The Canton Government reports the despatch of its remittance to Peking for the present year, The annual demand fixed by the Board of Revenue for this year, is, from the Foreign Customs Duty 'Tls. 100,000, with the additional amount of 'Tls. 60,600; from the Six Tenths Customs Fund 'Tls. 120,000; for the Fronti ier 'Troops, Tls. 120,000 from both the Four five' Tenths and the Six Tenths Fund; Ts. 58,000 for increased salaries and allowances; for the Imperial Household, Tls. 300,000 from the Native Custom house. The Canton Government is now despatching an officer with bills to the amount of Tls. 196,000 which he will cash in Peking, and pay the money to the treasuries con-corned. The bills have been given as usual by certain Shansi firms, who will be Fepsid as the funds in the Custom house
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