(1) Ch'ung K'uan (Manchu) i appointed Chief Libationer of the Imperial Academy.
(2) The Vice-Presidents" (Directors-General) of the Imperial Granariesat T'ung-chou and "Peking, Hsiang Lin (Manchu) and Liao Shou-beng (Chinese), are hereby commanded to give consideration to and report upon a memorial of the Censor Ts'ao Yung, who declares that the pernicious system which gives opportunities for the perpetration of frauds in connection with the granary service is so deeply rooted that it would be arnest difficult task to try to eradicate at one stroke this defrauding both of the revenue as well as those who are entitled to receive their monthly allowances of rice from the granaries in westion. Hence it is desirable that steps should be taken, as a beginning, to gradually modify the present system and to appoint special days for the opening of the granary doors and the distribution of rice to the various recipients of the Imperial bounty, and that these special days should be proclaimed by statute so that each Banner, battalion, military, or civil department shall know exactly the date when they are to present themselves at the granaries to receive their rice grants. Furthermore that the dates for the examination by Crown officers of the rice reserves in the granaries be also fixed 50 that there may be no mistakes made in this connection, etc. Let a report be speedily sent uj (8) P-u Tuli is by special grace made an Imperial Body-guardsman of the Premier class and he is further permitted to do duty at the Grand entrance of the Imperial Palace (where the Emperor usually resides).
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