Liang Kiang, proposes to entrust the newly ante Provincial Judge for Kiangeu, 'h'en Ch'ih, with the direction of military matters throughout the province. The reasons he puts forward are that the officer in question was formerly in charge of the war vessels of the Nanyang squadron, and that his reputation in regard to military matters is avery high one, be having during the two former reigns served with great distinction in the S.E. provinces. "His subordinates and the soldiery generally all placed the greatest confidence in his ability, and as memorialist is greatly in need of a capable man to stand by his side he has ventured to place the control of the military camp in Kiangnan in the hands of the Provincial Judge.—Noted.
4th March.
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