The Prince at the head of the Imperial Equipage Departwent and his colleagues submit a memorial in which they request that they may be supplied with funds to defray the expenses connected with the approaching visit of the Emperor to the Eastern Tombs, Their revenue is chiefly derived from land rents in the province of Chihli which ought to produce " yearly sum of Tls. 20,760, but the arrears have accumulated until they now stand at Tls. 543,370. The consequence is that for the last five years they have been unable to meet their liabilities and they how ask that the Viceroy of Chihli should be directed to supply them with Tls, 20,000 to defray the expenditure entailed upon the Department by the Emperor's visit to the Eastern Tombs on the 4th of April next.
13th March. documents of importance.
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