The Thanks of the Institution on Vellum.

The THANKS OF THE INSTITUTION INSCRIBED ON VELLUM has been awarded to :— The Reverend WALTER BARBICK HALL, on his retirement after 10 years as honorary secretary of the Hauxley and Amble branch.

Gold Badge.

The GOLD BADGE, with the RECORD OF THANKS, has been awarded to the following: Miss ELIZABETH DE B. GRIFFITH, honorary secretary, Shanklin Ladies' Life-boat Guild, Isle of Wight branch.

Mr. S. C. CLAPPERTON, honorary treasurer, Edinburgh, Leith and Granton branch.

Life-boat Picture or Statuette of a Life-boatman.

The LIFE - BOAT PICTURE or the STATUETTE OF A LIFE-BOATMAN has been awarded to the following:— Miss F. E. BURR, life-boat worker, Shrews- bury branch.

Mr. H. ROYAL-DAWSON, honorary financial secretary, Bridlington branch.

Mrs. V. N. HICKLEY, M.B.E., honorary secretary, Taunton branch.

Miss HILARY E. HUMPHREYS, life-boat worker, Llandudno branch.

Mr. E. S. LATCHMORE, honorary treasurer, Halifax branch.

Mr. ALEXANDER MACKAY, B.A., judge for Scotland in the life-boat essay competition for elementary schools during the past five years.

Record of Thanks.

The RECORD OF THANKS has been awarded to the following life-boat workers:— Mr. JOHN STEVENS, M.A., honorary secretary, Markinch branch.

Miss M. C. APTED, Miss IVY S. BAINBRIDGE, Mr. HENRY T. BARTLETT, Mrs. L. H. BAVEESTOCK, Mr. A. F. BOBBY, Miss KATHLEEN BOWEN, Commander ALGERNON O. BRADFORD, V.D., R.N.V.R., Miss FLORENCE I. CAMPBELL, Mr. S. A. CHARTERIS, Mrs. FLORENCE A. CLARK, Mrs. R. DAVEY, Mr. and Mrs. DRAYTON, The Rev. and Mrs. W. A. DUVAL, Mr. SAMUEL EELEY, Miss MARY R. EMAHY, Mrs. C. H. EVILL, Mrs. ELLEN I. GILBERT and the Misses MARY and CHARLOTTE I. GILBERT, Mrs. CATHERINE GOWER, Mr. CHARLES E. HEWSON, Mrs. A. M. HORNSBY, Miss WINIFRED M. HORNSBY, Mrs. ELSIE D. LITTLETON, Miss ANNIE H. MARCHANT, Miss GRACE MARCHANT, Mrs. MABEL MATTHEWS and Miss MATTHEWS, Mrs. ELIZABETH K. OGDEN-SMITH, Mrs. JANE RIDEL, Miss MARGARET A. ROBERTSON, Miss MERCY SIMMONS, Miss A. L. SMITH, Mrs. SWORDEH, Mrs. E. M. TAYLOR, Mrs. ETHEL O. TAYLOR, Mrs. BESSIE A. J. TERRY, Miss LILIAN VINALL, Mrs. A. E. WILCOCKSON, Miss MAY WOOD, The MANAGER and STAFF of Barclays Bank, Ltd., 115, Terminus Road, The MANAGERESS and STAFF of the Imperial Hotel, all of the Eastbourne branch.

Mrs. F. P. COTTEY, Mrs. W. G. EVANS, Mrs. KERSLAKE, Mrs. KNILL, Mrs. K. LUSCOMBE, Mrs. PITTS, Mrs. C. H. SPILLEH, Mrs. EDWARD TURNER, Mrs. WALL, Mrs. WESTERN, all of the Exeter branch..