The Censors, who act as inspecting officers of the two charitable institutions in Peking known as the P'u-chi T'ang and the Kung-te Lin, submit a report of the work that was done during the past winter. The rovonuc of these establishments is derived from various sources, two items are 800 piculs of rice from the Tmperial rananess and Tls. 2,000 from the foctrui luries the Ha-ta Men. During the six months or so that they were open, the Ptu-chi T'ang fed daily 129,039 destitute people, and the Kung-te Lin 103,634, each person receiving 7 ho of rice twice a day. All of these, with the exception of eighty-five special cases who remain in the former establishment, have been sent away and the soup kitchens have been closed fur the summer, as the price of grain has now fallen and there is abundance of work for the poor people in the fields.
'TOUR OF INSPECTION BY THE IMPERIAL AGENT
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