Thursday, 8th October, 1931.

Special Meeting.

Sir GODFREY BABINO, Bt., in the Chair.

Sir GODFREY BARING, Bfc., Chairman of the Committee of Management, presented to Sir GEORGE-SHEE a Gold Watch from the Vice- Presidents and Members of the Committee of Management as a personal gift in recognition of his signal services as Secretary of the Institution during a period of twenty-one years.

Thursday, 15th October, 1931.

Sir GODFREY BARING, Bt., in the Chair.

Decided that the North Deal Life-boat Station be temporarily closed ; also that the Cemaes Life-boat Station be closed in March, 1932.

Passed a Vote of Thanks to Sir GEORGE SHEE for his long, distinguished and most valuable services to the Institution as Secretary for twenty-one years.

Decided that on and after 1st January, 1932, Mr. CHARLES VIKCE, Assistant Secretary (Publicity), be designated Publicity Secretary.

Decided that on the retirement of Mr. P. W.

GIDNEY, Assistant Secretary (Financial), Mr.

W. PAYNE, Staff Clerk, be promoted to the position of Assistant Secretary.

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

Ancient Order of Foresters (Annual Donation) 75 - - South Metropolitan das Company . 26 5 - —To be thanked.

Paid £16,532 19s. Sd. for sundry charges in connexion with the construction of Life-boats, Life-boathouses and Slipways, and the main- tenance of the various Life-boat establish- ments.

Voted 11s. 6d. to pay rewards to Helpers in connexion with the Life-boat Services, accounts of which appear on p. 425.

Also voted £119 3s. 6J. to pay the expenses of the following Life-boat launches, assemblies of crews, etc., with a view to assisting persons on (vessels in 'distress:—Arklow (Motor), Blyth (Motor), Hythe (Motor), Penlee (Motor), Port'EruV(Motor), St. Ive», St. Mary's (Motor), Selsey and BognOr (Motor), Sennen Cove (Motor) and Yarmouth, Isle of Wight (Motor).

-Passed a further £15 on account of pensions already granted to the dependent relatives of men who lost their lives in the Life-boat Ser- vice at Brighstone Grange and Caister.

Granted £28 8s. to men for injury in the Life-boat Service at Caiator, Cullerooate and Whitby.

Thursday, 19th November, 1931.

THE HON. GEORGE COLVILLE, in the Chair.

Decided to name the Torbay Motor Life-boat " George Shoe," in recognition of Sir George Shoe's services as Secretary of the Institution for twenty-one years; also produced a letter from Sir George Shee expressing his very warm thanks for the Resolution regarding his services, which the Committee passed at their last meeting.

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

Mr. W. E. C. Watkinson (increased subscription) . . . . 25 0 0 Miss J. Miller (additional donation) 25 0 0 Mr. James Bryce Allan (subscrip- tion) 20 0 0 Southern Railway Company (dona- tion) 31 10 0 To be thanked.

Paid £16,007 Os. 10 i. for sundry charges in connexion with the construction of Life-boats, Life-boathouses and Slipways, and the main- tenance of the various Life-boat establish- ments.

Voted £343 10s. 9 Z. to pay the rewards of the Life-boat Services, accounts of which appear on pp. 426, 429.

Also voted £364 13s. Id. to pay the expenses of the following Life-boat launches, assemblies of crews, etc., with a view to assisting persons on vessels in distress:—Appledore (Motor), Boulmer (Motor), Brancaster (Pulling and Sailing), Broughty Ferry (Motor), Buckie (Motor), Campbeltown (Motor), Clacton-on-Sea (Motor), Clovelly (Pulling and Sailing), Cromer (Motor), Douglas (Motor), Dover (Motor), Easington, (Pulling and Sailing), Great Yar- mouth and Gorleston (Motor), Lowestoft (Motor), The Mumbles (Motor), Newhaven (Motor), Penlee (Motor), Portrush (Motor), Scarborough (Motor), Tenby (Motor), and Torbay (Motor).

Passed a further £4 on account of a pension already granted to the dependent relative of a man who lost his life in the Life-boat Service at Caister.

Thursday, 17th December, 1931.

Special Meeting.

THE HON. GEORGE COLVILLE, followed by SIR GODFREY BARING, Bt., in the Chair.

Considered and decided to adopt proposals for amendments to the Charter of the Institu- tion, dealing with rewards for Life-saving services and the sale of lands and buildings.

Thursday, 17th December, 1931.

SIR GODFREY BARTKG, Bt., in the Chair, Reported the death of Capt. G. C. Holloway.

O.B.E., R.D., R.N.R., a member of the Com- mittee of Management, and passed a Vote of Sympathy with Mrs. Holloway.* Resolved that the very cordial thanks of the Committee be accorded to Mr. P. W. Gidney and Mr. A. G. Spaull, lately Assistant Secretary (General and Finance) and Principal Clerk respectively, for their long and valued services to the Institution.

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

Anonymous . . . . 25 0 0 Walter Runciman & Co. (subscrip- tion) 22 1 0 To be thanked.

Paid £20,687 3s. 3d. for sundry charges in connexion with the construction of Life-boats, Life-boathouses and Slipways, and the main- tenance of the various Life-boat establish- ments.

Granted an additional monetary reward to each of the crew of the Peel, Isle of Man, Pulling and Sailing Life-boat for an arduous service launch on the 3rd December, when the steam trawler Pasages stranded at Jurby Head.

