(1) Chang Chih-tung, Viceroy of Hunan and Hupeh, states that an aged officer, a native of Hupeh, namely, Chia Hung: chan, ex-Governor of Yunnan, sixty years or a cycle xgo, is still alive and by right of literary etiqu-tte and courtesy should be permitted to attend second time the Luming Banquet given to the new chujén of Hupeh, who shall obtain their M.A. degree in the forthcoming literary competitions at Wuchang. Unfortunately the said ex-Governor was formerly dismissed the service for certain faults and at the age of over ninety years he still lives in retirement at his home in Hup-h, etc. In recognition of the said Chia Hang-chao's great age we hereby grant him the rank of a third grade button (ight blee) and fur her permit him to attend the Luming banquet in honour of his cycle of literary rank.
(2) Huang Linsi-sen, G.vernor of Yunnan, sends usa list of defaulting officers who owed taxes, collected by them during their incumbency of office, to the provineial treasury. The following are the names of the officers complained of Yeh Tze-chun, farmer district magistrate of Luch'uauhsien, nw deceased; Hsieh Lun, former district magistrate of Wéntsénhsien, now deceased; Wang Feng-mu, ex-acting sub-prefect of Anping; and Sino Jen-k'an, ex-noting department magistrate of Luhai, already okieeed. The above named either died before clearing their accounts with government, or did not refund a single cash, or surreptitiously returned to their native cities in order to escape paying their debts to the Imperial Exchequer. This is most culpable, and we hereby command the Viceroys and Governors of Fukien, Chekiang, and Hunan, the native provinces of the defaulters, to seize and confiscate the properties of the officers above denounced, in order that the Imperial exchequer may not suffer through the frauds of these dishonest ex-officers.
9th June.
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