(4) In 1883 the Board of Revenue was authorised to raise a fund for issuing certain supplementary allowances to the metropolitan officials, and the Canton Customs revenue was to furnish a yearly contribution of Tis, 40,000 for the purpose. Two years later those allowances were incorporated as permanent additions to the salaries of the otticials and the rations of the serving in Peking, and a further remittance of Tls. 6,000 a quarter from the four-tenths of the foreign Customs duties at Canton, which had hitherto been applied to defray the subsidy due from Foochow to Peking, was to be diverted for the purpose of augmenting the fund in question. The Canton Customs have also to forward an alnjust sun of Ts. 900,000 for the treasury of the Privy Purse and the Imperial Household. The money is always borrowed in E. Jenner.. 4 Wilkinson, H.S... 1 the first instance from Shansi bankers and Hughes, P. J.... 1 Wood, A. @. sauce 3 repaid from the Customs duties as they Joseph, H. H...... 2 Wood, ALP. vi. 1 come in. The Superintendent of Customs Kingsmill, T. W.. 3 at Canton now reports that he has forwarded Tls. 94,600 to Peking in part payment Mr. A. G. Woop, Chairman of the Muni-com] of the following items:—Tls. of the foregoing claims. The amount is cipal Council, said—Gentlemen, I think 10,000 as a third instalment towards the there are enough ratepayers now present fund for augmenting Peking salaries; Tls. for us to commence, and I beg to proposo—6,000 as " quarterly contribution diverted Reslolution I.—That Mr. P. J, Hughes, H.
the same object; Tls. 75,000 as the B.M.'s Consul-General, who was enough autumn quarter's payment of the claims of to preside at our meeting last year, be invited to take the Chair. the Household and the Privy Purse; Tle.
1,125 to cover the loss in weighing the (Hear, hear.) above; Tls. 1,875 representing the gai that.
Januts Monnasox—T beg to second realized in the process of weighing at Canton which has now to be credited to the The resolution was carried unanimously, public account, and Tis, 600 for porterage
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