Chiung-i is transferred to the Pr ship of the Board of Civil Otiice, his place being taken at the Board of Revenue by Fa-k'an ing promoted to the Preesidentship of the Board of Works, Wang Lung-ho is transferred to the Presidentship of the Buard of Rev und Pfan Tsu-yin is promoted to be sident of the Board of Works.
O-lo-ho-pu is appointed Director of the Board of War.
(2) A Decree referring to the liberality and sympathetic caro for the embarrass. ments of the soldiery which has induced Hor Majesty the Empress Dowager to sanetion the issue of their pay in full to the Manchu and Green Standard forces, and calling attention to the large number of frauds and abuses wish which the army is beset, Such, for instance, as failure to report vacancies in the ranks caused by deaths, the drawing of pay by persons not entitled to it, isstte of payments twice over, and other fraudulent practices tov uumerous to mention urgently call for enquiry and reformation, and the Lientenaat and Deputy Lieutenant Generals of the various Batmer Corps in Peking are called upon to make this tusk their special duty, unsparingly denon. cing any delinquents they inay discover.
(3) The rident of Customs at Canton, in conjunction with the Governor. General and Governor, reports the despatch of the ird instalment of the subsidy due to Peking from on Customs for the T1th year of Kuang Hu, Phe assessment for the year is made up of the following items Maritime duties Surplus assessment.
Refund on Kouchow loan of 1874 by instalments of 6,000 (7 3 instalments) Northern defence fund (teens ferred from subsidy due to Shen Tia, 200,000 60,000
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