Thursday, 13th February, 1936.

SIR GODFREY BARING, St., in the chair.

Decided that humble and loyal messages be presented to H.M. King Edward VIII and H.M. Queen Mary, on the death of H.M.

King George V, Patron of the Institution.

Produced messages of sympathy received by the Institution from foreign life-boat societies on the death of H.M. King George.

Reported the receipt of the following special contributions :— The late Mr. James Gardiner, £ s. d.

donation from executor. 1,000 0 0 The Great Western Railway . 70 0 0 Miss L. A. Whittaker . 50 0 0 Belfast Harbour Commissioners 25 0 0 Paid £16,475 19s. 3d. 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 slip- ways, and the maintenance of life-boat stations.

Included in the above were :—• £444 13s. to pay the rewards for life-boat services ; £654 4s. (id. to pay the rewards for life-boat launches; (Accounts of these services and launches appear on pp. 68-78) ; £17 15s. 6d. for assemblies of crews, etc. ; £7 Os. 6d. for services previously reported ; £25 18s. 6d. on account of pensions already granted to the dependent relatives of men who had lost their lives in the life-boat service at Eastbourne and Rye Harbour ; £23 16s. Id. to men for injury in the life- boat service at Aberystwyth and Hastings.

Voted £40 5s. on account of additional rewards to the crews of the Aith, Fishguard, Fraserburgh, Lerwick, Penlee, Plymouth, and St. David's life-boats.

(Accounts of these launches appear on pp. 68-78).

Voted a compassionate grant of £9 to Andrew Young, ex-coxswain of the Cloughey life-boat, who is in poor circumstances.

Voted £10 14s. to pay the rewards for shoreboat services at Arklow and Beer, accounts of which will be published in the next issue of The Life-boat.

Thursday, 12th March, 1936.

SIR GODFREY BARING, Bt., in the chair.

Produced letters from the Home Secretary and the private secretary to H.M. Queen Mary, acknowledging the messages of sym- pathy on the death of H.M. King George V sent to H.M. The King and H.M. Queen Mary.

Received with regret the resignations from the committee of management of Com- mander A. D. Cochrane, D.S.O., R.N., and Mr. K. Lee Guinness.

Resolved that the thanks of the Institution be accorded to the Admiralty for their gift of a complete set of charts ; Confirmed the appointment of Captain R. Trenam, M.B.E., M.C., as North-Western District Organising Secretary.

Reported the receipt of the following special contributions :— £ s d Messrs. Wallace Bros. & Co., Ltd. 100 0 6 H.M.S. Ramillies . . 65 0 0 The late Miss C. L. Maynard, donation from executors . 50 0 0 Paid £19,49212s. 2d. for the total charges of the Institution during the month, including re- wards for services, payments for the construc- tion of life-boats, life-boathouses and slipways, and the maintenance of life-boat stations.

Included in the above were :— £302 11s. 6d. to pay the rewards for life-boat services ; £287 to pay the rewards for life-boat launches ; (Accounts of these services and launches appear on pp. 79-85) ; £29 18s. for assemblies of crews, etc. ; £18 10s. for services previously reported ; £301 18s. 8rf. 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, Fethard, Filey, Fraserburgh, Holyhead, Johnshaven, The Mumbles, New Brighton, Newhaven, Port St. Mary, Rhoscolyn, Runswick, Rye Har- bour, St. Andrew's, St. David's, Troon, Whitby and Wells ; £74 12s. 6d. to men for injury in the life- boat service at Blackpool, Broughty Ferry, Caister, Cardigan, Moelfre, Newhaven, Tenby and Walmer.

Voted £118 5s. on account of additional rewards to the crews of the Aith, Bally- cotton, Dunmore East, Longhope, Maryport and Rosslare Harbour life-boats.

(Accounts of these launches appear on pp. 79-85).

Voted a compassionate grant of £5 to the widow of E. R. Bell, ex-second coxswain at Aberdovey, who is in straitened circum- stances.

Decided that the special weekly allowance now being paid to James Bultitude, an ex- member of the crew of the Caister life-boat, who was injured at a launch in November, 1929, be continued until March, 1937.

Decided that the special weekly allowance now being paid to Henry Marchant, who has been incapacitated by illness since going out on service in the Newhaven life-boat in Novem- ber, 1929, be continued until March, 1937.

Voted £18 16s. to pay the rewards for shoreboat services at Garlieston, Hauxley, Lerwick, Peterhead and Redcar, accounts of which will be published in the next number of The Life-boat.