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Income and Expenditure for 1932

Life-boats :—• EXPENDITURE.

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New Life-boats for the following stations :—On account— Aberystwyth, Aldeburgh, Anstruther, Arbroath, Barra Island, Donaghadee, Dungeness, Fenit, Hoylake, Long- hope, St. Ives, Shoreham, Skegness, Walmer and Whitehills -------- Upkeep of Office and Store at Cowes - Alterations and Repairs of Life-boats, etc. - Consulting Naval Architect ------ Salaries of Superintendent Engineer, Surveyors, Assistant Surveyors of Life-boats and Machinery, Draughtsmen, and Clerical Staff ------- Travelling Expenses ------- Pensions under the Pension Scheme - Contributions to Superannuation and Provident Fund 47,018 2 5 77 13 10 9,928 10 2 427 2 3 10,058 13 6 2,886 5 11 325 15 - 262 6 4 70,984 9 5 Life-boat Carriages and Tractors, viz. :— New Tractors, etc. ------- Repairs to Tractors ------- Alterations and Repairs of Life-boat Carriages, etc.

Salaries of Assistant Surveyor of Carriages and Tractor Engineer --------- Travelling Expenses ------- Contributions to Superannuation and Provident Fund 358 18 3 303 11 10 258 18 1 690 - - 539 14 3 34 14 2 2,185 16 Life-boat Houses, Slipways, etc. :— New Construction and Adaptation - Repairs and Maintenance Life-boat Stores - - 19,817 16 3 - 5,103 1 6 .— 24,920 17 9 11,935 11 6 Life-boat Storeyard at Poplar, including Taxes, Insurance and Repairs -------- 2,809 4 2 Salaries of Superintendent of Stores, Storekeeper and Clerical Staff and Wages of Manual Workers - - 13,786 7 - Pensions under the Pension Scheme - - - - 281 - - Contributions to Superannuation and Provident Fund - 92 4 - 16,968 15 2 Payments in connexion with Life-boat Stations, such as Repainting and other Small Repairs to Life-boats, Life- boat Carriages, and Life-boat Houses, done locally; Conveyance of Boats, Carriages and Stores ; Postages, etc.

Salaries of Assistant Secretaries, etc., of Stations - 9,304 19 1 339 16 - 9,044 15 1 5,033 401 48,191 9 3 Wages, Rewards and other payments to Coxswains, Motor Mechanics, Crews, etc., viz.:— Cost of Wreck Services, including Rewards to Life-boat Crews and others, Special Rewards and Recognitions, Medals and Vellums ------- Grants to men injured in the Life-boat service - 30,573 4 2 6,020 5 3 3,829 1 2 1,565 16 9 768 19 8 Fees of Coxswains, Bowmen and Signalmen, Wages of l» Motor Mechanics, etc. - - - Payments to Life-boat Crews and Launchers for exercises, etc. Pensions and Retiring Allowances to Coxswains, Bowmen and Signalmen -------- Pensions and Grants to Relatives of deceased Life-boatmen and others -------- Pensions and Gratuity under the Pension Scheme to Ex-permanent Crews of old Steam Life-boats, etc.

Carried forward 184,831 14 9 JUNE, 1933.] THE LIFE-BOAT. 97 INCOME.

I Subscriptions, Donations, etc. :— £ s. d. £ s. d.

General Subscriptions to Headquarters - 5,919 19 6 I ,, „ through Station Branches - - 5,749 11 5 ,, „ through Financial Branches - - 17,549 17 6 | „ Donations to Headquarters - 4,235 16 2 „ „ through Station Branches - 17,923 9 8 „ ,, through Financial Branches - - 45,619 17 1 I Contributions from Harbour Authorities towards upkeep of Life-boat Stations 1,834 19 2 Contribution Boxes (Headquarters) - - - - . 207 11 5 | „ „ (Station Branches) - 3,064 14 - „ „ (Financial Branches) ... 836 3 10 1 102,941 19 9 Life-boat Funds :— Civil Service Life-boat Fund, per H. A. Clark, Esq., I.S.O., in respect of the following Life-boat Establishments— Donaghadee, Margate, Southend-on-Sea and Whitehills - 1,121 1 6 Southport Funds (Balances of Mr. W. H. Shaw's Fund and Special Reserve Fund) 1,154 15 2 North Deal—Bevan Reward Fund (per the Charity Com- missioners) ........ 208 5 - 2 484 1 8 Income from Investments :— Dividends and Interest on Investments - 45,111 15 6 Less Income Tax deducted ----- 6,541 7 8 38,570 7 10 .Special Purposes Trust Fund Income £ s, d.

