A new life-boat service has recently come into being. This has been formed in the Union of South Africa and is known as the National Sea Rescue Institute of South Africa. The organisation is a voluntary one and aims to establish some 38 life-boat stations. Four of these are already operative. As part of its duties of providing a central secretariat for life-boat societies throughout the world the R.N.L.I. undertakes to help any country which wishes to establish a new life-boat service with advice and guidance. Writing to the Secretary of the Institution, Mr. Stirling Whorlow, O.B.E., to announce the formation of the new society its chairman, Mr. P. J. O'Sullivan, stated: "I would like to record once again our grateful thanks to you and your colleagues, and to the R.N.L.I. as an organisation, for the wonderful help and guidance we have received from you.".