Lives Rescued.

Lives rescued by life-boats before the outbreak of war - - -197

Lives rescued by life-boats after the outbreak of war - - - 1001

Total of lives rescued by life-boats                    - - - - - - 1,198

Lives rescued by shore-boats, and in other ways, for whose rescue the Institution gave rewards - - - - - - - - 209

Total of lives rescued - - - - - - - - - - 1,407

Of the 1,001 lives rescued after the outbreak of war 596 were from vessels and aeroplanes in distress through attack by the enemy, or on account of the war, and 405 were from vessels in distress from other causes.