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INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CIIARTER, SUPPORTED SOLELY BY VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTIOXS.

Patron-Her Most Gracious Majesty the Aucen.
President-His Grace the DUKE OF NORTHUMBERLAND, K.G.

Chairman-SIR EDWARD BIRKBECK, Bart., V.P.
Deputy Chairman-COLONEL FITZ-ROY CLAYTON, 'V.P.

Secretary-CHARLES DIBDIN, Esq., F.R.G.S.

EVOLVING

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earnestly appeal to the British Public for Funds to enable them to maintain their 295 Life - Boats now on the coast and

their Crews in the most perfect state of efficiency. This can only MONTHLY be effected by a large and permanent annual income. The habe, Annual Subscriptions, Donations and Dividends are quite in

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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 period, the total number of lives, for the saving of which the Institution granted rewards, 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, 40,117.

It should be specially noted that the Life-Boat Crows, excepting when remunerated by the owners of vessels for property salvage service, aru paid by the Institution for their efforts, whether successful or not, in savin: life.

Annual Subscriptions and Donations will be thankfully received by the Secretary, Charles Dibdin, Esq., at the Institution, 14 John Street, Adelphi, London, W.U. : by the Bankers of the Institution, Messrs. Coutts and Co.. 59, Strand ; by all the other Bankers in the United Kingdom; and by all the Life-Boat Branches.

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