(1) Hsit Shu-min is commanded to give up at once his post of Literary Chancellor of Chekiang province and corns up to Peking to take over his new post of President of the Court of Censors. Lu Pao-chung, Sub-Chancellor of the Grand Secretariat, is hereby commanded to go t" Hangchow to take over the sid Hsii Shu-min's post.
(2) As Hsii Shu-min will take a little time in coming up to Peking to take over his new appointment of President of the Court of Cens-rs, we hereby command sil Ying-kuei to act as President of the said Court pro tem.
(8) Lixo Shou-hong is commended to continue to act as acting President of the Board of War until further orders.
(4) Ush Hui-feng is commanded to act as Acting Senior Vice-President of the Board of Rites in addition to his other duties.
(5) We have received the memoria! of Wang Wen-shao,. Viceroy of Chili, reporting that owing to the peacefulness of the river gods th Yungting River and the grand Canal have, during the past autumn, been singulntly free from overflow and other mishaps, ete, We feel grateful, to the gods for their aid and hereby command that ten great Tibetan incense sticks be bestowed upon the Dragon gods of the River and Canal, and that-the suid Viceroy shall send the ssid incense sticks tothe Taotai of the Yungting Intendancy wh" shall offer them at the Dragon temple on our behalf in token of our gratitude.
3rd October.
No papers of interest.
4th October.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.