THE Institution has received from the Archbishop of Wales a personal letter commending the work of the Institu- tion to the clergy and members of the Church in Wales. It is dated 23rd January, 1939: " I hope that both the clergy and the members of the Church in Wales will always remember the claims upon their sympathy, help and generosity of the Life-boat Service.

Our Welsh life-boatmen have a long record of heroic and successful endea- vour. They have rescued nearly 5,000 lives, men and women of all nations, and their gallantry is • a national possession of which we should all be proud.

They have deserved, and I am sure they have, the admiration and grati- tude of every man and woman in Wales, and I should like to see every man and woman in Wales show that gratitude by giving their personal help to the Life-boat Service." 1 Letters from the Archbishop of Canterbury, the Cardinal Archbishop of Westminster and the Chief Rabbi were published in The Life-boat for June and December, 1938.