(1) We have received a memoria! of Pien Pao-chu'an, Viceroy of Min-Giié, on bebal€ of Liu Cho-yuan, Taotai of the Ting-chang-lung Intendancy of Fukien, requesting mission to resign his post owing to con-ete, The request is granted and Yung K'un is hereby appointed to fill the vacancy thus made, (2) As the weather is getting to be very severe and the Manchu and Chinese battalions garrisoning the ex pital have to suffer great hardship in the performance of their duties at this time of the year, we feel it but right that something should be done to ameliorate their condition, Hence, as a mark of extra grace, we hereby command that each man belonging to. the above nomed battalions shall be paid a bounty of half a month's pay in respect thereof.
(3) The same bounty should also be extended to those members of the Imperial Clan (Chung shih) and those of the Colla-toral Branch of the Tmperial Clan (Gioro) who have no special appointment but must depend upon the usual government allowance granted them and their families, Hence we command that one mouths extra allowance be given each member of the above in order to help them to pass the severe weather noted in the foregoing decree. With regard also to the orphans and widows of the two branches of the Imperial Clan, we command that over and above the extra month's allowance above stated that they shall be further given half a month's allowance as.a token of our com-mise ration of their pitiable condition.
(4) The Censor Wu-erh-ching-nieh charges the granary officials with mixing the tribute rice with local products to the detriment and loss of the recipients who are entitled to obtain their rice allowances from the said granaries in Peking and T'ungchow, and recommends that steps should be immediately taken to prevent the frauds, ete. The Vice-Presidents in charge of the said granaries are hereby commanded to give the necessary attention to the above quoted memorial.
(5) Peng Shou is transferred to be Lieutenant-General of the Bordered Yellow Manchu Banner, Ch'un Lin is transferred to the Lieutenant-Generalship of the Bordered Red Manchu Banner, and Ssu Lu-tai transferred to be Lieutenant-General of the Yellow Hanchun Banner.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.