The Governor of Turkestan 1887 addressed the Throne soli wards for the civil and military officers who had rendered special services in connection with the building of city-walls, public offices, ete., that has been going on in the various cities of the New Dominion since 1883, His Majesty commanded that lists of those who had more particularly distinguished themselves be submitted to the Throne. The Preperation of these liste was left by the governor to his successor Wei Kuang-tao, the present Acting Governor, who in forwardingthemstates that up to the date of the Governor's report city walls had been built at the following places, viz:—in Northern Turkestan, at Kucheng, Hami, Turfan, and Sui-lai; and in Southern Turkestan or Kashgaria, at Karashar, Kuché, Aksu, Ush, Maralbashi, Kushgar, Yingeshar, Yarkand and Ho-tien, besides a number of publicoftices. Since then building has been going on at Ch'angchi and Kurkara Usu, military yamens being also erected at Kashgar and Aksu, and magistrates' yamens at Tihua, Yehch'eng and Ch'it'ai, "Sinultaneously with these works a number of subordinate officers' quarters, granaries, gaols, yonts momerialiss has given his unremitting &e., were also put up. During the lust five
attention to the works in progress, and has received the most cordial assistance from his subordinates, whose energy is much to be commended.' Owing to the scarcity of population since the rebellion, labour is dear, the daily hire of a workman amounting to two or three mace per diem. Ju order, therefore, to avoid unnecessary expense and ensure the early completion of the works, they have been carried out entirely by the troops, at half the cost of native labour. Considering the difficulties under which the officials concerned have necessarily laboured, dealing with new conditions and without precedents to guide them they all deserve the highest credit. for the success with which their efforts have been.crowned. Memorialist therefore submits a carefully revised list of the names of those who have been longest employed, or who have more particularly distinguished themselves in the Brogrens o the works.—Reseript.—Let the foord concerned consider and report hereon,
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