To MICHAEL F. HARDY, on his retirement, after serving for 27 years as coxswain and 4f years as second coxswain of the Eastbourne life-boat, a coxswain's certificate of service, a gratuity and a retirement allowance.

To CHARLES R. ELLIS, on his retirement, after serving for 26J years as coxswain and 4J years as second coxswain of the Clacton- on-Sea life-boat, a coxswain's certificate of service, a gratuity and retirement allowance.

To ROBERT INGRAM, on his retirement, after serving for 12J years as coxswain and 10 J years as bowman of the Girvan life-boat, a coxswain's certificate of service and an annuity.

To FREDERICK C. SANDERS, on his retire- ment, after serving for 9 years as coxswain, 1J years as second coxswain and 10 years as bowman of the Torbay life-boat, a coxswain's certificate of service, a gratuity and an annuity.

The late REGINALD M. SEAHLE, who for 7f years was coxswain, 4J years second cox- swain and 10J years bowman of the Exmouth life-boat, his coxswain's certificate of service and his gratuity to his widow.

To EDWARD HARFORD, on his retirement, after serving for 4J years as coxswain and 7f years as bowman of the Howth life-boat, a coxswain's certificate of service.

To JOHN H. HARDINGHAM, on his retire- ment, after serving for 4 years as coxswain and 22J years as second coxswain of the Sheringham life-boat, a coxswain's certificate of service and an annuitv.

To ANGUS FAIRWEATHER, on his retire- ment, after serving for over 21 years as motor mechanic and at different times as coxswain, life-boatman and winchman of the Kirk- cudbright life-boat, a life-boatman's certifi- cate of service and an inscribed aneroid barometer.

To JOHN JONES, on his retirement, after serving for 10J years as second coxswain, 9 years as bowman and 25 years as a member of the crew of the Porthdinllaen life-boat, a life-boatman's certificate of service and an annuity.

To THOMAS CLUCAS, on his retirement, after serving for 3J years as second coxswain, 3 months as bowman and 11 years as a mem- ber of the crew of the Peel life-boat, a life- boatman's certificate of service.

To PATRICK RATH, on his retirement, after serving for 2J years as bowman and 9 years as a member of the crew of the Clogher Head life-boat, a life-boatman's certificate of service.

To JAMES PHILPOT, on his retirenjent, after serving for 12i years as motor mechanic and 18 years as assistant motor mechanic of the YVhitby life-boat, a life-boatman's certificate of service, a gratuity and retirement allow- ance. • To ROBERT STRACHAN, on his retirement, after serving for 26J years as assistant motor mechanic and 4 years as a member of the crew of the Fraserburgh life-boat, a life- boatman's certificate of service and an annuitv.To DAVID W. B. WEIR, on his retirement, after serving for 6 years as assistant motor mechanic and 9 years as a member of the crew of the Sunderland life-boat, a life- boatman's certificate of service and a gratuity.

To THOMAS S. LEWIS, on his retirement, after serving for 45 years as a member of the crew of the Tenby life-boat, a life-boatman's certificate of service.

To FRANCIS N. OILLF.R, on his retirement, after serving for 38 years as a member of the crew of the Dungeness life-boat, a life- boatman's certificate of service.

To HENRY V. LITTLE, on his retirement, after serving for 36 years as a member of the crew of the Sheringham life-boat, a life-boat- man's certificate of service.

To S. W. WILLS, on his retirement, after serving for 23 years, between 1916 and 1939, as a member of the crew of the Poole life- boat, a life-boatman's certificate of service.

To FRED W. ARNOLD, M.M., on his retire- ment, after serving for 22 years as signalman and a member of the crew of the Rhyl life-boat, a life-boatman's certificate of service..