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HISTORY OF THE INDIAN NAVY.
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Walker, Commodore at Surat; Captain F. Salmond, Master
Attendant at Bencoolen in Sumatra; and Captain W. Bruce,
Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. at Bushire; also, First-Lieutenant D. An
derson, Master-Attendant at Mangalore; First-Lieutenant
G. Herne, at Kishm ; First-Lieutenant T. K. Tenell, at Telli-
chery ; and First-Lieutenant C. F. Grrice, at Quilon: First-
Lieutenant Jas. J.Robinson was employed surveying the South.
Concan, and First-Lieutenant E. Searight was Assistant-Con
servator of Forests in Malabar. In addition to these, the
following officers of the Bombay Marine The navy of the East India Company. held appointments at
Calcutta : Captain John Hayes, Master-Attendant; Com
mander W. Arrow, Assistant Master-Attendant (with an
appointment, under date of the 12th of May, 1819, to succeed
Captain Hayes when a vacancv should occur); Captain Daniel
Ross, Marine Surveyor in India; Captain W. Maxfield, First
Assistant; First-Lieutenant John S.Criddle, Second Assistant;
and Second-Lieutenant C. Bavilard, attached to the depart
ment. But, as successive augmentations took place in the
Service and the sphere of its duties was enlarged, so, in an
inverse ratio and contrary to the treatment received by their
military btethren, the staff appointments, considered the prizes
of the Service were, one by one, abolished, until the state
of affairs was reached, animadverted upon by Captain
Haines, in a memorial he presented to the Court of Directors The London-based directors of the East India Company who dealt with the daily conduct of the Company's affairs.
in 1837. In this statement, which met with the consideration
always displayed by the Hon. Court towards their Naval Service,
we find that the reductions in the staff appointments since the
year 1828, were as follow:—
1828
Captain
Commodore in Bombay at .
Master-Atteudant in Bombay at
Boatmaster and Agent for Transports
Captain of Mazagon Dock ....
Master-Attendant at Bengal, upwards of .
Commodore at Surat ....
1 Agent for timber at Calicut ....
1 Assistant-Secretary to the Superintendent and Secretary
to the Marine Board ....
1 Draughtsman .....
1st Assistant to the Master-Attendant
2nd „ „ „ . . .
1 Assistant-Paymaster ....
1 Deputy-Storekeeper ....
1 Master-Attendant at Mangalore
Total per Mensem .
1837
1 Master-Attendant at Bombay
1 Comptroller and Agent for Transports
1 Senior Officer at Surat
1 Commodore in the Persian G-ulf
1 President of Standing Committee of Survey
Rs. per
Mensem.
2,000
2,500
1,152
1,102
2,600
1,500
800
662
927
822
502
449
637
462
16,115
Us. per
Mensem.
1,250
1,000
1,396
1,300
647