'MANCHU TROOPS AT JEHO, percentage of one fen per tael should be Some years ago it was decided that deducted from the wages of the Manchu troops at Jeho and that the proceeds should be applied to procuring a supply of arms to replace the old ones which had to a great extent become worn out and useless, This deduction, it was calculated, would realise annually a sum of Tis, 1,000, and to this was to be added a further sum of Tls. 2,000 leniory from Regu! revenue receipts of the Imperial posters single Banner force, and as there were altogether ten Banners stationed at Jeho, the whole body of troops under the command of the Lieutenant-General would be furnished in this way with a fresh supply of arms in the course of ten years. It was, however, contemplated that the deduction of the stage from the soldiers' pay should continued until the loan from the land revenue receipts had been paid off. The whole arrangement has now been carried into execution and a question has now arisen with regard to the repayment perial Hunting Park. tt it is to be repaid, of the loan of Tis, 20,000 due to the Imas originally proposed, by continuing the deduction from the pay' of the troops if will require a period of twenty years to clear it off, and having regard to the fact that the soldiers only receive 80 per cent. of their wages, and that the cost of living has greatly increased in recent years, the Lieutenant-General considers that it would be a great ip upon the troops to enforce the continuance of the levy. He finds that a sum of Tls. 11,200 was invested for the benefit of the troops by his predecessor, and of the yearly interest scerning thereon he proposes to appropriate Tis, 1,000 a year for the repayment of the loan due to the Inj i is the balance being improving the position of the soldiers in other directions, Approved; Let the Board of Revenue take note.
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