(2) During the present year the land tax collection of Chekiang was to furnish Tls. 450,000 as a contribution towards the Peking subsidy, one-half of which was to be forwarded before the 5th moon and the remainder early in the 19th moon. Ts. 240,000 have already been sent in five instalments, and the Governor, Wei Jung-kuang, now reports the transmission of the the sixth instalment of Tls. 50,000, which have been forward rid Shanghai to Tientain under charge of a sub-prefect.
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