Voted £149 19s. 9d. to pay the rewards for the Life-boat Services accounts of which appear on pp. 429-431.

Also voted £159.5s. lOd. to pay the rewards for the following Life-boat launches, assemblies of crews, etc., with a view to assisting persons on vessels in distress:—Aberdeen No. I (Motor), Appledore (Motor), Blyth (Motor), Boulmer (Motor), Ilfracombe, The Lizard (Motor), Maryport (Motor), Montrose No. 1 (Motor), Newhaven (Motor), Peel (Pulling and Sailing), Penlee (Motor), Ramsey (Motor), Ramsgate (Motor), Rosslare Harbour (Motor), and Yarmouth, I. of W. (Motor).

Passed a further £338 15«. 3d. on account of pensions already granted to dependent rela- tives of men who lost their lives in the Life-boat Service at Aldeburgh, Eastbourne, Fethard, Filey, Fraserburgh, Holyhead, Johnshaven, The Mumbles, New Brighton, Newhaveu, Padstow, Port Eynon, Port St. Mary, Rhos- colyn, Rye Harbour, St. David's, Troon, and Whitby.

Granted £8 2s. 6d. to men for injury in the Life-boat Service at Broughty Ferry and Walmer.

Voted a compassionate grant of £5 to RICHARD WniiAMS, ex-Second Coxswain of the Holyhead No. 1 Steam Life-boat, who was compelled to retire, several years ago, owing to ill-health, and is in poor circumstances.

Voted a further compassionate grant of £2 to the widow of LEWIS ROBERTS, who had been a member of the Life-boat crew at Holy- head for many years.

Captain Holloway will * An obituary notice of appear in the next issue.

Decided that the pension which, up to the date of her death, had been paid to Mrs.

ROBBBTS, of Moelfre, the widow of a Life-boat- man who lost his life in the Life-boat Service, be continued to her granddaughter until the end of the year 1931.

Thursday, 31st December, 1931.

Paid £10,945 15s. 8d. for sundry charges in connexion with the construction of Life-boats, Life-boathouses and Slipways, and the main- tenance of the various Life-boat establish- ments.

Passed a further £5 on account of a pension already granted to the dependent relative of a man who lost his life in the Life-boat Service at Caister.

Granted £45 10s. to men for injury in the Life-boat Service at Blackpool, Caister, Cardigan, Moelfre, and Newhaven.

Thursday, 14th January, 1932.

SIR GODFREY BARING, Bt., in the Chair.

Passed a Vote of Thanks to H.R.H. the Princess Royal for her gracious kindness in presenting Christmas gifts, with her personal greeting and good wishes, to the Coxswains and Crews at Bridlington and Scarborough, at which places she attended the Inaugural Ceremonies of the new Motor Life-boats in August, 1931.

Reported that the Right Hon. Walter Runciman, M.P., President of the Board of Trade, had accepted the Chairman's invitation to speak at the Annual Meeting of the Gover- nors in 1932, and that the 22nd April had been suggested as the date.

Co-opted Rear-Admiral Gordon Campbell, V.C., D.S.O., M.P., and Professor John Cameron, M.D., D.Sc., members of the Com- mittee of Management.

Resolved that the Board of Trade be informed that the Committee of Management propose to adopt for future supply the new pattern of Life-belt 5/35, and be asked for any further remarks they may wish to offer.

Decided to close the Port Logan and Ayr Life-boat Stations. Decided also that the Committee's decision regarding the temporary closing of the North Deal Station be adhered to pending consideration of the question of placing a Motor Life-boat at North Deal or Walmer.

Directed that a Letter of Appreciation be addressed to Captain E. S. Carver, R.D., R.N.R., Superintendent of Stores, for the economies he had effected in the administration of the Storeyard.

Reported the receipt of the following special contributions:— King George's Fund Mr. Herbert Jones Major J. F. Church White Star Line Clan Line Blue Star Line Mr. H. J. Cutler Mr. A. Barrett Miss Gertrude Stretton To be thanked.

£ *. d.

1,000 0 0 100 0 0 50 0 0 50 0 0 47 0 0 32 0 0 26 5 0 26 5 0 20 0 0 Paid £11,454 18*. 1M. for sundry charges in connexion with the construction of Life-boats, Life-boathouses and Slipways, and the maintenance of the various Life-boat establishments.

Voted £169 16*. 9d. to pay the rewards for the Life-boat Services accounts of which appear on pp. 431-433.Also voted £150 18s. to pay the rewards for the following Life-boat launches, assemblies of crews, etc., with a view to assisting persons on vessels in distress:—Aberdeen No. 1 (Motor), Bembridge (Motor), Campbeltown (Motor), Cloughey (Motor), Dunbar (Motor), Dungeness No. 1 (Pulling and Sailing), Eye- mouth (Pulling and Sailing), The Humber Nos 1 and 2 (Motor), Hythe (Motor), Peel, Isle of Man, (Pulling and Sailing), Rosslare Harbour (Motor), St. Peter Port (Motor), Stornoway (Motor), Swanage (Motor), and Yarmouth, Isle of Wight (Motor).

Passed a further £5 0«. d. on account of pensions already granted to the dependent relatives of men who lost their lives in the Life-boat Service at Caister and Moelfre.

Granted £19 10s. to a man for injury in the Life-boat Service at Caister..