(2) The Governor of Kirin represents that established for five years and he proposes to the Custom-house at Sansing has now been
fix the annual sum which the Custonis authorities shall be required to collect. He remarks that the Custom-house was o1 ginally established more with the object of Keeping a supervision over what passed the barrier than' in the hopes of obtaining a large revenue. The average annual receipts during the five years having amounted to 4,897 strings of cash, it is suggested that the revenue be assessed at 4,500 strings, of which fifteen per cent. will be retained provide for the expenses in collecting it.—Approved by Rescript.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.