August 22nd.—(1) It appears from a Memorial presented by the Governor of Kiangsi that some time ago Tls. 30,000 were sent of by land from that province to Peking as a remittance to the Board of Admiralty. On the way through the Province of Anhui, Tls. 6,000 were stolen. The officer in charge of the treasure, an expectant magistrate, was retained on the spot to assist the local authorities in recovering the money; and by their efforts Tis, 3,682.5.4 were got back. There thus remained a deficit of Tls. 2,367.4.6, which according to law had to be made good, one-half by Anhui and one-half by Kiangsi. The Anhui. portion has already been transmitted to Peking by an_ officer of that province together with the original money and that which was recovered. The Kiangsi share of the loss, namely Tls. 1,183. has to be borne, two-fifths by the officer in charge of the treasure, and three-fifths by the superior officer who despatched him; and if the inferior officer is unable to raise the money, the superior must make good the whole. "The latter, who is in this case the provincial treasurer, has already paid his share; and the remainder the Memorialist proposes to take temporarily from the provincial treasury, till it be: Luows wells' the oh lable can make it good or not. There is a wei-yuan about to start for Peking with a remittance on acovunt of the tein vellvetion, and he will be entrusted with the change of the above-mentioned Tls. 1,188.7.3 for the Board of Admiralty.
OFFICER DISMISSED FOR INTEMPERANCE, (2) The Acting Military Governor of presents a Memorial stating that the colonel of one of his Manchu battalions reports captain named Koshingo for constant drankeris and neglect of duty. Repeated amiings have been given to him, but he appears irveelainable; and the Memevilst therefore begs that he may be eashiered.—Granted by Rescript.
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