A decree states that the long continuance of fine weather this summer prevented the planting of the young rice in many parts of the Chinkiung Prefecture, especially in the two districts of Tant'u and Tanyang. The poor will be without means of providing food and raiment, and there must be much distress this winter. The Emperor there: fore devotes to their relief fifty thousand piculs of the tribute rice, which should be sent next year to Peking vid the Grand Canal. He gives also, the money which would have been spent in conveying it.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.