Ma Pei-yao reports that some time ago it came to his ears that a certain Wei Chih-yun, 2nd class Assistant Secretary attached to the Board of Revenue, at present at howe on leave, was presuming on his position as Metropolitan official and in various ways him. While memorialist was enquiring into making himself obnoxious to those about
this matter @ letter reached him from the individual in question accusing the magi: trate of the district in which he resided of accepting bribes and otherwise abusing his office. An officer was depute to secretly investigate the truth of these charges which were all found to be without foundation, But it was established beyond a doubt that Wei Chih-yun was a notoriously bad character who was in the habit of forcibly appropriating the lands and houses of his neighbours and who constantly took it upon himself to inflict beatings on such as incurred his displeasure. Definite charges of such misdoings were brought against him by a military graduate Hang sing-yitnn but when these came to be investigated by the Kuvichow Profect he took up the ground that he was an official of rank and refused to answer all questions.—Memorialist accordingly asks for permission to immediately degrade in order that he may be put on trial and duly punished, 10th November.
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