the final rej ent of a era 20,000 'Ta Hsing, Governor of kiangsi, reports made government to the the Provincial G descendants of Chang Tao Mayers' Chi. Reader's Manual No. 35) in the 19th year of Chis Ch'ing (1810). Toan was made to Chang Chen-jen with a views to enabling him to repair temples and redeem mortgage on temple land, and was to be repaid within twenty years. When this time had elapsed, however, only Tls.25,100 were forthcoming, so in the 28h year of Tao Kuang (1841) the then Provincial Trea surer proceeded to administer on behalf of the Government certain lands belonging to the Taoist fraternity in the I-Yang, Kuei-hsi and Anjou districts, in order to obtain repayment of the amount owing. The while has now been repaid by instalments and will appear as a refund in the Provinial. accounts for the 17th year of Kuang-Hsii.—Let the Board of Revenue take note.
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