THE Institution recently received from a lady in Hampstead, London, a gift of £40, which is to provide the line- throwing apparatus and searchlight in the motor life-boat now being built for Boulmer, Northumberland. Since 1923 the same lady has made similar gifts for eleven other life-boats, in England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales. Alto- gether she has given a pair of oars, two steering-wheels, two searchlights, three compasses and six line-throwing guns.

These gifts have cost £323, and they have been made in addition to the donor's contributions to the general funds of the service..