To DAVID Mum, on his retirement, after serving 22 years as Coxswain, 7 years as Second Coxswain and 5 years as Bowman of the Girvan Life-boat, a Certificate of Service and a Pension.

To JOHN WM. PARKINSON, on his retirement, after serving 10J years as Coxswain and previously 15 years as Second Coxswain of the Lytham Life-boat, a Certificate of Service and a Pension.

To JOHN TAYLOR, on his retirement, after serving 9 years as Coxswain and 7 years as Second Coxswain of the Brighton and Hove Life-boat, a Pension, commuted at his own request into a lump sum.

To DAVID G. SOUTER, on his retirement on the closing of the Johnshaven Station after serving 4 years as Coxswain and previously a year as Second Coxswain, a Gratuity.

To JOHN RITCHIE, on his retirement on the closing of the Johnshaven Station, after serving 4 years as Second Coxswain and previously 2 years as Bowman, a Gratuity.

To MATTHEW PARKHILL, on his retirement, after serving 20 years as Second Coxswain and 5 years as Bowman of the Kirkcudbright Life-boat, a Gratuity of £5.

To WILLIAM ROBERTS, on his retirement, after serving 3 years as Second Coxswain and previously 1J years as Bowman of the Moelfre Life-boat, a Life-boatman's Certificate of Service.

To DENIS CROWLEY, on his retirement on the closing of the Station, after serving 2J years as Second Coxswain and previously 23 years as a member of the Crew of the Courtmacsherry Life-boat, a Life-boatman's Certificate of Service.

To THOMAS WALKER, on his retirement, after serving 38 years as Signalman to the Holy Island No. 1 Life-boat, a Pension, commuted at his own request into a lump sum.

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 CHALMEKS (44), Longhope.

JAMES NICHOLSON (24), Longhope.

ROBERT ROTTER (35), North Sunderland.

JAMES SWAN (40), North Sunderland.

WM. J. TEIPCONY (31), Porthoustock..