One of the Censors recently laid before sequence is that pocslation and smuggling both abound. Customs stations are the Emperor certain proposals for altera-four in number, Jeho, Pakou, Santsota and tions in the administration of Jeho and the Wulan Hata. At all except the last men-adjacent country where the recent rebellion tioned deficient receipts are constantly retook place. These proposals were by the ported. The assessments were determined Emperor's command handed to the Viceroy nearly one hundred and fifty years ago, Li Hung-chang, who was desired to present since which time there have been great: a report concerning them. The Viceroy changes in local conditions. New assess-has now framed six articles partially ments should therefore be made not at the embodying the ideas of the Censor.
1.-The pay of the military Livutenant-Prsert moment just after the rebellion, ut when things have had time to settle Governor and other officials ought to down again. Whatever those rates be, the be augmented. he practice of resum fixed on must always be forthcoming, ceiving presents has been very rife or the officers in charge should be punished among the Jeho officials, high and low. without fail. These revenue officers had Money is accepted both from subordinate also judicial functions, sitting with the officers and merchants, the cause of the local authorities whenever cases were heard custom being undoubtedly the insufficient in which one party was Mongol and the salaries of the officials, and not any special other Chinese. The system did not work corruption in their natures. Thus the well, as the two judges would often take Lieutenant-Governor receives only about different views, and the cases then would Is. 2,300 for pay and expenses. This drag on for ever. Under the new plan, ought to be increased by an allowance of these suits would of course be heard solely. Tis, 6,000, which money might be taken by the regular courts. from the "tientsin Foreign Customs re-5.—Means must be found to put an ceipts. A precedent for such a course is end to the quarrels between the Mongols afforded by what was done in Manchuria and Chinese. The Mongols in the Jeho some years ago under similar circumstances, when Chungshih obtained a large addition or agriculture. Many Chinese therefore territory ori nally knew nothing of trade to the pay of the high authorities there. flocked into the country for the purpose of The other officials from the Taotai down-trading with them or hiring their lands, wards ought all to. receive allowances.
Their simplicity at first led them frequently They should be required to state exactly to be cheated by these Chinese; but they their in-comings and out-goings. The latter have now themselves learnt to be crafty should be reduced us much as possible, and fraudulent. They often are also guilty and whatever cannot be done away with of violence, plundering homesteads of grain should be charged to the public funds.
2.—The Tautai and the Prefect should and cattle. Dis has caused unlawful sects to flourish among the Chinese, as the ad-be selected from officers who have herents of such sects combine to protect. already held such appointments else-each other; and here is to be found the where, The former has the duties to origin of the late outbreak. Rent and the perform of a Provincial Treasurer and ling debts are the great cause of trouble Provincial Chief Justice, while the between the two nationalities. In future latter is charged with the litigation of all Land let by Mongols to Chinese should seven separate districts. Tu buf cases an Ve registered, and the rent paid to the able and experienced officer is required.
Chinese authorities, who will hand it over It has been the rule always to appoint to the Mongol Chiefs. A request to thi Manchus to these posts, and in practice effect has been made by the Karach they are generally promoted for th Princes themselves. Debt cases should be pose; thus they come without experi heard and determined in a just manner and by the time that they have gained it, Uy the regular tribunals, and the Mongols their three years are up, and they are must be punished if they take the law into, transferred elsewhere, It is proposed that their own hands Chinese should be also eligible, that the (6) Additional troops are posts should be posts of transfer and not Manchu battalion already there is illsepieal, The of promotion, and that, when the atticers armed, ill-drilled and numerically weak have served their term, their names should The Chinese troops are even more wort be recorded for promotion, but they should less. In seven days they were unal remain where they are till they obtain it. to march sixty miles in the direction of t It was for the sake of the Mongols in the enemy. The cavalry in the Hunting Ground region round about that the appointments were limited to Manchu officers. But alone seen of uny value. They wight be left where they are; but in the south and now-a-days the latter do not know anything East two battalions from the coast should of the Mongol tongue, so that they are no be stationed. They would remain under more fit for the posts than Chinese. Besides the administration of the Provincial Comit. is difficult to find Manchu officials mander-in-Chief; but the Governor at Jeho of the required rank to be transferred to would have the power to employ them when the posts; und a precedent of admitting roquired.—Referred to the Monyolia fice. Chinege in such.cases has been sot in the Manchurian provinces.
26th Ap 3.-—Changes are required in the rules
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