Mr. Davis's Extracts from tlie Peking Gazette. 387 



Jest they clandestinely manufacture and seU them ; thus cutting off the evil 

 in its commencement. Tliose officers who have made full and complete 

 musters within the limited period, the said governor is directed to take 

 proper notice of, as an encouragement to others. 



" Khin-tsze." 



IV. Advance of Salary for the purpose of repairing Family Tombs. 



2d moon, 4.th day (4.th March). 

 " The imperial pleasure has been respectfully received. 



" The titular King Chun shan has presented to us a petition, intreating 

 our imperial favour in the advance of some years' salaries, wherewithal lie 

 may be enabled to repair the tombs of his family. We permit to be ad- 

 vanced to him the amount of his kingly allowances for ten years ensuing, 

 and direct that his pay be annually deducted until the whole shall be 

 liquidated. 



" Khin-tsze." 



V. History of the late Reign completed.— Imperial order, 



2d moon, 1th day (4th March). 

 " It having been reported to us, that the liistory of the reign of our late 

 fkther, the profoundly-wise Emperor, has been completed, and respectfully 

 deposited at Hwang-she-ching and Shing-ling,* and that the names of the 

 editors only remain to be added, we direct that, according to the ancient 

 form, the names of Tsao^c-chin-yung, Tae-keun-yuen, Wmig-ting-chin, and 

 Ymg-ho, be placed in order at the commencement thereof. 



" Khin-tsze." 



VI. Appointments in the Ministry. 



2d moon, 10th day (10th March). 

 " Moo<hang.ahf is hereby appointed to fill the office of President of 

 the Board for Foreign Affairs: Sung Keunt is appointed to the office of 



• Birth-place of the reigning family in Eastern Tartary. 



t This is Ih^ Moo.ta-jin who met Lord Amherst at Tung-chow. He was then nearly eighty 

 years of age, and hlled the office of President of the Board of Rites. 

 t Sung ta-jin, the conductor of Lord Macartney's embassy. 



