The Director General of the Yellow River submits some additional reforms which he Proposes to introduce in continuation of those which he inaugurated some months ago. His previous proposals did wot go far cough, and he now intends to take the whole responsibility of the Ri trol into his own hands. The allotted for the maintenance of the River works is Tls. 600,000 a year, and of this he dues not consider that more than Ts.
480,000 need be expended in ordinary repairs, Last year the River Board" was assigned a sum of Tls. 120,000 to execute the work with which it was charged, and tthe end of the term there remained a balance of Us. 60,000 which was used in the purchase of stones and other mate If the present system is continued for a number of years, it is confidently pr dicted that" the stability ut the works will gradually improve and the expendture thereon be gtuduatly reduced. alteration is likewise ty be made in the system of rendering the accounts. At present they are forwarded by the River departments to the Taotai and passed on by the latter to the Governor who tr its them to the Board. The Board offers little object the items long as they conform precedents. The items are for the most part fictitious, and a sum of considerably over Ths. 20,000 goes as perquisites to the officials through whose hands. the s The Director General intimates his intention of having them made up hereafter in his own office, and expresses a hope that the Board will overlook any irregularity in consideration of the honesty of the items.—Rescript: Approced.
30th and 31st January and Ist February.
ASTRONOMICAL, Forecast for the year given out on the frst day of the Ist muon by the Chin ien-chi The wind is b the 7th diagram, (J) which will cause men to be blessed with longevity and the year to be crowned with prosperity.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.