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The society gives receipts for these contributions, which are entered in a book kept for 

 the purpose, wherein the revermes and expenses of the league are carefully registered. These 

 receipts are printed on orange-coloured paper, about eight inches long and 3^ inches broad, 

 and of the following form and purport: 



TRANSLATION. 



I-HING-HALL. 



Settled at (the name of the place) — receipt ; received 

 from (the name of the member) 



the sum of (quantity of money expressed), paid. The 

 society gives this ticket 



as a proof. Obey Heaven and act righteously! The pas- 

 ses are open the road is clear! ( l ) 



The year (expressed by the cyclical characters correspon- 

 ding to that year) of the Heavenly motions, the 

 month , day. 



Given under our seal. 



(the seal of the society) I-Mng-hvan, ff I-hing-hall." 



( a ) Here again we have inutilated characters: these eight characters being abbreviated from the characters 

 JlR % ff M,* ÜH PI i^ ÏS Comparep. 40, note 1, and p. 41, description of the 



flag fig. 7. 



