Some time ago the late Governor of Kuangsi proposed that the District of Shangesit Sick, which ies near Tongking, should be changed into an independent sub-prefecture, instead of being under the government of Taiping Fu. The Board of Civil Office reported favourably on the proposal, and the Emperor accordingly gave it his sanction. 'The new sub-prefecture (Ting) is classed as an important frontier post, the incumbent of which will be entitled to promotion after five years' tenure, without preliminary removal. Again, in 1886, the high authorities proposer that a new intendancy should be formed, the incumbent of which should be termed the T'aip'ing Kueishun Taotai and have charge over all frontier affairs. Lung-chou was chosen for his place of residences and he was given jurisdiction over a portion of territory formerly belonging to the Tso-chiang and the Kuei-ping-wa-vii circuits. This thes neceetitated certain changes in the seals of office, which will now be made with the Emperor's sanction,
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.