Thursday, 10th November, 1932.

Sir GODFREY BARING, Bt., followed by the Hon. GEORGE COLVIIXE, in the chair.

Reported the receipt of the following special contribution :— Ancient Order of Foresters £ s. d.

Friendly Society . . . 65 0 0 To be thanked.

Paid £13,567 15s. for the total charges of the Institution during the month, including rewards for services, payments for the con- struction of Life-boats, Life-boathouses and Slipways, and the maintenance of the Life- boat Stations.

Included in the above were :•— £395 8s. Id. to pay the rewards for the Life-boat services, accounts of which appear on pp. 10-14.

£537 19s. 3d. to pay the rewards for Life- boat launches, accounts of which appear on pp. 14 and 15 ; also £17 10s. for assemblies of crews, etc.

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

Also voted £8 5s. to pay the rewards for the Rhyl shoreboat service, an account of which appears on pp. 22-24.

Thursday, 8th December, 1932.

Sir GODFREY BARING, Bt., in the chair.

Received with regret the resignation of Sir Johnston Forbes-Robertson from the Committee of Management.

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

Anonymous . . . 30 0 0 Paid £15,981 18s. 8d. for the total charges of the Institution during the month, in- cluding rewards for services, payments for the construction of Life-boats, Life-boathouses and Slipways, and the maintenance of Life- boat Stations.

Included in the above were :— £97 8s. to pay the rewards for the Life-boat services, accounts of which appear on pp. 16 and 17.

£285 12s. 3d. to pay the rewards for Life- boat launches, accounts of which appear on pp. 17 and 18, and £16 for assemblies of crews, etc.

£342 Os. lOd. on account of pensions already granted to the dependent relatives of men who had lost their lives in the Life- boat Service at Aldeburgh, Caister, East- bourne, Fethard, Filey, Fraserburgh, Holy- head, Johnshaven, The Mumbles, New Brighton, Newhaven, Padstow, Port St.

Mary, Ramsgate, Rhoscolyn, Rye, St.

Andrews, St. David's, Troon, and Wnitby.

£53 12s. 6d. to men for injury in "the Life-boat Service at Blackpool, Broughty Ferry, Caister, Cardigan, Newhaven, Moelfre, and Walmer.

A compassionate grant of £3 to J. Macey Ellis, ex-Second Coxswain, and formerly Bowman, of the Criccieth Life-boat, who was in ill-health and poor circumstances.

A compassionate grant of £5 to the widow of William Escott, late Second Coxswain of the Watchet Life-boat, who was left in poor health and straitened circumstances.

Also voted £13 12s. 4 i. to pay the rewards for the Shoreboat Services, accounts of which appear on pp. 22-24.

Friday, 30th December, 1932.

Paid £14,839 3s. lid. for sundry charges in connexion with the construction of Life- boats, Life-boathouses and Slipways, etc., and the maintenance of the Life-boat Stations. Thursday, 12th January, 1933.

Sir GODFREY BARING, Bt., in the chair.

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

Dr. and Mrs. Aitken . . 200 0 0 Mr. Herbert Jones . . . 100 0 0 White Star Line, Steamers' Charity Fund . . - . . 50 0 0 Mr. Alfred Barrett . . . 26 5 0 Major the Hon. J. J. Astor . 26 5 0 Mr. C. E. W. Lambert . . 25 0 0 The Gas Light and Coke Company 21 0 0 To be thanked.

Paid £10,603 7s. 9d. for the total charges of the Institution during the month, in- cluding rewards for services, payments for the construction of Life-boats, Life-boat- houses and Slipways, and the maintenance of the Life-boat Stations.

Included in the above were :— £223 5s. lOd. to pay the rewards for Life- boat services, accounts of which appear on pp. 18-21; and £13 13s. 6d. in connexion with a launch of the Plymouth Motor Life- boat on the 22nd November, 1931.

£204 14s. Sd. to pay the rewards for Life- boat launches, accounts of which appear on pp. 21 and 22; and £8 18s. 6d. for assemblies of crews, etc.

£37 7s. on account of pensions already granted to the dependent relatives of men who had lost their lives in the Life-boat Service at Caister and Fethard.

A compassionate grant of £20 to the widow of Captain Owen Jones, who was left in poor circumstances. Capt. Owen Jones had been a member of the Moelfre Life-boat Crew for many years and was a Gold Medallist of the Institution.

A compassionate grant of £5 to Richard Williams, ex-Second Coxswain of the Holy- head No. 1 Steam Life-boat, who was com- pelled to retire, several years ago, owing to ill-health and is in poor circumstances.

A compassionate grant of £2 to the widow of Lewis Roberts, who had been a member of the Life-boat Crew at Holyhead for many years.

A compassionate grant of £2 to David Roberts, who was for many years a Life- boatman at Holyhead, and who is now in very poor health and circumstances.

Decided that the special weekly allowance now being paid to W. E. Haylett, ex-Second Coxswain of the Ca'ister Life-boat, who was compelled to retire owing to serious illness due to exposure in the Life-boat Service, be continued..