We have received the memorial of the Censor Sung Peh-lu, suggesting some radical changes in the balances and scales used in the various departments of revenue in the empire so as ts make a standard system of weights for the whole country, and not as now, to allow each provined, and even city, to use special balance of its own at variance with every other place. In this way the said Censor seems to think that the government will be a gainer by adhering to a stand rd weight, ete. The Board of Revenue is commanded to report thereon.
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(1) Lien Sheng, the P-lice Censor of the Eastern City, and his colleagues, report that they have, in obedience to a previous edict, made oura list of names of the most deserving of the gentry and police officials of the said Eatern City who have ov various occasions displayed energy and vigilance in breaking up or bringing about the capture of various gangs of desperadoes and banditti who had been using the said Exstern City asa base to raid up n the neighbouring townships and villages outside of Pel The memorialists pray that the usual promotions may be granted to the officers and gentry set down in the said list, in order that due encouragement may be given to the public spirit displayed by them. We, therefore, command the Board of Civil Aypeintments to scrutinize the said list and report thereon to us as to what promotions should be given to each of the persons named ther (2) Ting Li-yin, pointed Supervising Censor of the Treasury of the oard of Revenue, i.e., Keeper of the Seals.
(8) Kuei Nien is appointed to go and investigate the affairs of the Manchu White Banner Corps organisation.
15th April.
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