ON the balustrade in front of the headquarters of the Institution stands a half model of a life-boat which is also a collecting-box. When the box was opened on the morning of the 18th of April 84 farthings were found in it.

Notice All contributions for the Institution should be sent either to the honorary secretary of the local branch or guild, or to Colonel A. D. Burnett Drown, M.C., T.D., M.A., the Secretary, Royal National Life-boat Institution, 42 Grosvenor Gardens, London, S.W.I.

All enquiries about the work of the Institution or about this journal should be addressed to the Secretary, The next number O/THE LIFE-BOAT will be published in August, 1953..