On
14 February 1777, several requests were presented. A request came from chief merchant and Head Administrator
Mister Johan Michiel van Panhuis, asking for permission to make a short trip to
Batavia. A request came from merchant and resident in
Tagal Alexander Cornabe, asking for a favorable discharge before the end of August from that residency, and to be allowed to depart for
the Netherlands with one of the return ships of the first dispatch in October of that year, while keeping his rank and salary due to his expired term, with the permitted baggage. A request came from surgeon
Herman Carel Snijders, asking to be promoted to head surgeon based on the reasons stated in his request. A request came from bookkeeper
Jacob van Garling, asking to be transferred from
Surabaya to the main location. Another request came from corporal
Johan Hendrik Scheuning, asking to be discharged from company service in order to earn a living as a civilian alongside other citizens. All these requests were supported and it was respectfully requested that they be viewed favorably for the petitioners.
On
14 February 1777, two bills of exchange were enclosed, whose duplicates accompanied this document. One bill was in favor of
Ian Hendrik Wiegerman, vice president in the esteemed College of Aldermen, for the amount of 12,244 rijksdaalders and 8 stuivers. Another bill was in favor of
Carel Fredrik Severin, notary of the Orphan Masters in
Batavia, for the amount of 1,248 rijksdaalders. It was requested that the holders of the original bills in
Batavia be paid.
The many rains that had fallen along this coast for some time had enabled the farmer to work his fields and prepare them for rice cultivation. However, the continuing extremely harsh, rough weather and abundant water still prevented them in many places from sowing the grain and in other places from transplanting the young crops. Nevertheless, the prospects remained good that when the weather calmed down somewhat, both tasks could be completed satisfactorily with the expectation of a good harvest.
Since there was no bar iron left in stock, and also because nails were needed for the
Rembang carpentry yard for the keelboats being built (which had been requested on
15 December 1776)...