The Governor-General of Fukien and The Governor reports the capture of Chekiang, Tan Chung-lin, memiorialises the certain robbers at Liangshan in the district Throne on the subject of a charge brought of Shouchang, and asks for permission to against the magistrate of Nanching Hsien select for rewards those officers who have in Fukien of levying illegal taxes. The distinguished themselves in this work. defence of the magistrate Chin Yii-tang The people of Yenchou and Ts'aochou, was that the taxes in question were levied in the south and south-east of Shantung, for the purpose of repairing the river em-are of a turbulent character, and banditer bankments of the district. Similar levies are numerous. Although memorialist's had been made before, the sanction of the orders to his subordinates to adopt strict Emperor having been first obtained. On measures have been well observed, this this occasion the necessity fin repairs lawless disposition has not been entirely being very great, he had intended to removed. In the month of August this collect the worley and then to ask for year the magistrate of Shouchang sent sanction, The amount levied in excess Some of his men to patrol the village. Theve of the ordinary taxes was Tls. 451, and men were attacked at night in an out of was charged on lund transfers. In accord-the way inn by robbers who resented their ance with the law relating to the levy of arrival; three ut them were killed and their flags, weapons, and horses were seized. magistrate Chin Yii-tang should be pun-illegal taxes for public use thy degraded Memoria'ist had secret enquiries made ished with half the severity a theft of the into the affair and found that Yang Ma same amount would entail, He should and five others had formed gangs of robbers receive 70 blows with the heavy bamboo at Liangshan. These gangs collected in and be banished for one year and a half, the nighttime and dispersed during the day Ashe is an olticial, he should be allotted and robbed in all directions. The Liang the utmost penalty and be sent to the mountain is situate in the districts of Shou-forces on the frontier there to atone for chang, Tungp'ing, Wenshang, and Yiiuhis fault by hard exertion. The money he ch'éng. Around it are many. villages. collected should Lo devoted to the river The country is well wooded and the paths embankment works. The underlings who are intricate. The mountain is therefore collected the taxes should each receive 80 a good hiding place for bad characters, and blows.—Kescript: Let the Board of Punish: as it had been in former times the retreat ments report. of robbers, it was to be feared that their
trouble ensue. Memorialist accordingly hiumbers would rapidly increase and serious
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