(1) Kuei Hong having memorialised that his leave of absence having expired, and as his illness has not so far been relieved, requests that his post of President of the Board of Punishment be given to some other person and he be allowed indefinite leave of absence to regain his health, Let the President of the Board of Punishments Kuei Hong have another leave of two nionths' absence, and let him still retain his post.
(2) The Chief Minister of the Admiralty Board reports that the porcelain and glazed tiles contracted for for the Peking works have been delayed in their delivery and requests that a Decree should be issued ordering the contractors to make haste. As the porcelain and glazed tiles are urgently required for the various works at Peking and the number of tiles that have not yet been delivered is very large, we command that the Board of Works do immediately order the Superintendents of the works concerned to hasten the contractors and bid them to have the entire number of tiles that have been delayed to be at Peking for delivery within the 6th moon (July-August). If the contractors fail to do so let the proper yumén memorialise us again upon the matter in order that we may determine the penalty to be accorded.
(8) The Director-Generals (one Manchu and ove Chinese) report that between the hours of two and four o'clock on the afternoon of the 14th of June, through the carelessness of those concerned the new granary lettered Kuang" got on fire, but fortunately being empty it was immediately put out. The memorialists request that the Superintendents of the said granary and the subordinates charge be sent forthwith to the Board of Punishments and they themselves also turned over to the said Board for a determination of a penalty. Let this be so, and lot the Superintendents, the Acting Manchu incumbent P'n Ying and the Chinese incumbent Ts'ai Ying-ts'uen, as well as their subordinates be strictly examined by the Board of Punishments so that the true causes of the conflagration may_be arrived at, and the delinquents punished according tolas. And let the above named Superintendents as well as the memorialists Siang Ling and Hsii Ying-kuei be further turned over to the above-named Board for the determination of a penalty on the ground of improper care of their charges.
THE couRT.
H.LM. the Emperor after breakfast and the transaction of Stateaffairsto-morrow will enter the Inner Apartments and prepare, by abstention from animal food and pleasures, for the sacrificial worship next day.
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