Barry Dock, Bern- bridge, Bridlington, Cadgwith, Cambois, Clovelly, Dunbar, Dungeness No. 1, Donna Nook, Holyhead No. 1 (Steam), Kingstown (Motor), Margate No 1, Margate No. 2, Moelfre, Mumbles, North Deal (Reserve), Padstow (Steam Tug), Padstow No. 2, Penlee, Porthoustock, Pwllheli, Poolbeg, Porthleven, Peterhead No. 2 (Motor), Redcar, Ramsgate, Saltburn-by-the-Sea, St. Annes, Salcombe, Southend-on-Sea, Southwold No. 1, Spurn (Motor), Thurso, Teesmouth (Motor), Wey- mouth, Wells, and Walton-on-the-Naze (Motor).

Granted £27 7s. M. to men for injury, etc., in the Life-boat service at Ilfracombe, Llan- dudno, New Brighton, and North Deal.

Voted a further sum of £50 for the benefit of the men of the Ramsgate Life-boat who took part in the rescue of the Indian Chief in 1881.

Decided that a Letter of Appreciation be sent to the Coxswain and crew of the Rhoscolyn Life-boat in recognition of their zeal and energy on the occasion of the rescue of the crew of three hands of the schooner Fairy Maid of Padstow, during severe weather, on the 8th January.

1 Voted £3 4s. 6d. to three men for saving, at Dungeness, the two hands of the ketch Amy King, of Boston, on the 18th December.

Voted £1 11s. 6d. to six men for piloting the crew, of sixteen hands, of the s.s.

Skjoldborg, into safety, at Mullion, on the 18th January.

Also voted £1 10s. to four men who put off from the Lizard to assist the same vessel.

The; vessel stranded during a very dense fog, and the crew abandoned her, making for the shore in two boats.

Voted £6 13s. 6d. to five men for putting off, from Barry Dock, in a motor boat to the assistance of two steamers, on the 3rd January, during a S.S.E. gale with a heavy sea, as the Life-boat could not be launched, owing to a damaged slipway. Fortunately the services of the motor boat were not required.

Voted £6 4s. to three men for saving the fishing boat Mary Ann, and her three hands at Cromarty, on the 21st January.

Friday, 19th March, 1920.

The Rt. Hon. the EARL WALDEGRAVE, P.O., in the Chair.

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

The Trustees of the late FRANK DAY, Esq 500 - - R. A. HOYLE, Esq. (in memory of his uncle, the late Mr. John Ashworth) 100 - - H. GRAHAM BUSH, Esq. (additional don.) 50 - - —To be thanked.

Specially recognised the good services, ex- tending over many years, of Major-General BOUGHEY, Honorary Secretary of the Bran- caster Branch.

Also decided to recognise the good services of Lady ANN, President of the Ladies' Auxiliary at Derby, and of Mrs. LAXON, an active helper of the Ladies' Auxiliary at Coventry.

Awarded the " Vellum Thanks " and a suit- able gift to Mr. FRANCIS LAIDLER for Ms valuable co-operation in connexion with the Bradford Branch for the past twenty-one years.

Paid £13,999 19s. 6d. for sundry charges in connexion with the maintenance of the various Life-boat establishments.

Voted £158 13s. 3d. to pay the expenses of the following Life-boat services:— saved.

Venus, of Port St.

Mary. Landed 4 (and a dog). .

Lowestoft .... H.M. drifter Retriever II.

Rendered as- sistance.

Peterhead No. 2 Trawler K. M.

(Motor) Sardy, of Aber-deen; H.M. destroyer V 46.

Rendered as- sistance to both vessels.

Port Patrick . . . Fishing-boat, 6f Port Patrick.

Escorted boat to harbour.

Life-boat.

Kirkcudbright Lives Vess.

Schooner.