Tuesday, 22nd August, 1933.

Paid £20,466 10s. lid. 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 :— £37 Is. 8d. 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 Rye Harbour ; £5 to a man for injury in the life-boat service at Caister.

Thursday, 14th September, 1933.

Sir GODFREY BAKING, Bt., in the chair.

Reported the death of the Rt. Hon. the Viscount Grey of Fallodon, K.G., a Vice- President of the Institution, and resolved that an expression of sympathy be conveyed to Viscount Grey's sister.

Reported the death of the Rt. Hon. the Viscount Burnham, G.C.M.G., C.H., T.D., a Vice-President of the Institution, and re- solved that a letter of sympathy be sent to Lady Burnham.

Reported that Vice-Admiral George K.

Chetwode, C.B., C.B.E., had been appointed Admiral Commanding Reserves in succession to Vice-Admiral Henry W. Parker, C.B., C.M.G., and becomes an ex officio member of the Committee of Management.

Received with regret the resignation of Mr. A. Maudslay from the Committee of Management.

Reported the receipt of the following special contributions :— Mr. Thomas M.Kitchin, deceased, £ s. d.

donation from executors - 1,000 0 0 Mrs. C. H. Bevan, deceased, donation from executors — 800 0 0 Mr. William Wannop, deceased, donation from executors - 50 0 0 White Star Line Steamers' Charity Fund - - - 50 0 0 Mr. J. Moore Clay, donation to defray cost of workshop and run-way at Runswick - - 40 0 0 Miss Jessie Watson, deceased, donation from executors — 29 0 0 Mr. H. W. Kolle - - - 25 0 0 Buckie Town Council, towards the cost of Buckie motor life- boat - - - - -25 00 Reported that the Shoreham Harbour motor life-boat rescued the Rt. Hon. J, H.

Thomas, M.P., Secretary of State for the Dominions, and three other men, from the motor boat Midge, on the 12th September.

Paid £14,721 5s. 5d. 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 :— £220 Is. to pay the rewards for life-boat services, accounts of which appear on pp. 153- 158 ; £358 2s. 6d. to pay the rewards for life-boat launches, accounts of which appear on pp. 158- 161; £8 18s. for the assemblies of crews, etc. ; £329 9s. 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, Eastbourne, Fethard, Filey, Fraserburgh, Holyhead, Johnshaven, The Mumbles, New Brighton, Newhaven, Padstow, Port St. Mary, Rams- gate, Rhoscolyn, Rye Harbour, St. Andrews, St. Davids, Troon, Wells, and Whitby ; £79 12s. 6d. to men for injury in the 'life- boat service at Blackpool, Broughty Ferry, Caister, Cardigan, Moelfie, Ne-whaven, and Walmer.

Voted £38 Is. to pay the rewards for the shoreboat services, accounts of which appear on pp. 165-168.

Thursday, 12th October, 1933.

Sir GODFREY BARING, Bt., in the chair.

Accepted with great regret the resignation of Professor John Cameron, M.D., from the Committee of Management.

Reported the death of Com. Thomas Holmes, R.N., late Chief Inspector of Life- boats, and resolved that an expression of sympathy be conveyed to his daughter.

Decided to amend the conditions under which shoreboat services are rewarded.

Reported the receipt of the following special contributions :— £ s. d, South Metropolitan Gas Company 26 5 0 Sir George Sutton, Bt. - - 25 0 0 Paid £19,919 Os. 2d. 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 :— £95 7s. 6d. to pay the rewards for life-boat services, accounts of which appear on pp. 161- 164 ; £214 to pay the rewards for life-boat launches, accounts of which appear on pp 164-165; £1 5s. 6d. additional rewards in connexion with cases already reported ; £30 9s. 4rf. 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 Rye Harbour ; £2 5s. to a man for injury in the life-boat service at Penlee.

Voted £5 15s. to pay the rewards for the shoreboat service at Jersey, an account of which appears on p. 169..