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Awards to Coxswains and Life-Boatmen

To THOMAS HENRY OWEN, on his retirement, after serving 15 1/2 years as Bowman, 4 1/4 years as Second Coxswain, and 13J$ years as Cox- swain of the Rhosneigir Life-boat, a Certifi- cate of Service and a Pension.

To THOMAS ROBERTS, on his retirement, after serving 4J years as Bowman and 13JJ years as Second Coxswain of the Rhosneigir Life- boat, a Pension.

To JOHN JONES, on his retirement, after serving nearly 14 years as Bowman of the Rhosneigir Life-boat, a Pension.

To OWEN GRIFFITH OWEN, on his retirement, after serving nearly 20 years as Signalman at the Rhosneigir Life-boat Station, a Pension.

To WILLIAM PURVIS, on his retirement, after serving 11 years as Bowman and 4 years as Second Coxswain of the Hornsea Life- boat, a Pension.

To JOHN SUTHERLAND, on his retirement, after serving 37 years as Signalman at the Huna Life-boat Station, a Pension.

To JAMES McBURNiE, on his retirement, after serving 12 years as Second Coxswain of the Padstow No. 1 Life-boat, a Pension.

To JOHN DOWNING, on his retirement, after serving 19 years as Second Coxswain of the Aldeburgh No. 2 Life-boat, a Pension.

To JOHN BUSHELL, on his retirement, after serving nearly 2 years as Second Coxswain, and 23 1/2 years as Coxswain of the Blyth Life- boat, a Special Gratuity.

To JOSEPH PRICE, on his retirement, after serving 27 1/2 years as Signalman at the Fleet- wood Life-boat Station, a Pension.

To PETER GUNN, on his retirement, after serving 13 years as Signalman at the Gourdon Life-boat Station, a Pension.

To CHARLES H. COLE, on his retirement, after serving 18 1/2 years as Second Coxswain and 5 1/2 years as Coxswain of the Hayling Island Life-boat, a Life-boatman's Certificate and a Pension.

To ERNEST COLE, on his retirement, after serving 18J years as Bowman and 5 1/2 years as Second Coxswain of the Hayling Island Life-boat, a Life-boatman's Certificate and a Pension.

Life-boatmen's Certificates of Service have been awarded to the following men who have retired, the figure after their names being their years of service :— ANDREW OWEN (23), Cemaes Life-boat.

GEORGE JONES (over 20), Hayling Island Life- boat.

GEORGE COLLING (60), a Launcher at Filey.

JOHN NEWBERY (36), THOMAS WILLIAM HOOKLY (32), JAMES NEWBERY (35), FRANK COOKE (30), GEORGE HARRIS (19)—all of the Brooke, Isle of Wight, Life-boat.

JAMES JAMIESON (19), JOHN BORTHWICK (19), ALEXANDER BURGON (19), DAVID BORTH- WICK (19), PETER DIXON (19), HENRY MANUEL (17), ALEX. BTTRGON, jun. (17), WM. JAMIESON (17), JAS. JAMIESON, jun.

(17), JAMES BURGON (19), DAVID BORTH- WICK, jun. (17), PRIDEAUX EMERY (8), JOHN PATTERSON, sen. (8), ROBERT LAID- LAW (8), ROBERT TAIT (19), JOHN BURGON (17), JOHN CROMBIE (17)—all of the Berwick- on-Tweed Life-boat..