(1) We have received the memorials of Bu Ping-chih, Governor of Shansi, concerning suggestions for the entire changing of the style of examinations for military candidates for d-gress; and suggestions that students graduated from the newly established Western learning schools be permitted in the future to compete at the Triennial Exaininations for the M.A. and Doctor degrees at the Capital. We hereby command that these memorials be handed to the Board of War and the Tsungli Yamen for deliberation and report in conjunction with a similar memorial on the partial changing of the military examinations by Txo Mu, Viceroy of the Shen-Kan provinces.
(2) Sung Chun, Director-General of the Grand Canal, senses us eulogy on the administration of the said Director-Generalship by the Into Grand Secretary Chang hih-wan when the latter held that post many years ago. The memorialist states that the people along the Grand Canal, remembering the beneficial government they received at the hands of the late Grand Secretary, are now anxious to build " memorial temple in his honour and pray for the necessary permission, the money for bu the temple having been already subscribed by a number of gentry, notables, and wealthy merchants in the vicinity of the memorialls's yamen. The just is hereby granted and the Board of Rites is commanded to take note.
(8) The other day we received a memorial from the -Censor Yang Chung-yi denouncing Huang Sze-yung, a Vice-Director of the Supervisorate of Instruction of the Heir Apprrent, for mismanagement of the funds entrusted to his care for the relief of sufferers from the floods in the metropolitan prefecture of Shuntienfn, in consequence of which there have been many complaints laid before the yamens against the sil Vice-Director, etc... we accordingly commanded Sun Chia-nai and Hu Yii-fen, Governor Adjoint and Govern-
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