Aith, Shetlands. At 8.40 on the evening of the 28th of January, 1958, a doctor at Walls told the honorary secretary that a patient was very seri- ously ill on the island of Foula and hospital treatment was necessary. The island's boat was storm-bound on the mainland and the life-boat was asked for. It was then learnt that because of the weather it would be impossible for a small boat to bring the patient out to meet the life-boat, and for this reason it was decided to wait until morning. At 9.10 in the morning word was received from Foula that a small boat would try to put out and meet the life-boat, so at 10.15 the life- boat J.J.K.S. W., on temporary duty at the station, made her way with a doctor on board to the Island of Foula. She arrived at Foula at 2.20, and after em- barking the patient returned to Aith, arriving at 7.15. The patient was transferred to a waiting ambulance and taken to hospital. Rewards to the crew, £24 5s.; reward to the helper on shore, etc., 19s. Refunded to the Institution by the St. Andrew's and Red Cross Scottish Ambulance Service..