Shans, ark: to be allowed to re: post owing to sickness. His prayer i: granted and he is allowed to return to his tted to resign his post on account of sickness.
(3) Deerce prohibiting Bannermen from selling their rice allowances to the shops for money.
6th Februas (1) With reference to the memorial of Tsen Ch'un-hsuan, Viceroy of Szechuan, regarding the questions of trade and mines in said province, and the appel ment of some high official to oversee them, ax these are matters of the greatest importance we hereby appoint the said iccroy to be Director-General and the kiangsu Expectant Taotai Cheng Hsiao-hsii to assist him.
(2) The Viceroy of Fukien is commanded to select from amongst the substantive prefects of Fukien the man best fitted to fill the now vacant post of prefect of Ch'uanchoufu, in the same province, and then appoint' Hsi Lun (Manchu) to the prefecture vacated by the officer of said Viceroy's choice.
(3) Lo Pting-an is appointed Major-General of the Hochon Circuit of Kansu, and Tien Yii-kuang is appointed Major-General of the Yen-Sui Circuit of Shensi province. Chang Yung-tsing is appointed Major-General of the Ninghsia Circuit Kansu, and Yao Wang is appointed Major-General of the Lisngchou Circuit in the same province.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.