The new Troon life-boat, James and Barbara Aitken, was named by Her Grace Mary, Duchess of Montrose, an honorary life governor of the Institution and president of the Isle of Arran branch, on the 9th of July, 1955. The cost of this life-boat has been defrayed by the amalgamation of legacies from Miss Agnes Aitchison of Dorking, and Mrs.

Agnes Aitken of Scotforth, Lancaster, and a gift from Dr. and Mrs. Aitken, of Scotforth, Lancaster.

The Rev. A. G. Stewart, chairman of the branch, took the chair. Lord Saltoun handed the life-boat to the branch, the Rev. A. G. Stewart accepting her.

The new life-boat, which is the second of the 42-feet Watson type to go to her station, was described by Lieut. E. D. Stogdon, Northern District Inspector. The Rev. Allan Young, Minister of Troon Old Church, dedicated her.

A vote of thanks to Mary Duchess of Montrose was proposed by Commander G. H. Hughes-Onslow, Lord Lieuten- ant of the County of Ayr, and a vote of thanks to the chairman and others by the Provost of Troon, Mr. Harry McCall.

The singing was led by the Troon combined churches choirs, and the Galston Burgh Band conducted by Mr. James Connell played at the ceremony.

STRONSAY The naming ceremony of the new Stronsay life-boat, The John Gellatly Hyndman, which has been provided out of a legacy left by Miss Elise Amelia Hyndman of Greenock, took place on the 24th of August, 1955.

The life-boat was named by Mrs.

Joseph Grimond, wife of the Member of Parliament for Orkney and Shet- land.

The Provost of Kirkwall, Mr. J.

Flett, took the chair. Admiral Sir Angus Cunninghame Graham, a mem- ber of the Committee of Management and a Vice-Chairman of the Scottish Life-boat Council, thanked the donor and handed the life-boat over to the branch, Captain E. H. Clements, Ceremonies honorary secretary of the Stronsay branch, accepting her. The new life- boat, which is a 52-feet Barnett boat, was described by Lieut. E. D. Stogdon.

The Rev. E. P. G. Fox, Minister of Moncur Memorial Church and chair- man of the Stronsay branch, dedicated the life-boat. A vote of thanks to Mrs. Grimond was proposed by Mrs.

John Groat, vice-president of the Strorsay Ladies' Life-boat Guild, and a vote of thanks to the chairman and others was proposed by Mr. William Work, County Councillor for Stronsay.

The singing was led by the choir of the Moncur Memorial Church and music was played by the Kirkwall Salvation Army Band.

STROMNESS The day after the naming of the j Stronsay life-boat the Stromness life- boat was named by Miss Chris McKin- non. The new life-boat, Archibald and Alexander M. Paterson, was provided as a gift by Miss Margaret M. Paterson, of Florida, U.S.A., in memory of her brothers, her uncle and her grand- father. Miss McKinnon is Miss Paterson's cousin.

Mr. John Rae, chairman of the Stromness branch, took the chair.

Air Vice Marshal Ronald Graham presented the life-boat on behalf of the i donor to the Institution. Admiral I Sir Angus Cunninghame Graham | thanked the donor on the Institution's behalf and handed the life-boat over to the branch, Mr. Thomas Harvey, honorary secretary of the Stromness branch, accepting her.

The new life-boat, which is a 52-feet Barnett type, was described bv Lieut. E. D. Stogdon. The Rev. H.

C. Ross, Minister of the North Church, Stromness, dedicated her. A vote of thanks to Miss McKinnon was pro- posed by Mr. Patrick N. Sutherland Graeme, Lord Lieutenant of the County of Orkney, and a vote of thanks to the chairman and others by the Provost of Stromness, Mr. N. F.

Hourston.

The singing was led by the Strom- ness combined church choirs, and the 1st Stromness Company of the Boys' Brigade and the Stromness accordion band played at the ceremony..