On the closing of the Blackrock life-boat station the following awards were made : DANIEL SMITH, 1 year coxswain and 10J years second coxswain, a coxswain's certifi- cate of service, and a pension.

JAMES STANLEY, 1 year second coxswain and 24 years bowman, a life-boatman's certifi- cate of service, and a pension.

Life-boatmen's certificates to the following, the figures after names being the years of service : JAMES WHITE, 5 years bowman and 35 years a member of the crew, PATRICK BREEN (25), MATHEW CARROLL (40), OWEN CARROLL (11), JOHN CROSBY (33), PATRICK RICHARDSON (30), JAMES SHARKEY (50), JOHN SHARKEY (45), EDWARD SMITH (24), FRANK SMITH (32), JOSEPH SMITH (35), NICHOLAS SMITH (24), PATRICK SMITH (40), RICHARD SMITH (30), THOMAS WHITE (40).

Coxswain's Certificate of Service.

The COXSWAIN'S CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE, and a GRATUITY, in lieu of a pension, have been awarded to the following, on their retirement : THOMAS W. READ, 11J years coxswain and 9J- years second coxswain of the Ramsgate life-boat.

Alderman HENRY W. PEARSON, 8J years coxswain and 3J years second coxswain of the Walmer life-boat.

There has been awarded to the family of the late ANGUS McPHAiL, 12 J years coxswain of the Thurso life-boat, the coxswain's certificate of service which would have been awarded to him on his retirement.

Lifeboatman's Certificate of Service.

The LIFE-BOATMAN'S CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE has been awarded to the following : ADAM D. FAWCUS, 9J years second-coxswain and 3 years a member of the crew of the Blyth life-boat.

GEORGE DOUGLAS, a member of the crew of the Holy Island life-boat for 41 years.

FREDERICK G. HALL, a member of the crew at Kingsdown, and later a member of the crew of the Walmer life-boat for 8 years.

CHARLES H. WALES, a member of the crew of the Broadstairs life-boat for 21 years..