North-China Daily News."
Peking, March 19.
(1) In response tos memorial of Chu Chis-pao, reporting his investigations in connexion with s deficiency of the UN
735 last Autamn crops in certain districts of Anbai, and praying for Oar Grace to grant them either exemption from, or deferred payment of, the land tax, ote.—We find that during the last year, the thirty-four districts of Sachon, etc, suffered from the effects of droughts and storms, fesalting in a harvest of autumn crops far below the average. Io the circumstances, the indeed rely grant the districts mentioned, as requested, either exemption from, of deferred payment of, the land tax, in accordance with their respective conditions.
(2) In response to another memorial of Cha Chia-pao, reporting his investigations into the conditions of the damaged crops in the different districts of Anboi, and praying for permission to grant them exemption from, or deferred payment of, the tribute rice, ete, We have decreed already on this day that the payment of the land tex by the damaged districts of Anhui shall be either exempted or deferred, on account bility on the part of the people thereof to bear the barden. Now should the tribute rice be collected as districts, Suchou, etc, be therefore ranted, together with the twenty-five districts named Féogtai, ete. tion frow, or deferred payment of, the tribute rice due for the last year, as well as those outstanding mounts acoma-Inted from year to year, in accordance with the graded scale as requested. We hope thus to relieve the distress of Our Decree far and wide, etc.
(3) The vacant post of the Prefect of Yiionanfa of Yionan is an important one, and the ssid Viceroy is hereby commanded to select one among the prefects of the whole province to be transferred to the post, and the vacancy thus created is to be filled by Heung Sealed by the Prince, Regent and signed by the Grand Council.
March 20.
(1) With reference to a memorial from the Commissioners for the Framiog of Constitutional Lat questing the appointment of 8 Constit-
Junior Ministry of Finance, Li Chis-cha, Janior Vice-President of the Ministry of Education, and Wang Yung-pao, Senior Coun-oiller of the Ministry of the Interior. are hereby appointed to ce-operate in the osid work.
(2) Chi Joi, Tartar-General of Ili, is hereby allowed, as a mark of Our Farour, to ride on horse-back within the Precincts of the Imperial Palace, (or City.)
(3) Ku'ei Lien is hereby given the brevet rank of a Deputy Lieutensnt-General, and appointed General Officer commanding the troops in Solun, Ili He is to proceed there by the Imperial Courier Service as usual.
Sealed by the Prince Regent and signed by the Grand Council,
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