(1) The Censor in charge of the West City. reports that outside the Shun-chih fistynen Sheng-tang which for years past ate, there is an establishment called the has supported the indigent, bestowed charity deserving widows and taught poor children free of charge. It has been in the habit likewise of making distributions of grain in the 10th moon of every year, but' this year owing to lack of funda it will be unable to continue this practice, and application has been made that out of the Imperial bounty an allowance be made to it similar to that made to other institutions of the same kind.
We accordingly hereby decree that in the 10th moon of every year an allowance be made out of the Imperial granaries of three hundred piculs of grain.
(2) Li Hung-chang has presented"! Memorial dealing with the working of the Peiyang Admiralty Department during the three years in which it has been in existence and recommending various officers connected therewith for rewards. We accordingly direct that the Board do make suggestions on a most liberal scale as to what honours it! would be appropriate to confer in recognition of their services on Ting Ju-ch'ang, Naval Commander-in-Chief, and Chou Fu, Chief of the Admiralty Department and Provincial Judge for Chihli. A list of officers on whom the various degrees of the Bat'wru distinction have been conferred follows. 12th October.
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13th October.
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