THE Institution is fortunate in often having the help of its Coxswains and Crews, not only in manning the Life- boats, but in raising funds, sometimes by their personal efforts and sometimes in the form of gifts out of salvage money which they receive.

One of the most noteworthy of the Coxswains in this way is Andrew Taylor, of Buckhaven, in Fifeshire. He has organized a number of concerts or whist drives in aid of the Institution, and this year, when the film " Women who Give," with the scene of a shipwreck and a Life- boat rescue, was shown at Buckhaven, he not only carried out a collection in the cinema on behalf of the Institution on both the nights on which the film was shown, but each night made an introductory speech on the work of the Service. The collection realized nearly £5, a very generous sum for so small a place.

A gift of £10 has been received from the Coxswains and Crews at Croraer, out of a sum awarded them for salving the Yugoslav steamer Vojvoda Putnik, bound from Genoa to Blyth in ballast, which ran aground on the Haisborough Sands on 5th December last. Both the Motor Life-boat and the Pulling and Sailing Life-boat went out, and with their help the steamer was refloated.

A gift of £2 has been received from the Coxswain and Crew of the Steam Life-boat at Holyhead, out of salvage awarded them for helping save the schooner Mary Ann Randall, which had been carried on to the breakwater at Holyhead while attempting to make the harbour on 22nd February last in a strong S.S.E. breeze with a rough sea..