Executive Secretary

SECOND ANNUAL REPORT

OF THE

EXECUTIVE SECRETARY

TO THE

CIVIL GOVERNOR,

YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 1903.

MANILA: BUREAU OF PUBLIC PRINTING. 1904.

SECOND ANNUAL REPORT

OF THE

EXECUTIVE SECRETARY

TO THE

CIVIL GOVERNOR,

YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 1903.

MANILA: BUREAU OF PUBLIC PRINTING. 1904. 14043

SECOND ANNUAL REPORT OF THE EXECUTIVE SECRETARY TO THE CIVIL GOVERNOR.

MANILA, P. I., October 1, 1903. SIR: I have the honor to submit the following report of the work of the Executive Bureau for the year ending September 30, 1903: The first annual report, which covered the period from the inauguration of the Civil Government, July 4, 1901, to September 30, 1902, recited the duties and functions of this Bureau as provided by law and developed in practice during that period. A few more words upon this subject may not be amiss as throwing light upon the governmental machine that has been evolved and put in motion in these Islands, patterned after, but differing in a considr erable degree from, the great democratic mechanism known as the Government at Washington.

SCOPE OF BUREAU'S WORK. Under the present organization of the Insular Government the jurisdiction of the Executive Bureau is in fact that of a department rather than a bureau, for in the performance of duties speci- fically fixed by law as well as pursuant to the general provision "to assist the Civil Governor in his executive duties," the Executive Bureau is required to discharge many of the functions of an Executive Department under the Federal Government of the United States. Like the Department of State, it publishes the laws and resolutions of the central legislative authority,; £nd proclamations, grants and issues'passports; has the custody of the great seal of the Government; countersigns and affixes this seal to all executive proclamations, to various commissions, and to warrants for the extradition of fugitives from justice; and conducts correspondence with consular representatives of foreign powers accredited to the Islands. The office of the Improvement of the Port of Manila falls within the jurisdiction of this Bureau, under the direction of the Civil

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Governor, and in this respect at least one of the functions of the War Department is discharged. The assignment, relief, and trans- fers of judges of Courts of First Instance, and to a degree of other officers of the judiciary of the Islands, impose upon this office duties of a character which under the Federal Government devolve upon the Department of Justice. The constant increase in demands upon the time of the Civil Governor rendered it necessary for this office to assume, under his direction, the supervision of provincial and municipal governments, including that of the city of Manila, in which regard the Executive Bureau performs duties analogous to, though more extensive than, those of the Department of the Interior in its exercise of certain powers and duties in. relation to the Territories of the United States. It has, as well, departmental control as exercised under the Federal Government of the United States by the office of the President, over independent and unassigned bureaus and offices which at this time are the Bureaus of the Philippine Civil Service Board and Insular Purchasing Agent, and the offices of the Im- provement of the Port, the St. Louis Exposition Board, and the Collecting Librarian of the Insular Government. Interdepart- mental business is transacted through this office, so that in many ways it merits the designation recently given by one who termed it "the clearing house of the Government." During the absence of the Secretary of Commerce and Police in the United States the Bureaus of that Department were attached for administrative purposes to this office; and from April 9, when the Civil Governor went to Baguio, Benguet, and while the Com- mission was in session there from May 11 to June 2, 1903, it be- came necessary for this Bureau to act frequently upon important matters of an urgent character falling within the jurisdiction of all the other Departments and in respect of which it was impracticable to await instructions by post when telegraphic communication was interrupted. The supervisory control and direction of provincial governments referred to above carries with it the obligation to solve countless problems of administrative organization and operations, and brings the Bureau into closer contact with the nearly 7,000,000 inhabitants of the Archipelago than any department or other office of the Central Government. A great share of this work is in the form of original requests for decisions upon matters not clearly falling 5 within the purview of any Department, and appeals to the Civil Governor and the Commission from decisions by those Departments.

LAW CLERK. Within the original jurisdiction of this office lies the review of proceedings in cases involving charges against Government officials, including provincial and municipal officials and justices of the peace. The important work of translating, digesting, and preparing the voluminous records in these cases, with recommendations as to disposition, is assigned to the law clerk of the Bureau, whose report is herewith submitted (Appendix A), from which may be obtained a more adequate conception than may be here conveyed of the portion of the work of the office assigned to him.

