of Hangchow, is ordered to resign, his post being hereby given to TS Chi.
(2) General Li Pao-chu, commanding at Chingtzekuan, Hunan, is ordered to resign and to proceed to Shantung to report for duty under Yii Hsien, Governor of said province, why has specially applied for that officer, (3) The B2rh. inst beige the anniver—sary of my birthday, there will be ne Court held en that day, the day before, and the day'nfter said date, in honour of the cele-°brations.
(3) Yuin Shu-esi, Commander of the Rear Gorps of the Grand Amy of the of country now lying fallow and undrained throughout the various provinces of the Empire. The original inhabitants thereof had either been massacred ex masse by constantly recut rebellions or had been swept away by disastrous inundate consequence of which these lands had been lying fallow and undrained for nearly nlf century and more. In view of this, therefore special decrees were issued com: manding Tartar Generals, Viceroys, Governors "f provinces to set to work at once, and find out within their several jurisdictions all territory standing under the above named hist, and report to the Throne, it being desired that this rechunation scheme he inaugurated throughout the empire at the same time. The said provincial high authorities having in the meanwhile reported as commanded, they are now again ordered to make known these circumstaners to the every way grand scheme of reclaiming all fallow and oded lands throughout the empire. ure, moreover, to be told by the ties that in consideration of the culty of commencing this scheme, all who apply for titles for such lands will not be required to pay their land and grain taxes at the end of exch harvest like other cultivated property, but that a reasonable limit of time will be allowed for the cultivaters to reimburse themselves for their trouble before their rec! i provincial authorities are further to be diligent and earnest i above scheme, and not to asso much dead letter, there! a grand work which may both increase the Imperial revenues as well as better the condition of the masses in time tocome. Let this decree be made known to the whole empire.
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