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ration of their mourning, and presented to the Civil Board to be brought 



before us. 



" Khin-tsze." 



VIII. Posthumous Rewards Jor Valour. — Imperial Decree. 



2d moon, 15th day (15th March). 



" The Military Board has examined and presented an address concerning 

 a commander killed in action, requesting that some posthumous rewards 

 may be conferred. The late Too-s.ze * of Kxvang-se province, named Kaou- 

 hih-tsze, being engaged in a skirmish in the reign of Keen-lung, at a place 

 called Le-ching-heen-nan, was killed. Some posthumous rewards liave al- 

 ready been conferred ; but the Board, after accurately investigating, finds 

 that the above-mentioned officer was in truth greatly regardless of his per- 

 son in battle, and therefore proposes that additional jionours be conferred. 



" It is hereby directed, as a mark of imperial favour, that Kaou-hih-tsze 



be honoured to the fullest extent of the regulations relating to officers who 



fall in battle. 



" Khin-tsze." 



IX. Against buying up Government Grain. 



2d moon, 18th day (18th March). 

 " The Censor, Lew-e-hdng, has presented an address respecting the ex- 

 pediency of apprehending certain corn-dealers, who have employed persons 

 to buy up grain from the government stores. The marts which are esta- 

 blished at the capital for retailing grain at a low price, have their origin 

 in a sincere feeling of benevolence towards the people. According to the 

 report of the said Censoi", several keepers of corn-shops have seduced and 

 engaged indigent jieople to buy up the grain for them (pretending it was 

 for tlieir own use) ; thus seconding their secret views of hoarding and 

 profit. Besides which there are an hundred other shameful arts practised 

 by vagabond rogues without a livelihood, whicli it is liighly necessary to 

 inquire into and punish. Let the armed police and secret runners be 

 despatched to the deposits of grain, both within and witiiout the city walls, 



• A military title, soiiictliiii}; like colonel. Tlie next below is Tseen-tsung ; the next Pa- 

 tsung. The latter two degrees were att4icheil to the principal boats in Lord Amherst's em- 

 bassy, one to eacl). 



