Miss BRIDGET MCHALE, of West Nor- folk and King's Lynn High School for Girls, King's Lynn, won the first prize in the competition for the best essay on the Life-boat Service organised by the Institution.

Other Prizes The prizes for the best essays in Scotland, Ireland, Wales and six districts in England were awarded to the following :— Ireland : Caroline McGowan, Movilla Sec- ondary Intermediate School, New- townards, Northern Ireland.

Scotland : James Dickie, Kilquhanity House, Castle Douglas, Kirkcudbright.

Wales : Gareth Ronald Jones, County Grammar School for Boys, Aber- dare, Glamorgan.

England : Soulh-East : Bridget McHale, West Norfolk and King's Lynn High School for Girls, King's Lynn.

North-East : Rosemary Helen Lucking, Hunmanby Hall, near Filey, Yorks.

Midlands : Bridget Veronica Shep- pard, Chipping Campden Gram- mar School, Chipping Campden, Glos.

South- West: Allan John Bisset, Bideford Grammar School, Bide- ford, Devon.

North-West : Susan Janice Price, Greaves County Secondary School, Lancaster.

London : Carol Britton, Charlton Park School (L.C.C.), Charlton Park Road, London, S.E.7.

BECAUSE of pressure of space caused by the very large number of services in July, August and September, it is not possible to publish the winning essay in full..