Lifeboat service
Sir,—After observing , the rescue of surfers and damage of Aid II in a crazy sea, I would like to suggest to those who rely on the safety security provided by the Sumner Lifeboat Institution that now it needs rescuing — financially.— Yours, etc., LIN SMITH. November 17, 1981. Sir,—Apart from those whose lives have beep saved and whose boats have been brought safely to shore, the only beneficiaries of the Sumner Lifeboat Service have been the insurance companies. If each person saved had been insured for a modest few thousand dollars, and each boat for its value, then this represents over a million dollars worth of claims that insurance companies have not had to meet. As insurance companies pay a very large proportion of the cost of the fire service to minimise claims, surely they ought to be prepared to meet at least a reasonable proportion of the cost of the lifeboat service as well. This includes the maintenance of the slipway, regardless of ownership.—Yours, etc.. J. W. TAYLOR. November 19, 1981.
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