The officers in charge of the Imperial Post Roads report the expiry of the sentence of a Sub-prefect Wen Hsin who had been banished to the Post Roads in the 12th yeat of Kuang Hstl. At the end of the first three years he was unable to pay the sum due in respect of the T'aifei (expenses towards maintaining the Courier service) and was accordingly ordered to serve for another term of five years, that being the time appointed by law for all such cases. Last year, however, general pardon was proclaimed and by virtue thereof four ears of his sentence were remitted. He has now served his full time and memorialists would ask the Imperial sanction for his discharge.—Granted.
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