Account 1,562 12 - Less Transfer to Special Purposes Trust Fund 271 3 8 1,291 8 4 Less Transfers to General Subscriptions, Station Branch Contributions, and Financial Branch Contributions - 118 19 10 1,172 8 6 Income Tax recovered ------ 7,650 13 3 47,393 9 7 Carried forward 152,819 11 - Brought forward - Life-boat Inspectors, etc. : — Salaries of Chief Inspector, Deputy Chief Inspector, Inspectors of Life-boats and Clerical Staff - Travelling Expenses ------- Pensions under the Pension Scheme - Contributions to Superannuation and Provident Fund Administration : — One-half of Salaries of Secretary, Deputy Secretary, Assistant Secretary, Principal Clerk, Accountant and Clerical Staff -------- Rent, Leasehold Depreciation, Rates, Taxes, £ s. d.

Lighting, Heating, Insurance, etc. - - 2,075 10 11 Insurance under Workmen's Compensation, National Insurance and Unemployment Insurance Acts ----- 674 15 11 Commissionaires and Watchman - - 548 15 - Telephones, Postages and Parcels - - 812 18 5 4,112 - 3 2,050 - - Less estimated amount chargeable to Pub- licity ------- Pensions and Gratuities under the Pension Scheme - Contributions to Superannuation and Provident Fund Stationery, Office Expenses, Printing, Books, Circulars, Forms, etc. -------- Travelling Expenses to Headquarters — Committee of Management -------- Auditors' Fee -------- Law Expenses -------- Repairs and improvements to the House of the Institution Calls on Shares received from the Estate of the late Miss Sarah Berry -------- Expenses re the following Estates : — The late Rev. Thomas A. Wills - The late Dr. W. R. Ashurst ----- The late Mrs. M. Flattely ----- The late Mr. H. N. Vansittart ----- d. £ s. d.

184,831 14 9 6,443 4 8 2,137 8 8 1,225 17 - 162 4 5 9,968 14 9 4,118 2 6 2,062 - 3,108 6 207 9 1,903 11 8 6 5 208 315 - 737 6 401 12 — 13,061 15 4 86 5 - 10 - - 41 19 8 - 10 - Publicity at Headquarters and 1,136 Branches: — One-half of Salaries of Secretary, Deputy Secretary, Assis- tant Secretary, Principal Clerk, Accountant and Clerical Staff (as above), and Salary of Publicity Secretary, etc.

Salaries of District Organizing Secretaries and Clerical Staff Travelling Expenses of District Organizing Secretaries Annual General Meeting ------ Advertising and Appeals ------ Stationery, Printing, Books, Circulars, Forms, Badges, Collecting Boxes, Postages, etc. - - - - - Printing and Binding the Annual Report and The Life-boat Journal --------- Pension and Gratuity under the Pension Scheme Salaries and Commissions of Assistant Secretaries, etc., of Branches --------- Contributions to Superannuation and Provident Fund Estimated proportion of Administration Expenses as above 4,845 7 8 7,112 2 1 1,984 18 11 40 16 1 6,453 12 11 8,437 2 10 2,402 18 5 585 10 10 3,282 3 9 219 19 7 2,050 - - 37,414 13 1 TOTAL EXPENDITURE £245,417 13 4 INCOME.

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Brought forward ----- 152,819 11 - Sundry Receipts :— Sale of old Life-boats, Life-boat Carriages, Life-boat Houses, £ s. d.

Condemned Stores, etc. ------ 1,853 4 7 Sale of The Life-boat Journal, Advertisements, etc. - - 48 4 6 1,899 9 1 Ordinary Income -------- 154,719 - 1 Legacies for General Purposes ----- 57,535 14 8 Gifts and Legacies for Special Purposes :— Income only available :— £ s. d.

Legacies ------ 2,316 10 1 Special Gifts - - - - - 200 - - 2,516 10 1 Capital available :— Legacies ------ 52,181 2 5 Special Gifts ----- 1,635 18 9 — 53,817 1 2 • 56,333 11 3 TOTAL RECEIPTS 268,588 6 - Less :— Transferred to Endowment Trust Fund - - 2,516 10 1 Transferred to Special Purposes Trust Fund 53,817 1 2 Less Calls on Shares - - - 86 5 - 53,730 16 2 56,247 6 3 Total Receipts available for General Purposes - 212,340 19 9 Transferred from Special Purposes Trust Fund for Life-boats, etc., included in Expenditure, defrayed during the year by Special Legacies and Donations -------- 13,325 4 2 225,666 3 11 Deficit charged to General Purposes Fund 19,751 9 5 £245,417 13 4 NOTE.—This account comprises the receipts and disbursements of the Headquarters of the Institution for the year to 31st December, 1932, and of the Branches for the year to 30th September, 1932..