The Temple of Confucius in the district of Cheuhfou, in Shantung, hae been in possession of certain lands, the receipts from which have been devoted to upkeep and to sacrificial worship performed twice every year. In framing the rules for the honour of the Great Sage these lands were placed under Government control, all expenditure to be met by Government.
Duke K'ung Lin-yi, the lineal descendent of Confucius, considering this arrangement cumbersome and inconvenient has repeatedly protested. Finally, at the President's wish, certain of the rules have been thus revised ne with the sacrificial worship of The annual expenditure in con-Confucius shall be met out of receipts from the Temple lands originally posses:
the Kung family.
The rental and taxes on the Temple as mentioned in the foregoing article shall be collected by Duke Kung himself, and the district officials shall gi him every protection he may re-others, ally employed at the Ducal 17.—The officers, such as stewards and
Palace, shall be appointed by the Duke himself as of yore, and their salaries and allowances shall be paid out of the in come of the Duke. However, the titles h officers as memorial attendants: the at Imperial be lished.
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