To JOHN BENSLEY, on his retirement, after serving 3 additional years as Coxswain of the Gorleston No. 2 Life-boat when the No. 2 Station was temporarily re-opened, an in- crease of his Pension and a Certificate of Service. Bensley had previously served 23 years as Coxswain, and 6 1/2 years as Second Coxswain.

To THOMAS MORLEY, on his retirement, after serving 3 additional years as Second Cox- swain of the Gorleston No. 2 Life-boat when the No. 2 Station was temporarily re-opened, an increase of his Pension. Morley had previously served as Second Coxswain for 14 1/2 years.

To JOHN TERRY, on his retirement, after serving 25 years as Coxswain of the Helvick Head Life-boat, a Certificate of Service and a Pension. Terry died shortly after his resignation, and before it had been placed before the Committee of Management, and the Pension, for six months, and the Certi- ficate were handed to his widow.

To HENRY MELLING, on his retirement, after serving 37 years as a member of the crew, the last few years as Coxswain, of the St. Anne's Life-boat, a Life-boatman's Certificate and a Pension.

To ROBERT HARRISON, on his retirement, after serving 34 years as a member of the crew, the last few years as Second Coxswain, of the St.

Anne's Life-boat, a Life-boatman's Certifi- cate and a Pension.

To HUGH RIMMER, on his retirement, after serving 28 years as a member of the crew, the last few years as Bowman, of the St. Anne's Life-boat, a Life-boatman's Certificate.

To RICHARD WRIGHT, on his retirement on the closing of the Station, after serving 5 years as Coxswain of the Southport Life-boat, a Gratuity.

To RICHARD SUTTON, on his retirement on the closing of the Station, after serving 5 years as Second Coxswain of the Southport Life- boat, a Gratuity.

To JOHN DOWNING, on his retirement, after serving 19 years as Second Coxswain of the Aldeburgh No. 2 Life-boat, and previously as a member of the crew of the Aldeburgh No. 1 Life-boat, a Life-boatman's Certificate.

To OWEN LEWIS, on his retirement, after serving 1 1/2 years as Second Coxswain, 5 1/2 years as Bowman, and previously 23 years as a member of the crew of the Moelfre Life- boat, a Life-boatman's Certificate.

To ERNEST WELHAM, after serving 24 years as a member of the crew, the last few years as Bowman, of the Clacton-on-Sea Life-boat, a Life-boatman's Certificate.

To THOMAS WICKHAM, on his retirement on the transfer of the Station to Rosslare, after serving 27 years as Signalman to the Wex- ford Life-boat, a Pension and a special Gratuity.

To SOLOMON JAMES, on his retirement, after serving 32 years as Signalman of the New Quay (Cardigan) Life-boat, a Pension.

To ROBERT W. ABBOTT, on his retirement, after serving 22 years as Coxswain, and previously 4 years as Second Coxswain and 12 years as Bowman, of the Lyme Regis Life-boat, a Certificate of Service and a Pension.

To JAMES T. LETHBRIDGE, on his retirement, after serving 11 years as Coxswain, and previously 13 years as Second Coxswain and 3 years as Bowman, of the St. Mary's Life- boat, a Certificate of Service 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 :—GEORGE ROWE (30), of Hayling Island, and WILLIAM STEPHEN- SON (40), ROBERT MASON STEPHENSON (35), JOHN STEPHENSON (30), and THOMAS STEPHENSON (30), of Boulmer. ~ The Institution has also awarded a Record of Thanks to Mrs. JAMES BROWN, wife of the ex-Second Coxswain at Cresswell, in recog- nition of nearly 50 years' service as a Launcher..