According toan Imperial Decree, deficient harvests caused by floods are reported as occurred through a very large por-of the Province of Anhui. On the banks of the Yangtze, An-ch'iug, T'ai-ping and Chih-chow have suffered. In the valley of the Huai, Ssu Chow, Feng-yang and Ying-chow, and in the extreme south Ning-kuo and Kuang-te. The Emperor has already desired the Governor to ascertain in what districts taxation must be postponed or remitted, and he now further authorises that officer to spend a sum of Tls. 30,000 for purposes of relief.
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