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sailing vessels mentioned below, being no longer required, may
be sold, the guns and Government stores fit for future use
having first been landed. The ships should be sold with masts
and rigging all standing, under arrangements to be made by
the Commander-in-chief, Indian NavyElphinstone,' 4 Olive,'
6 Falkland,' and 6 Tigris.' 9. The 4 Prince Arthur,' steam trans
port, has been ordered to Alguada reef. She will be supplied
with a native crew, and be sent round under an Acting-Master,
with mates as required. 10. The 'Clyde' and 'Hugh Rose',
gunboats, have been set apart for the police of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
and Mekran Coast. The 6 Clyde ' is in the Gulf, and the 6 Hugh
Rose' is on her way to Bombay, from which in turn, and after
overhaul, she will relieve the 4 Clyde.'
On the 27th of August, 1862, the 'Falkland,' Commodore
Drought,! arrived from the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , and during the month
* The smaller vessels were disposed of as follows:—"The 'G-oolanar' to be
steam yacht for the harbour, &c. The ' Pleiad,' steam despatch vessel, may be
placed at the disposal of H.M.'s Consul at Zanzibar. The'Snake' to remain
harbour boat, and the 4 Lady Falkland' to be employed in the harbour defence
works. The Controller is requested to submit a statement showing the cost of
establishment retained for the future, contrasted with that existing previous to
the commencement of reduction." In 1874, when arrangements were made for the
resumption of the Indian Marine Surveys, under the superintendence of Com
mander Taylor, I.N., the survey flotilla, which was ordered to consist of one
steam tender, three brigs, two schooners, and five steam pi maces, included the
gunboat 'Clyde,' of 300 tons and sixty-horse power, and the Indian Navy
schooner, ' Constance.'
The following is a list of the sea-going vessels of all classes at the disposal of
the Bombay Grovernment in 1875-76:—The steamer 'Comet' still employed oil
the Tigris ; the ' Constance,' schooner: the gunboats ' Hugh Rose' and ' Clyde
the ' Dalhousie' and ' May Frere,' steam despatch boats; the steamer ' Quan-
tung,' under the orders of thejPolitical Resident at Aden ; and the two turret-ships
6 M^igdala' and ' Abyssinia,' for the defence of Bombay. Of these the five first
named belonged to the Indian Navy. The Bengal Grovernment had under its
orders for local service, three steamers and one sailing vessel, eight river
steamers, four pilot vessels, and five light vessels.
f Commodore Drought resigned the Service on the pension of his rank from
the 11th of October, and the following commanding officers also proceeded to
England:—Commander Balfour, of the Indus Flotilla; Worsley, of the ^ er ^ 11 '
ramis Cruttenden, of the ' Zenobia;' Tronson, of the ' Ferooz ;' Fraser, of the
' Auckland ;' Batt, of the ' Coromandel;' and Hopkins, of the ' Dalhousie.
Lieutenant Etheridge, who received his prorrfotion to the rank of Commander by
the retirement of Captain Drought, was appointed to the command of the Coro
mandel,' in succession to Lieutenant Carew, and remained until the abohtion ot
the Service, as did Lieutenant Pengelley, who succeeded Commander Hopkins
in the ' Dalhousie.' All the officers on unemployed pay were borne on the books
of the flao-ship 'Ajdaha,' and the G-overnment were glad to give furloughs to
such as chose to avail themselves of it under the following conditions conveyed
in their Resolution of the 15th of July, and published for general information
under date, Bombay, the 7th of August :-l. Passage-money at the rate ot
Rs. 1,070 will be granted to all officers proceeding to England. 2. Ike actual
expense of the passage of officers proceeding to other places than England will
be disbursed by G-overnment. 3. In the event of any officer who may have been
permitted to proceed to England under the sanction above quoted, being ordered
out again, the expense of his passage to India will be borne by the 4. ihose
officers who may remain in the G-overnment service will have to refund the home
ward passage-money granted under paragraphs 1 and 2, m such manner as may
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