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APPEALGL 869 The Pam/yi^m is the official in charge of the Lamps and Lights of the Palaces, and who has a Jin Foo, Lamp-lighter's Palace, as his office. The Dasusieny Da sujien, Da suckv/ag, appear to be grades of Censora The Doochungju is the Keeper of the Bolls. There is a Hamlin academy, a Til Tamg (Precious Hall), or the "Ocean of Sages, probably the Temple of Literature; and a TingJdao (Must-be-leamed), apparently the offices where newly appointed magistrates go to learn their dutiea The offices of the Privy Council are called Kweijanggo; the two chief censors have "palaces" called after their office; the Jungfoo is the Palace of the Royal Secretariate; the HHweisUy the headquarters of the Royal Guard ; the Ohungwun Yuen, of the Recorder; and the Chungjingvnin (the Owadsujien of China), the Royal Academy. There is a Medical HaU; offices of the Royal Kitchen, of the Ritual Officials, of Superin- tendents of Royal Servants; an Armoury; an Astronomical Eoard ; Eunuch offices ; offices of Music ; a National Qranary ; and a Treasury. The Provincial Officials and Magistrates are — Qamaa, the Governor; Pooyuen, Sejfiien, Taipoosa, Moksa, Poosa, Ooonshon, Hienling, Hienga/m — ^in their order. " The dignity is for life ; actual office for a limited period. Governors are of the fourth grade, and Prefects of the sixth. Theoretically, office is open to all who have taken the ' Doctor ' degree ; actually, the higher offices are in the hands of the nobles " — (Dallet). This agrees with what we have learned privately from Coreans. An appeal may be carried from a local magistrate to the Gamsa; from the Gamsa to the King; who, however, is not accessible in the palaca The petitioner waits till the king goes out to the Ancestral Temple to worship, whither he goes onoe a month or so. The petitioner has in his hand a piece of hollow wood or something else to make a noise. This he strikes by the roadside, as the king is about to pass. The king hears this, stands, enquires into the business of the petitioner, and acts in it