explained to His Majesty the organisation of native military forces, froe schools, and military colonies among the aborigines on the lower course of the Wa River in Kueichow, and sent officers to carry out the measures required. the Memotialist, too, gave orders for the satisfactory settlement of such reforms in those matters as on careful ce: ion of the circumstances stionld seem requisite. The Intendant Ch'u Yuh has now sent in his report. The military forces have boon reduced in Iung- ture and Sung-of the surplus ts thus obtained distributed among the villages of Ku-d the seven Jong the Fuaud Hsia Rivers. The new soldiers were once ordered to assume the Chinese dress. The local authorities will dismiss any officers that bully the people and will appoint their successors. The Intendant proposes to keep vacant for the present a small number of posts, to be filled up when the local
Additional schools have been established authorities deem an inerense necessary. and the total number is now one hundred and thirty-nine in the ten districts. The expenses of these schools are all supplied from the public funds. The military colonists uunbered before the rebellion 9,339 enrolled in 10 divisions; at the present time 8,949 have already been enrolled again. "These are all found to be stout fellowa, The decreaga in number in dug
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