An extract from The Life-boat or Journal of the National Shipwreck Institution for May 1855 showing the Institution's income and expenditure from 1st April, 1854, to 3lst March, 1855.

To LIFE-BOATS, viz— £ s. d. £ s. d Berwick-upon-Tweed Life-boat .. .. .. .. .. 156 0 0 Boulmer Life-boat (in lieu of the one previously placed there by the Duke of Northumberland, K.G.) 150 0 0 Alnmouth (Northumberland) Life-boat, alterations of . . .. .. 75 5 8 Lytham (Lancashire) Life-boat . . .. . . . . . . 156 0 0 Cemlyn (Anglesey) Life-boat, in aid of . . . . . . .. .. 50 0 0 Gorleston (Norfolk) Life-boat, in aid of 50 0 0 Southwold (Suffolk) Life-boat 200 0 0 Fishguard Life-boat . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 156 0 0 Life-boat (station not named) .. . . . . . . . . 156 0 0 Freightage, repairs, etc. .. . . . . . . .. . . .. 181 10 3 1,330 15 11 To LIFE-BOAT HOUSES, viz— Dungeness Life-boat House . . . . . . .. . . .. 97 6 0 Skerries Life-boat House .. . . . . . . .. . . . . 97 18 7 Fishguard Life-boat House . . . . 105 0 0 Sundry charges on Life-boat Houses .. .. .. .. .. 1150 311 9 7 To LIFE-BOAT CARRIAGES, viz — Skerries Life-boat Carriage .. .. . . . . . . 154 1 6 Bude-haven Life-boat Carriage . . . . .. . . . . .. 69 0 0 Newcastle (Dundrum Bay) Life-boat Carriage . . . . .. .. 150 0 0 Dungeness Life-boat Carriage . . . . .. .. .. .. 170 0 0 Sundry charges on freightages of Life-boat Carriages .. .. .. 19 2 3 • 562 3 9 To Life-boat Crews, for Exercising 58 11 3 To Life-belts and buoys 77 11 9 To Life-boat Stores 160 16 7 To Life-boat Inspector's Salary, and Travelling Expenses . . . . 204 7 9 501 7 4 To Life-boat Journal and Annual Report, Printing . . . . .. 96 6 4 To Rewards for saving Life 310 14 0 To Medals 810 318 15 0 To Printing Pamphlets, Circulars, etc. .. . . 32 0 10 To Stationery 23 8 6 To Books, Periodicals, Maps, etc. . . . . . . .. .. 14 11 7 To Postages, Carriages of Life-belts, eto. .. .. .. .. .. 25 9 8 To Auditor's Fees . . .. .. .. 10 10 0 106 0 7 To Alterations of Offices 26 3 0 To Advertisements 25 6 0 To Office Furniture 54 7 9 To Salaries of Secretary and Clerk 243 5 0 To Rent of Offices, Fuel, etc. 86 9 2 435 10 11 To Expenses of Annual Meeting, etc. .. .. . . .. .. .. .. 10 5 11 £3,672 15 4 £ ». d. £ s, d.

By Donations 1,184 19 5 By Subscriptions 245 6 0 1,480 5 5 By Dividends on 3 per Cent Reduced Annuities .. .. .. .. .. 314 13 11 1,744 19 4 By Balance, being Excess of Expenditure over Income .. .. .. .. 1,927 16 0 £8,672 15 4.