(4) The 3rd-class Secretary of the Board of Revenue, Tsai Chen-fan, presents through his Bodrd a memorial in which he fugenata that there shall be appointed special judges to try civil and criminal cases, on a similar basis to those of the West, for no reform can be said to be complete unless this branch of the public service be also thoroughly reformed and remodelled. His suggestions seem to us, after a careful: perusal, to be quite practical ble"and sensible, and with the exception of his' advocacy for the resuscitation of the ancient post of Censor-Juslge—Hsiin-an—and that one which recommends the granting to Customs Taotais the power of trying lawsuits within their several jurisdictions like other local authorities, neither of which are at present to be considered, we hereby command the members of the Grand Council to join those of the} Grand Secretarian, the Ministers of the various Boards, the members of the Tanlin Academy and of the Censorate in a grand deliberation of the said memo. laiist's suggestions for report to us thereon.
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