LIFE-BOAT day in Greater London was held on 15th May. Among those who helped with the appeal were the Lady Mayoress, who collected at the Mansion House, the Mayoress of West- minster, who collected in Trafalgar Square, and the Mayors of twenty-one other boroughs.

The number of people who con- tributed was 501,755, an increase of 68,414 on the previous year, and the sum collected was £4,704, an increase on the previous year of £870. The expenses were £214, so that they were only 4j per cent of the total collected..