STATISTICS OF LIFE-BOATS AND FISHING-BOATS. 309 
vernment being contributions from the Mercantile Marine Fund, by the Board 
of Trade, awarded for saving life, payment to the crews of life-boats, and as- 
sistance in launching them. ‘The Board have also deputed Commander Ro- 
bertson to visit the stations and report upon the state of the life-boats and 
rockets established on the coast. From a published return, obligingly fur- 
nished by order of the Board, it appears from the Wreck Chart, which shows 
by spots and crosses the position of the wrecks and damaged vessels on the 
coast of the United Kingdom, amounting to 987 casualties in the year 1854, 
that the loss of life, so far as can be ascertained, amounted to 1549 lives. 
A similar return for the year ending the 31st December, 1855, has been 
presented by the Board of Trade to Parliament, and published, from which 
it appears that no less than 1141 wrecks occurred on the coasts of the 
United Kingdom in that year; about one-half of that number took place 
on the east coast of Great Britain. The loss of life from shipwreck during 
the same period was, however, comparatively small, being only 469, or less 
than one-third of the preceding year, and considerably less than in any 
former year of which we have arecord. The number of lives saved froin 
wrecked vessels was,— 
By luggers and small craft... .....0..-2.2--00-- 439 
By assistance from shore by mortar-apparatus, &e. . 399 
By ships and steam-vessels..........++..+--+---- 290 
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STATISTICAL STATEMENT OF LIFE-BOATS AND FISHING- 
BOATS ON THE COASTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM, 1855. 
_WEST COASTS OF ENGLAND AND WALES. 
: Station. No. of Boats. Build, materials, and arrangements. 
Whitehaven .............0. Misstesteid gesan ats Peake’s New. 
Dabikee seach Beaching’s, replaced by Peake’s. 
WA iReecaeecre Good. 
5 .seeeeeeePort of Liverpool. 
Tid Sepscessans Beaching’s model altered; to be replaced 
by Tubular Boat. 
4 UW eae uaseoedee In good and efficient state. 
_ Llanddowyn ............... Lip dats 
Se Boreas. alg } anetse Life-boat Association. 
TP Holyhead wisee....scseseee Wid taken 
Rhoscolyn .........-.eeeeee Lh} tadebenaes At Holyhead, under repair. 
Moelfre ........cecesereeeees ee cred eens In good condition. 
Barmouth .........+0..000 Oi sins ast In good condition. 
Port Madoc .......0.....+. i RRS PRY 8 In good and efficient condition. 
BUBEIIOUEH 2.2... 200ace0e ode cd hee In good and efficient condition. 
Aberdovey ............s00008 Lillie rine cs In doubtful condition — scarcely ever 
x ordered. 
bberystwith ......scccccee 1 cescceeeees In builder’s yard store—is useless. 
— Cardigan ......seeseeeesene Digest a cee In good and efficient condition. 
PeBisbsuard ..............0000 LivscaAiededees Good and efficient. 
ME aikecy cpus insseaonese Livievenappetes In good condition; about to be sent to 
Deaisc: London for alterations. 
‘Lianelly ais cscs ccesons Tis ste opsamtees As Government vessel, in good and efficient 
GR condition; manned by the pilots. 
MPAMPIGER secs sc csecoseeceeee mem RP ays Useless; lying in a timber yard. 
Burnham ............ roads Poe cerevenes In very indifferent condition — never 
pen? yd bsin : launched. 