CHANGES IN PROVINCIAL BOUNDARIES. The formative period, so far as it relates to provincial administration—in many respects the most important factor in the work of the Bureau—must necessarily extend over several years, and the necessity for consolidation and reorganization in the interest of economy and good administration has demanded and received action in several instances during the year. The following changes have been made in the boundaries of organized provinces during the year under review: By including that portion of Nueva Ecija which extended to the ocean and lay between what were under Spanish government the districts of Infanta and Principe, the Province of Tayabas was given continuity of territory on the Pacific coast and a slight extension to the northward by the addition of a portion of southern Isabela. By act of November 10, 1902, the organization of the Province of Marinduque was discontinued and its territory, with the exception of the Island of Mindoro, merged in the Province of Tayabas. The Province of Mindoro was then established to consist of the Island of Mindoro and small adjacent islands, including the Island of Luban. The limits of the Province of Paragua were extended by act of May 14, 1903, to include the entire Island of Paragua, the Islands of Dumaran and Balabac, the Calamianes Islands, the Cuyos Islands, the Caga- vanes Islands, and all adjacent islands not included within the limits of any other province.

CIVIL RULE EXTENDED THROUGHOUT ARCHIPELAGO. By the creation of the Moro Province by Act of June 1, 1903, which went into effect on July 15, from portions of the Provinces 4

Governor, and in this respect at least one of the functions of the War Department is discharged. The assignment, relief, and trans- fers of judges of Courts of First Instance, and to a degree of other officers of the judiciary of the Islands, impose upon this office duties of a character which under the Federal Government devolve upon the Department of Justice. The constant increase in demands upon the time of the Civil Governor rendered it necessary for this office to assume, under his direction, the supervision of provincial and municipal governments, including that of the city of Manila, in which regard the Executive Bureau performs duties analogous to, though more extensive than, those of the Department of the Interior in its exercise of certain powers and duties in. relation to the Territories of the United States. It has, as well, departmental control as exercised under the Federal Government of the United States by the office of the President, over independent and unassigned bureaus and offices which at this time are the Bureaus of the Philippine Civil Service Board and Insular Purchasing Agent, *and the offices of the Im- provement of the Port, the St. Louis Exposition Board, and the Collecting Librarian of the Insular Government. Interdepart- mental business is transacted through this office, so that in many ways it merits the designation recently given by one who termed it "the clearing house of the Government." During the absence of the Secretary of Commerce and Police in the United States the Bureaus of that Department were attached for administrative purposes to this office; and from April 9, when the Civil Governor went to Baguio, Benguet, and while the Com- mission was in session there from May 11 to June 2, 1903, it be- came necessary for this Bureau to act frequently upon important matters of an urgent character falling within the jurisdiction of all the other Departments and in respect of which it was impracticable to await instructions by post when telegraphic communication was interrupted. The supervisory control and direction of provincial governments referred to above carries with it the obligation to solve countless problems of administrative organization and operations, and brings the Bureau into closer contact with the nearly 7,000,000 inhabitants of the Archipelago than any department or other office of the Central Government. A great share of this work is in the form of original requests for decisions upon matters not clearly falling 5 within the purview of any Department, and appeals to the Civil Governor and the Commission from decisions by those Departments.

CIVIL RULE EXTENDED THROUGHOUT ARCHIPELAGO. By the creation of the Moro Province by Act of June 1, 1903, which went into effect on July 15, from portions of the Provinces 6 of Misamis and Snrigao the theretofore unorganized territory of the Island of Mindanao, the Jolo and Tawi-Tawi groups, and adjacent islands the provincial organization of the entire Archipelago was completed. The Government of the Philippine Islands now comprises forty provinces and the city of Manila, the capital of the Archipelago, which is wholly independent of any provincial government. Thirty- four of the provinces are organized under the Provincial Govern- ment Act (Act No. 83) and elect their governor, of whom thirty-one are Filipinos and three Americans. The remaining six are organized under special acts and their governors are appointed by the Civil Governor with the advice and consent of the Philippine Commission; three of these are civilians and three commissioned officers of the United States Army. All are Americans.

MUNICIPAL ORGANIZATION AND STATISTICS. In addition to the review of proceedings against municipal officials' before provincial boards on charges of official misconduct many questions involving municipal administration reach this office for solution. At present there are 1,035 organized municipalities, but a material reduction will result from the consolidation now in progress by which many of the smaller and financially weak are to be merged in adjacent stronger ones with a view to better economic administration. As now constituted the municipalities of the Archipelago, excepting the Moro Province and Lepanto- Bontoc, from which returns have not been received as yet, com- prise 14,097 barrios. In addition to the president, secretary, treasurer, and councilors who are elected by the people or otherwise selected by local authority as provided by law, there is in each municipality a justice and auxiliary justice of the peace who are appointed by the Civil Governor with the advice and consent of the Commission. Owing to the large number of these officials, together with the many others similarly appointed and the constant changes due to various causes, a considerable office force is required to keep the appointment correspondence and record work up to date. Cor- rected rosters are kept of provincial and municipal officers, justices and auxiliary justices of the peace, notaries public, as well as miscellaneous insular officials. 7

