(1) Referring to a telegram from Li Kuo-yun, Governor of Kuang. tung, reporting that Chang Li, member of the Tsanchengyuan, has set an example to the Chinese emigrants by being the first to purchase a larg: amount of loan bonds in the Southern Sea Archipelago, and praying for the bestowal of a decoration in recognition of his devotion and loyalty to his father. land, ete: Chang Li is hereby given the Chiaho Decoration of the 2nd class.
(2) In response to a request from Li Kuo-yun, Governor of Kuang: tung, the Chiaho Decoration of the 4th class is bestowed upon Kao Hseub-lien and Ma Ting-Kuang, merchante in Canton, who have each purchased $100,000 worth of the loan bonds.
Merit and Demerit, (3) In reference to @ report submitted by the Ministry of Finance with regard to the different results showing the exertion by the supervisors of the cur toms, during the second year of the Republic, and in accordance with the suggestion of that Minis try, Shih Ping-hsieh, Supervisor of the Shanghai Maritime given the Chiaho Decoration of the 4th class; Chen En-shou, Yun Si-yung, and Liu Tao-jen, respec. tively supervisors of the Amoy, Chinkiang and Ichang Customs, ste given the Chiaho Decoration of the Sth class; to Mao Kuang-sung, Supervisor of the Wenchow Maritime Customs, an order of preciation is to be conveyed; Chang Yueh-chuen, supervisor of Wuhu Customs, Chu Fu-huang, ex-Supervisor of the Kueichow (Szecbuss) Customs, Tu Kuang-yn and O-sung, supervisors of Wuchang and Kanchow Customs, respective: ly, and Li Ching-chun, Director of the Tax Office at Changchiskov, ar to be credited with "merit" once each by the Ministry; mark of encouragement.
Chu Hsiao-wei and Wang Chis. tang, Supsrvisors of the Chowchow and Huaian Customs, respectively, are each to get "demerit" recorded once by the Ministry, for failure in making better exertion.
As to the rest, who have achieved poor results, they ar2 hereby operated from blame, inasmuch the Ministry submits thet in their cases the amount of minimum taxes and duties to be collected had not then been fixed. But the Ministry shal! notify them that at the time when the results of their work in the 3rd year of the Republic ar being considered, the rules and regulations governing taxation will be stringently applied.
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