May 22nd.—(1) The Governor-General of the Hu Kuang Provinces reports the transmission to Peking of the first instalment of the subsidy for the present year, claimed by the central government from the Maritime Customs at Hankow. The total amount at which the subsidy of the Hu Kuang Provinces has been assessed is Tls. 7,000,000, of which the foreign Customs revenue is to contribute Ts. 150,000; and, in accordance with an application made by the Board of Revenue, the remittances for the year are ihe paid fede ime pees T'ao-tai at Hankow i wu a sum of Tls. 50,000 from the Customs receipts, which is being forwarded as the first instalment for the present year, and further remittances will be sent from time to time as the receipts come in,
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