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cruiser Melpomene under tbe command of Captain J. Denison, E.N., who
wns Senior Naval Officer of the Persian Gulf Division till January, when
the Pomone under Captain Simons relieved her. At present the ships in
the Gulf are the Pomone, the Sphinx, the Lapwing, and Pigeon. The only
foreign man-of-war that has entered the Gulf during the year has been the
Russian river-gunboat Gilyak, which hag visited Bunder Abbas, Busbire,
Mohammcrah, Basrah, and Kowoit. It is, I belieye, the first appearance of a
Russian war-ship in these waters.
IS.—OFFICIAL CHANGES.
Lieutenant-Colonel M. J. Meade, C.I.E., held oharge of the office of
the Resident, Persian Gulf, during the year. Lieutenant P. B. Prideaux,
First Assistant, was relieved by Mr. W. S. Davis on the 17th March, and, aa
Captain P. J. Lumsden, Residency Surgeon, has been transferred on his return
from furlough to an appointment in India, Captain E. Wickham Ilore, LM.8.,
was confirmed in the post of Residency Surgeon. Mr. J. C. Gaskin, Extra
Assistant Resident, has been deputed, as a temporary measure, to Bahrein.
Mr. P. J. Gandhy, while continuing to officiate for Mr. J. P. Sequeira, still on
leave, was appointed Head Clerk in place of Mr. A. Paes, who resigned the
service, in consequence of ill-heath. Captain N. Rainier, Indian Medical
Service, was specially deputed to assist the Residency Surgeon in dealing with
plague questions about which he had obtained considerable experience at
Karachi and elsewhere in India. He arrived at Bushire on the 28th June
with two Military Assistant Surgeons, Messrs. Beale and Kirkpatrick, and drew
up a detailed scheme for dealing with plague. As the disease has died out,
Captain Rainier’s services nut being required here, he returned to Karachi on
the ISth February.

H.-CH\NGKS AMONG hOREHiN REPRESENTATIVES.
The personnel of the Consular representatives of other European Powers has
been completely changed during tbe year. Dr. Robert Hauke, the German
Consul, went on leave to Europe in June, and was succeeded by Dr. Reinhardt,
who came here from Egypt. Dr. Reinhardt went to Shiraz for the hot weather,
and has made a trip to the Karen duriug the winter. He contemplates pro­
ceeding shortly on furlough to Europe, and it is doubtful if the post will be
immediately filled up. M. Bryois, the French Vice-Consul, went to France in
August, and has not yet returned. The work of the Consulate has been carried
on by the Dragoman, Mirza Husain. Mr. H. C. Vander Zee,of Messrs. J. C. P.
Hotz & Son, who was Consul for the Netherlands at Bushire, has been trans­
ferred to Ahwaz, Mr. Moesmann, of the same firm, taking his place.

15.—OBSERVATORY.
The results ol the daily observations are recorded in a tabular statement
marked Appendix A.
Busqirk ; M. J. MEADE, Lieut'.-Col
Political Resident, Persian Gulf.
The 27th March 1900 .