'T'an Chung-lin, Governor-General of the Min-Che provinces, states that in obedience to the decree that the memorialist should choose the man he thinks best fitted for the Tntendancy of the Hsing-Ch'uan-Yung Circuit of Fukien out of all the Taotais in the province, and that the post left vacant should be given to the expectant Taotai Ying P'o, he, the memorialist, immediately set to work to obey the Im: perial commands. But he now reports that of those Taotais whom he could trust to-take up this important post at Amoy which is considered the most difficult place to govern in the province, he finds that such officers are mostly "holding pests from which they cannot well be spared. In view of this, as the said Ying Pro has had considerable experience first as 4 metropolitan official and then sent by special act of grace to the provincial administrations, and, furthermore, since this officer has already at one time previously held an acting appointment. of the post in question, during which time he had proved himself a careful and able administrator, memorialist, therefore, at the recommendation also of Chang Kuo-chen, acting Provincial Treasurer, and Ch'én Ming-chih, acting Provincial Judge Fukien, ventures to suggest that Ying be appointed to the Intendancy of the Hsing-Ch'uan-Yung circuit, asa man perfectly fitted for the onerous duties of that post. Kescript—Let it be as requested and let the Board of Civil Appointments take note.
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