THE naming ceremony took place at Troon, Ayrshire, on 5th October, 1968, of 44-007 Connel Elizabeth Cargill which was provided by a gift from W. A.

Cargill Charitable Trust. Mrs. Connel Leggett, of Edinburgh, eldest grand- daughter of the Mrs. Cargill after whom the boat was named, carried out the ceremony.

The life-boat was handed over to the R.N.L.I. by Mr. R. K. Robertson, a trustee of the W. A. Cargill Trust. Brigadier J. W. H. Gow, C.B.E., D.L., J.P., accepted the boat on behalf of the Committee of Management. Mr. Montgomery Brown accepted 44-007 on behalf of the branch.

The Rev. Allan Young, B.D., S.T.M., Minister of Troon Old Church, conducted the service of dedication..