(8) The Governor of Hunan reports that he has received serious complaints against the conduct of an officer named Lin Min-kai, The said officer isan expectant prefect on the Chekiang list, but being in mourning ho is living in temporary retirement in his native town of Hua-jung. It appears that, instead of conducting" himself with the quietness and decorum befitting his situation, he formed an alliance with a scoun-Arelly attorney named Chang Yun-han, and undertook the management of law suits for other persons. When his partner was summoned before the magistrate for examination, he entered the yamen and carrie him off by force, Also, in the name of his son he obtained a trading licence and carried on business outside the area for which it was valid, became involved in a law: suit with one Liu Hsii-kun for infringing on the lutter's trading privileges, and finally was charged by a number' of boatmen with extorting fees on their boats. When summoned by the magistrate in order that these matters might be investigated, he refused to appear, and sent his son to lode @ plaint in the higher court. The Memorialist thinks that serious "noti should be taken of the ease, and begs tha Liu Min-kai may be cashiered and put on his trial.—Granted by Rescript.
July 24th.—[No papers of interest.
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