INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CITARTER, SUPPORTED BOLELY BY VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTIONS, Patron-Her Most Gracious Majesty the Queen. Chairman-SIR EDWARD BIRKBECK, Bart., V.P. Secretary-CHARLES DIBDIN, Esq., F.R.G.S. OLVING NTHLY HE Committee of the Royal National Life-Boat Institution earnestly appeal to the British Public for Funds to enable hem to maintain their 295 Life - Boats now on the coast and heir Crews in the most perfect state of efficiency. This can only effected by a large and permanent annual income. The Annual Subscriptions, Donations and Dividends are quite inadequate for the purpose. The Committee are confident that in their endeavour to provide the brave Lifeboatmen, who nobly hazard their lives in order that they may save others, with the best possible means for carrying on their great work, they will meet with the entire approval of the people of this the greatest * naritime country in the world, and that their appeal will not be made in vain, so that the scope and efficiency of our great ife-saving service, of which the Nation has always been so proud, nay not have to be curtailed. BIV BITAT The Institution granted rewards for the saving of 537 lives by the LifeBoats in 1897, and of 125 lives by fishing and other boats during the same seriod, the total number of lives, for the saving of which the Institution granted *ewards, in 1897 being 662. Total of lives saved, for which Rewards have been granted, from the Establishment of the Institution in 1824 to 31st December 1897, 40,417. It should be specially noted that the Life-Boat Crows, escepting when remunerated by ilie owners of vissels for property salvage service, oru paid by the Institution for their offorts, whether successful or not, in saving life. Annual Subscriptions and Donations will be thankfully reseived by the Secretary, Sharles Dibdin, Esq., at the Institution, 14 John Street, Adelphi, London, W.J.; by the Bankers of the Institution, Messrs. Coutis and Co.. 59, Strand; by all he other Bankers in the United Kingdom; and by all the Life-Boat Branches. (P.r.o. Supported solely by Voluntary Contributions, THE PARLIAMENTARY INQUIRY. THE MANAGEMENT VINDICATED AND JUSTIFIED. The Institution being entirely dependent for its existence and for the The Government having been communicated with, a motion for t appointment of a Select Committee was brought before the House on teha? of the Institution on the 8th March, 1897, and notwithstanding tho motic was on several occasions blocked by members of the Opposition, it was finally agreed to, and the Select Committee having been appointed on the 17th March, held its first sitting on the 6th April. It subsequently sat to take evidence twenty-four times, and on each occasion for many hours, beside holding five private sittings. It examined on oath witnesses from all parti of the country, and went most fully, carefully and exhaustively into etery detail connected with the management of the Institution and the working its life-saving service. Thus a series of questions dealing with the subject matter of the charges was sent to the honorary secretaries and coxsvais al the Royal NATIONAL LIFE-Boat INSTITUTION, to Lloyd's agents, to the westguard officers, and to receivers of wrecks at all stations round the cast : Great Britain and Ireland. The Committee received 846 replies to the questions from persons to whom the facts must have been known, and wt could have no ground for concealing or misrepresenting them, and it was o source of pleasure to the Committee that these answers contained so wicka testimony to the general efficiency of management and usefulness of * ROYAL NATIONAL LIFE-BOAT INSTITUTION. The Chairman of the Seler Committee (Mr. C. J. DARLING, Q.C.) presented his Committee's Reports the House of Commons on the 15th July. It fully vindicated and justifthe Institution, and entirely cleared the management of the serious charge made against it. The verdict was clear and unmistakable, and the Institu:i.. emerged from the serious ordeal of a Parliamentary Inquiry with-se Times said—“unsullied reputation." The Report concluded with the opinion that "the thanks F of the whole community are due to the Committee of Management of the Institution for their energy and good management (often in very difficult circumstances is successfully carrying on the national work of life-saving." JUSTFR EE-BOL ud others sille is supported tically eir Of tben catter le ving wat hus persic ninistratia ed with, before the otwithstan e Oprais en apporte suliseyta 7 for Day witness deshan tation el dealing retaries a pd's agent ations no Chairs BROOKE'S SOAP rable ale FOR STEEL, IRON, BRASS, AND COPPER VESSELS, FIRE IRONS, MANTELS, ETC. ork of REMOVES RUST, DIRT, STAINS, TARNISH, & in that ir ener círcum |