60. The medical service was carried out in a very satisfactory manner. Some difficulties arose on the transfer of officers and material to the Tirah Expeditionary Force on its formation, especially as large convoys of sick and wounded were on the line of this force at the time, but these difficulties were successfully overcome by Colonel A.J.F. Reid, commanding the Malakand Brigade, who was in charge of the Line, and matters were ultimately restored to smooth working on the arrival of Surgeon-Colonel J.C.G. Carmichael, Indian Medical Service, who is now Principal Medical Officer of the Force. 61. The telegraph arrangements were well carried out by Lieutenant W. Robertson, R.E., under the direction of Mr. C.E. Pitman, C.I.E. The postal service under Mr. H.C. Sheridan was also satisfactory. 62. The working of the several departments of the Headquarters' staff was most satisfactory and successful. The heads of departments were:-- Major H.H. Burney, Gordon Highlanders, Assistant Adjutant-General. Lieutenant-Colonel A. Masters, 2nd Regiment Central India Horse, Assistant Quartermaster-General. Captain H.E. Stanton, D.S.O., R.A., Deputy Assistant Quartermaster-General (Intelligence). Captain E.W.M. Norie, Middlesex Regiment, Superintendent, Army Signalling. Surgeon-Colonel J.C.G. Carmichael, Indian Medical Service, Principal Medical Officer. Lieutenant-Colonel W. Aitken, C.B., R.A., Commanding Royal Artillery. Colonel J.E. Broadbent, R.E., Commanding Royal Engineers--relieved early in October by Lieutenant-Colonel W. Peacocke, C.M.G., R.E. Captain W.E. Banbury, 25th Madras Infantry, Field Treasure Chest Officer. Captain W.W. Cookson, R.A., Ordnance Officer. Major H. Wharry, D.S.O., Staff Corps, Chief Commissariat Officer. Veterinary-Captain H.T.W. Mann, [Wounded in action, 20th September, 1897.] Army Veterinary Department, Senior Veterinary Officer. Captain C.L. Robertson, R.E., Survey officer. Captain C.G.F. Edwards, 5th Punjaub Cavalry, Provost Marshal. The Rev. L. Klogh, Chaplain. Lieutenant W. Robertson, R.E., in charge of Telegraphs. 63. I am under great obligations to my personal staff--Captain A.B. Dunsterville, 1st Battalion East Surrey Regiment, Aide-de-Camp; Captain A.R. Dick, 2nd Punjaub Cavalry, and Lieutenant Viscount Fincastle, 16th (The Queen's) Lancers. 64. It will have been gathered from the foregoing narrative that the three brigades of the force were ably commanded by Brigadier-Generals W.H. Meiklejohn, C.B., C.M.G., 1st Brigade; P.D. Jeffreys, [Wounded in action, 16th September, 1897.] C.B., 2nd Brigade, and J.H. Wodehouse, C.B., C.M.G., [Wounded in action, 20th September, 1897.] 3rd Brigade, who were efficiently seconded by their staffs. The Line of Communications and the Base were also most efficiently managed by Colonel A.J.F. Reid, Commanding the Malakand Brigade, and by Lieut.-Colonel A.V. Schalch, 11th Bengal Infantry, the Base Commandant, and their respective staffs.