Chang Hsii, Governor of Shansi, reports the receipt of Tls. 100,000 sent' by the Board of Revenue, by Imperial Grace, on behalf of the famine sufferers in his province. He also states that he has been very careful about the expenditure of such funds which he paid only to bond fide sufferers, and that after portioning out the money in various amounts according' to the wants of the several districts to the amount of Tls. 90,000, the balance of Tls. 10,000 has been given to the various officials to buy seed with to distribute to the rustics for the next year's crops. Tls. 390,000 also have been received at various 1.—Let Shen En-chia be appointed Director of Court Banquets.
2.—On the 8th day of the 5th moon (June 21) which is the Summer Equinox, Wo will Ourselves attend the sacrifices in the Temples of Karth and Rain; but in the minor four temples let the nobles Chung Hsin, Ying Chin, Li Jui, and Wen Hsi take Our place.
2.—At the annual sacrifices to Kuanti, (God of War,) that fall on the 13th day of the 5th moon'(June 26th) let the nobles Po Ching and Po Shan be presenting Our stead.
80th May.
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