Thursday, 28th April, 1938.

Sir GODFREY BARING, Bt., in the chair.

Reported the receipt of the following special contributions :— £ s. d.

Anonymous, for the new Montrose life-boat .... 8,000 0 0 Lloyd's collection . . . 1,530 4 0 Donation to Glasgow branch from the executors of the late Mr. VV. G. Gardiner . 500 0 0 Donation to Dunbar and Skateraw branch from the executors of the late Miss M. S. Ainslie . 250 0 0 Miss Olga Serena . . . 200 0 0 Miss Marie Serena . . 175 0 0 Donation from the executors of the late Mr. J. Barker. . 100 0 0 The Misses MarteUi . . 50 0 0 Resolved, in view of the heavy expense that would be entailed by a reconstruction of the Institution's present storeyard at Poplar, in order to render it suitable for the requirements of the Institution, and of the fact that investigations have shown that a satisfactory site can be obtained elsewhere with some financial advantage, that the present premises be disposed of and that a suitable building be erected on a site to be purchased at Elstree, Hertfordshire.

Paid £46,699 8s. 4d. 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 slipways, and the maintenance of life-boat stations.

Included in the above were :— £194 Os. 6d. to pay the rewards tor life- boat services; £258 9s. to pay the rewards for life-boat launches (Accounts of these services and launches appear on pages 540-544) ; £3 for the assemblies of crews, etc. ; £17 3s. for a service previously reported ; £27 9s. 2d. on account of pensions already granted to the dependent relatives of men who had lost their lives in the life-boat service at Rye Harbour ; Voted £9 on account of additional rewards to the crews of the St. David's and Stromness life-boats.

Voted £24 8s. 6d. to pay the rewards for the Bsnbecula, Boathaven, Cullercoats, Holy Island, and Worthing shoreboat services, account of which appear on page 558.

Thursday, 19th May, 1938.

Sir GODFREY BARING, Bt., in the chair.

Resolved that Sir Godfrey Baring, Bt., and the Hon. George Colville be re-elected chair- man and deputy chairman respectively of the committee of management.

Resolved that the Staithes life-boat station be closed forthwith.

Resolved that Mr. James Napier be thanked for his outstanding services in connexion with the Institution's pavilion at the Scottish Empire Exhibition.

Reported the receipt of the following special contribution:— £ s. d.

Miss Clough . . . . SO 0 0 Paid £19,843 10s. 2d. 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 slipways, and the maintenance of life-boat stations.Included in the above were :— £89 Is. to pay the rewards for life-boat services; £97 6s. to pay the rewards for life-boat launches (Accounts of these services and launches appear on pages 544-546) ; £13 13s. 6d. for assemblies of crews, etc.; £8 15s. for a service previously reported; £21 19s. 4d. on account of pensions already granted to the dependent relatives of men who had lost then- lives in the life-boat service at Rye Harbour; £15 10s. to a man for injury in the life-boat service at Arranmore.

Voted a compassionate grant of £10 to Alexander Patterson, ex-assistant motor mechanic at Berwick-on-Tweed, in view of his straitened circumstances.

Voted a payment of £10 to the widow of Coxswain J. T. Lord, of Ramsey, towards the funeral expenses of her husband, who was drowned while engaged in his occupation as a pilot.

Voted £10 17s. 6d. to pay the rewards for shoreboat services at East Runton, Herne Bay, Hoylake, and Teignmouth, accounts of which appear on pages 558 and 559.

Thursday, 16th June, 1938.

Sir GODFREY BARING, Bt., followed by the Hon. GEORGE COLVILLE, in the chair.

Resolved that the services of Captain E. S.

Carver, R.D., R.N.R., Superintendent of Stores, be retained until the 31st December, 1939.

Resolved that Lieut.-Commander P. E.

Vaux, D.S.C., R.N., Eastern District In- spector, be appointed Chief Inspector on the retirement of Commander E. D. Drury, O.B.E., R.D., R.N.R.

Reported the receipt of the following special contribution:— £ s. d.

The late Mr. Sydney Simmons, donation from executors . 134 5 4 Paid £25,242 12s. 8d. 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 slipways, and the maintenance of life-boat stations.

Included in the above were :— £27813s. 6 f. to pay the rewards for life-boat services; £213 18s. to pay the rewards for life-boat launches (Accounts of these services and launches appear on pages 546-553) ; £4 17s. for assemblies of crews, etc.; £24 15s. 6d. for a service previously . reported; £337 5s. 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, Pad- stow, Port St. Mary, Rhoscolyn, Runswick, Rye Harbour, St. Andrews, Troon, Whitby and Wells; £88 10s. 6d. to men for injury in the life- boat service at Blackpool, Buckle, Caister, Moelfre, Newhaven, Port St. Mary and Whitby.

Voted £38 4s. on account of additional rewards to the crews of the Hastings, Southend-on-Sea and Fahnouth life-boats.

(Accounts of these services appear on pages 550, 551 and 553.) Voted £6 19s. to pay the rewards for shoreboat services at Fahnouth, Holyhead, Ilfracombe, and Totland Bay, accounts of which appear on page 557.

Thursday, 14th July, 1938.

Sir GODFREY BARING, Bt., in the chair.

Resolved that the St. Andrews life-boat station be closed on the 31st August.

Decided to place a reserve motor life-boat at Amble on trial for six months.

Resolved that Commander J. M. Upton, R.D., R.N.R., Irish District. Inspector, be transferred to the eastern district as from the 1st January, 1939.

Resolved that Mr. S. C. Dickinson, Assis- tant District Inspector, be promoted to District Inspector as from the 1st January, 1939, and appointed to the Irish district.

Reported the receipt of the following special contribution :— £ s. d.

Mrs. Sarah J. Clough . . 75 0 0 Paid £36,215 4s. 6d. 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 slipways, and the maintenance of life-boat stations.

Included in the above were :— £108 18s. 4d. to pay the rewards for life- boat services; £85 15s. to pay the rewards for life- boat launches (Accounts of these services and launches appear on pages 553-557) ; £3 7s. 6d. for assemblies of crews; £7 13s. additional rewards for services previously reported; £26 15s. lOd. on account of pensions already granted to the dependent relatives of men who had lost their lives in the life-boat service at Rye Harbour; £77 5s. to men for injury in the life-boat service at Blackpool, Caister, and Jersey.

Voted £8 on account of special rewards to the crew of the Rosslare Harbour life-boat.

(An account of this service appears on page 553.) Voted £26 6s. 8d. to pay the rewards for shoreboat services at Babbacombe, Cromer, Douglas, Foula, Lowestoft, Portaferry, Ramsey, St. Andrews, Teesmouth, Tenby, and Whitby, accounts of which appear on pages 560 and 561..