On
14 April 1777, it was reported that merchant and second resident
Jan Otto van Ingen had departed for
Djokjokarta to serve at the sultan's court. The employees at
Soerabaja were instructed to resume paying wages to the sailors who were still there from the ship
A Schat, which had been wrecked on the voyage from
Bima in the previous year. The wages were to be paid from
16 August 1776 onwards.
The resignation of merchant and resident
Alexander Cornabé from
Tagal was noted, with his transfer to take place by the end of August. Merchant
Isaak Cornelis Domis was appointed in his place.
Domis was to be replaced as resident at
Grissee by
Barend Willem Fockens, who was the head at
Timor. Since
Cornabé would be leaving for the
Netherlands, he would need to hand over his position by the end of August at the latest. A request was made for
Domis to hand over the residency at
Grissee by the end of July instead of mid-August to his replacement
Fockens. If
Fockens had not yet arrived, two appointed officials would take care of business until he came.
Meanwhile, Lieutenant
George Otto Dijkman was given command in
Balemboan.
Several requests for promotion were submitted:
These individuals were praised for giving satisfaction through their enthusiasm, diligence, and capability, provided their required service time had been completed.