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SHELDRAKE, 4.

455 Tons.

CHINA SQUADRON.

S. Com. Gun-boat. 367 H.P.

Lieut. & Com.-J. B. Haye....16 Dec. '75 Lieut.-L. F. C. Jackson (n)...16 April '78

(In lieu of a Nav. Sub-Lieutenant.) Sub-Lieut.-A. W. Carter..... 4 Jan. '77 Surgeon-John A. McAdam...19 Feb. '76 Assist. Paym. in charge-M.

B. Williams....

..16 Dec. '75 Engineer-James Melrose.....29 Mar. '75 do. John Runnalls......16 Dec. '75 Gunner-J. Mohoney (act.)... 3 Nov. '77 (Commissioned at Devonport, Dec. 16, 1875).

SWINGER, 4. S. Composite Gun-Boat.

430 (295) Tons. 461,60) H.P. Lieut. and Com.—O. P. Tudor.22 Nov. '76 Sub-Lieut—Walter V. Anson.17 Jan. '78 N. Sub. Lt.-H. B. Hawkshaw.25 Nov. '76 Surgeon-W. E. Bennett...... 28 Nov. '76 Asst. Paym. in ch.-W. H. W.

Markham

.... 18 Nov. '76 Engineer-John T. Dominy...26 Oct. '76 Boatswain-James Murphy...15 Nov. '76 (Be-commissioned at Hongkong, 18th February, 1877).

SYLVIA, 3. Screw Surveying-Vessel. 877 (695) Tons. 689 (150) H.P. Commander-Pelham Aldrich.27 July '77 Lieut.-Richard F. Hoskyn...15 Nov. '73 do. Cecil F. Oldham... 15 Nov. '73 do. Arthur Havergal (n)..14 Feb. '77 do. E. C. H. Helby.. 14 Aug. '78 Staff Surg.-Mark A. Harte.....15 Feb. '77 Paym.-Norcott D'E. Roberts.13 Feb. '77 Chief Engineer-Samuel Swan.14 Feb. '77 Sub-Lieut-G. W. Gubbins....17 Jan. '78 Eng.-Richard C. Callaway...14 Feb. '77 Boatswain-James Redman...16 Feb. '77 (Re-commissioned at Hongkong, 9th May, 1877).

STORE AT YOKOHAMA. Paymaster in charge-J. W. Lishunan

(Borne in “Audacious.”)

VICTOR EMANUEL, 2. Ship.

5,157 (3,087) Tone.

Receiving Ship at Hongkong.

Captain-G. W. Watson....... 1 Mar. '76 (Commodore of the 2nd Class.)

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Secretary-Edward Robinson. 7 Mar. '76 Clerk to Secretary-W. Blee

Auten..

Lieut.-R. B. Needham.....

22 Aug. '77

15 Jan. '77

Nav. Lieut.-H. D.Walker... 6 July '78 Lieut. Mar.-H. C. Horrocks..31 May '77 Chaplain-Rev. C. Clark...... 1 Jan. '77 (For Service in Hongkong Hospital.) Staff Surg.-G. Bolater.....10 July '77 Paymaster-Henry H. Wyatt.22 Feb. '75 do. -Russell Hill...............23 Nov. '75

(For Service at Shanghai). Surgeon-H. X. Browne 8 Aug. '78 Gunner-Thos. Misselbrooke.25 Feb. '76 Boatswain-John Cullinane...28 May '70 Carpenter-John Barr..........23 April'78 Clerk-W. J. Willoughby ....19 June '78 The following officers are borne additional for Hongkong Yard.

Staff Comm.-G. P. Heather..20 Oct. '76 Paymaster-John Bremner...16 Jan. '72 (Naval and Victualling Storekeeper.) Chief Eng.-David Robb......20 May '74 (In lieu of Inspector of Machinery.) Engineer-William H. White.10 July '76 do. --Adam Shoolbread. 24 July '77

(For reventing heavy guns.) Boatswain-R. Melling

8 May '70 (Re-commissioned at Hongkong, 1st December 1874).

VIGILANT, 2. P. Dispatch Vessel. 985 (835) Tons. 1,815 (250) H.P. Lt. & Com.-W. M. Annesley.17 Sept. '77 Lieut.-T. F. Thomas (n.)........11 Sept. '77 Staff Surgeon-G. Robertson.. 7 Sept. '77 Chief Eng.-Charles Ware.....20 Sept. '77 Sub-Lieut.-H. M. Murphy... 17 Aug. '78 Assist. Paym. in charge-Chas.

W. Jago.

24 Aug. '76 Engineer—W. F. Galdie ....

.20 Sept. '77 do. -Edward Price.....20 Sept. '77 Boatswain-Wm. Marchant. 10 Sept. '77

(Re-commissioned at Hongkong, 1st Jan., 1878.)

ROYAL NAVAL HOSPITAL. Mount Shadwell.

Deputy Inspector General-S. S. D. Wells Surgeons-Thos. O'Sullivan, M.D., Chas.

Lyon Vasey

Chaplain-Rev. Chas. Clark

Civil Service Clerk-George Coles Dispenser in charge of Stores-G. C. Ewing