(21) Owing to the destruction of life and crops amongst. the people living in the Metropolitan prefecture, caused by the event rains, we commanded the Governor of Shuntienfu to make enquiries and make a report of his investigations at once According to the memorial of Siu and others, now before us, it is said that the country.
ast has suffered the most from the the torrents rushing down the hills, while at the same time the rivers. having swollen up, an inevitable inundation followed, resulting in great in life and property. The memoriaists therefore sent deputies to the various yeiuts to make a calculation and now pray that we should grant relief in rice and money to the suffering people. We have been deeply grieved at this and sincerely sympathise with the suffering of our people. Let it be as requested in the memorial, and Jet vice gruel stations be first opened forth-th at the six yates of the outer city, with six other stations in the suburban villages, and let 10,000 piculs of rice from the Tmperial granaries he given to the memor-insists for distribution, Let, moreover, the Board of Revenue pay the ts. 2,000 required for building the twelve stations above mentioned, and let Sin Chin-nei urge the chehsiens of Pungan and Yung tsting commanding them to make haste in making up their reports as to what sort of id is required in their districts. Let the proper yanéu take note of the matters mentioned in the memorial which has received our approval.
(2) Let Wang Wen-ching act as Junior Vice-President of the Board of Works and Director of the Coinage Department in the absence of T{sii Hui-li now acting away from the Capital in the capacity of Imperial High Commissioner of the provincial ex-ions at Nanking court NEWS.
Huili gives thanks for his appointment as Chief Imperial High Commissioner of the provincial examinations to be held at Nanking by special act of race. His Majesty has appointed Chung Li as examiner of the repairs that have been done to the otices of the Court of Supervision. His Majesty gave Audience to-day to K' Men-tai and Li Hung-kuei who were introduced by the Grand Council.
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