THE Committee of Management of the Institution welcomes five new mem- bers.

Rear-Admiral K. St. B. Collins, C.B., O.B.E., D.S.C., R.N. (Retd.), was Hydrographer of the Navy from 1955 to 1960, when he retired from the Royal Navy. From 1960 to 1963 he was consultant to the survey and map- ping branch of the Department of Mines and Technical Surveys in Ottawa.

Commander M. Cunningham, A.R.I.N.A., R.N. (Retd.), is overseas sales director of Vickers Armstrong (Shipbuilders) Ltd.

Sir Knowles Edge, Bt., J.P., is chairman and managing director of William Edge and Sons Ltd., indus- trial chemists. He is chairman of the Lytham-St. Anne's branch of the Institution, chairman of the British Federation of Music Festivals, and a member of the Royal Mersey Yacht Club. From 1931 to 1958 he was a member of Bolton Town Council.

Mr. J. Houston-Jackson is manag- ing director of B.P. Tanker Co. Ltd.

Vice-Admiral Sir Geoffrey Robson, K.B.E., C.B., D.S.O., D.S.C., was Lieutenant-Governor and Commander- in-Chief of Guernsey from 1958 to 1963. His previous appointments included President of the Admiralty Interview Board 1950-1, Flag Officer, Scotland, 1952-6, and Commander- in-Chief, South Atlantic 1956-8.

To Major General Ralph H. Farrant, C.B., whose election to the Committee of Management was reported in the March issue, apologies are expressed for stating that he had been awarded the K.B. in the New Year Honours List..