The Archive · 1906

IMPERIAL DECREE

SPECIALLY TRANSLATED FOR THE

CHINA DAILY News."

25th April.

We have received a the Mivistry of Edi recommending the abolition of the post of Literary Chancellor for each province ud the appointment instead Superintendent of Education to each province. We hereby approve of the said Ministry's recommendation and erento the post of Superintendent of Education (Ti Hsia-sz), who shall take the part Is of the Literary Chancellor, and who shall be under the control of the Viceroy or Governor of the concerned. All Literary Chancellors now in the provinces are commanded to return to Peking to take over their usual posts in the capital, and Viooroys and—overners of provinces are to appoint men to undertake the Literary Original from

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