(8) Early in the present year, when Formosa was constituted a separate province, it was decided that the administration of the Customs establishments at Tamsui and Takow should be withdrawn from the control of the Superintendent of Customs at Foochow and laced in charge of the Governor of the Island, The acting Tartar General at Foochow, who is also Super-tendent of Customs, reports that he arranged with Liu Ming-chinan for handing him over charge of the two stations in question from the Ist of October last.
GINSENG FOR THR PALACE, (4) The Governor of Kirin reports that he has sent a consignment of wild ginseng to Peking for the use of the Palace. It! consists of eight roots of a large and fourteen of a medium size, the whole
quality. The cost of procuring the roots, weighing 8.2 ounces and being of prime
sent to Peking by a special messenger, which have been packed in two boxes and was Tls. 1,481.5.5. The payment will be furnished from the ginseng duty receipts.
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