CONGRESSIONAL RELIEF FUND. Doubtless that which has taxed the resources of this Bureau most during the past year has been the work of carrying out the details, pursuant to the direction of the Civil Governor and Com- mission, of relief provided by Congress in its appropriation of $3,000,000 by Act approved March 3, 1903, in the distribution of rice to be used in payment for labor on roads and other public works and in the destruction of locusts; in connection with the importa- tion of animals for- agricultural work, and in other measures looking to the permanent as well as immediate relief and development of agriculture in the Islands. In this connection orders have been issued from this Bureau distributing 182,538 piculs, or 25,098,975 pounds, of rice to the various provinces during the period from November 4, 1902, to September 30, 1903, inclusive, under authority of Acts Nos. 495 and 786 of the Philippine Commission, the distribution having been as follows: Piculs. For sale (Act 495) 79,717 Destruction of locusts 31,659 Road work and other public improvements 70,755

182,131 Free 407

Total 182,538

LOCUST PLAGUE. The plague of locusts in twenty-three of the provinces during the last year has been more severe than usual, the only provinces unaffected by it thus far being Bataan, Benguet, Bohol, Cebu, Masbate, Paragua, and Sorsogon. On August 3, 1903, the Philip- pine Commission, by Act No. 817, created a board to be made up of the provincial board and three agriculturists, to be appointed by the Civil Governor, to be known as the locust board, which was empowered to issue regulations directing the conduct and con- trolling the operations of the able-bodied inhabitants in suppressing the plague of locusts in provinces threatened with the same. Incomplete reports (Appendix B) received from these locust boards show that in twenty-three of the provinces upwards of 17,003,252 pounds, or 8,501§ tons, of locusts were destroyed between the date 8 of the passage of the act mentioned and September 30, the greatest number having been destroyed in Occidental Negros (6,930,000 pounds), La Union (1,590,737 pounds), Bulacan (1,534,975 pounds), and Rizal (1,198,862 pounds). The reports from Abra, x\ntique, Capiz, and Isabela, dated subsequent to October 1, have been included in Appendix B in order to have no break in the list of provinces. FOOD SITUATION IN PROVINCES.

In order to ascertain the food situation in the provinces telegrams were addressed on June 16 last to all provincial governors and answers received from them, which are hereto appended. (Appendix C.) DISTRIBUTION OF CARABAOS.

Hundreds of telegrams have been received and sent preliminary to the distribution of carabaos which is now about to commence. In the United States a special bureau undoubtedly would have been created for all this work. .Here it is impracticable to create such a bureau, and for many reasons the duty of central direction naturally devolved upon this office.

TRANSPORTATION OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES.

Legislation passed by the Commission March 23, 1903, provided that the Executive Secretary shall issue to Government officials, employees, and members of their immediate families official transportation requests on commercial steamship and railway lines under the terms of an agreement entered into between such transportation companies and the Bureau of Insular Affairs of the War Department, Army transport facilities having been practically withdrawn. The arrangement has been in effect less than seven months, and during that period there have been issued by the Executive Secretary to civil employees and members of their families, including fiancees, 169 steamship transportation requests and 68 railway transportation requests, providing for transportation from Manila to various points in the United States for 209 persons, 42 per cent of whom were teachers. Sixteen of the above-mentioned official requests were issued at the expense of the Insular Government to officers or employees entitled to traveling expenses either by law or under their contracts. For those not so issued there has been paid into the Executive Bureau the sum of 9

$20,162.50, United States currency, or an average of approximately $3,000 per month, which, in accordance with law, is deposited in the Insular Treasury to the credit of the appropriation "Insular salary and expense fund," from which the steamship and railway companies are paid by the Government.

PASSPORTS. Prior to February 2, 1903, there was no provision of law under which this Government might issue passports to citizens of the Philippine Inlands desiring to travel in foreign countries. It has been the practice to furnish such persons and citizens of the United States, upon request, letters of identification and introduction to diplomatic and consular officers of the United States. On February 2, 1903, the Philippine Commission enacted the following law: [Act No. 611.]

AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE CIVIL GOVERNOR TO ISSUE PASS- PORTS TO CITIZENS OF THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS. By authority of the United States, he it enacted hy the Philippine Com- mission, that: Whereas the Act of Congress approved July first, nineteen hundred and two, entitled "An Act temporarily to provide for the administration of the affairs of civil government in the Philippine Islands, and for other purposes," provides in section four thereof "That all inhabitants of the Phil- ippine Islands continuing to reside therein who were Spanish subjects on the eleventh day of April, eighteen hundred and ninety-nine, and then resided in said Islands, and their children born subsequent thereto, shall be deemed and held to be citizens of the Philippine Islands and as such entitled to the protection of the United States, except such as shall have elected to preserve their allegiance to the Crown of Spain in accordance with the provisions of the treaty of peace between the United States and Spain signed at Paris December tenth, eighteen hundred and ninety-eight": SECTION 1. The Civil Governor is hereby authorized to issue passports to the persons thereby made citizens of the Philippine Islands, identifying said persons as such citizens and as entitled to the protection of the United States by virtue of the provision of law above set forth. SEC. 2. The Civil Governor shall prescribe the form of and rules governing the issuance of these documents, which shall be known and referred to as "Philippine passports." SEC. 3. A fee of two dollars, in money of the United States, shall be charged for each passport issued hereunder. Such fees shall be paid to the disbursing officer of the Executive Bureau, who shall keep an account of same and who shall forthwith deposit same in the Insular Treasury. 10

SEC. 4. The public good requiring the speedy enactment of this bill, the passage of the same is hereby expedited in accordance with section two of uAn Act prescribing the order of procedure by the Commission in the enactment of laws," passed September twenty-sixth, nineteen hundred. SEC. 5. This Act shall take effect on its passage. Enacted, February 2, 1903.

By Executive Order ]STo. 13, the Civil Governor prescribed the form and rules governing the issue of passports as follows:

THE GOVERNMENT OF THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS, EXECUTIVE BUREAU.

MANILA, April 7, 1903. EXECUTIVE ORDER \ No. 13. 1 The following regulations regarding issuance of passports are published for the guidance of all concerned in accordance with the provisions of Act Numbered Six hundred and eleven, entitled "An Act authorizing the Civil Governor to issue passports to citizens of the Philippine Islands," enacted February second, nineteen hundred and three:

I. Philippine passports may be issued to all the inhabitants of the Philip- pine Islands continuing to reside therein who were Spanish subjects on the eleventh day of April, eighteen hundred and ninety-nine, and then resided in said Islands, and their children born subsequent thereto, except such as shall have elected to preserve their allegiance to the Crown of Spain in accordance with the provisions of the treaty of peace between the United States and Spain signed at Paris, December tenth, eighteen hundred and ninety-eight. II. Those applying for a Philippine passport must present their application, make an affidavit with respect to birth, and state that they were subjects of Spain as defined in Rule I. They must take the oath of allegiance and furnish an identification by a creditable person, in accordance with a form prescribed for such purpose. III. A passport expires two years after the date of its issuance and will not be renewed. A new passport may be issued upon a new application in accordance with the provisions of Rule II. IV. When a person applies for a new passport before his old passport has expired, the latter, coupled with proof that the person in whose behalf it is presented is the person named therein, may be taken two years from its date as prima facie evidence of the right of the person to obtain a passport under Rule I. 11

V. When the applicant for a passport is accompanied by his wife, minor children, or by a servant who is entitled to a passport under Rule I, it will be sufficient to state in the passport the names of such persons and their relationship to or connection with him. A separate passport must be issued to each person of full age not the wife or servant of another with whom he or she is traveling. VI. An official fee of two dollars, in money of the United States, shall be collected by the disbursing officer, Executive Bureau, for each passport issued, and the fee shall be deposited by him in the Insular Treasury.

WM. H. TAFT, Civil Governor.

ADMINISTRATION AND FINANCE DIVISION. The foregoing branches of the Bureau's work, together with many others—including particularly the preparation of appropriation bills, drawing of leases and contracts for supplies and construction, and firearms permits—are assigned to the administration and finance division, the report of which is hereto attached (Appendix D). The high grade of work done by the clerks of this division and the excellent manner in which it has been performed have been the source of intense satisfaction to the Chief of the Bureau and merit special mention. LEGISLATIVE DIVISION. In the interest of economy and the prompt dispatch of public business the office of the Secretary of the Philippine Commission was abolished by Act No. 609, January 31, 1903, as recommended in the report of this Bureau for last year, and the Executive Bureau so reorganized as to provide for the work of the abolished office. Aside from the enactment of laws the Commission has devoted much time to the consideration in executive sessions of important matters upon which the Civil Governor or heads of Departments desired the benefit of joint discussion and determination. The year's work of the Commission as a legislative and advisory body is admirably described by the Recorder, Mr. C. W. Calvin, in his report (Appendix E), to which attention is invited. Great credit is due Mr. Calvin for the ability and industry with which he and his office force have dispatched an immense volume of important business with promptitude and marked efficiency. 12

TRANSLATING DIVISION. In the sessions of the Commission, and on practically all other occasions, when the people generally, and particularly the non- English speaking masses, are to be reached or desire to communicate by interview with the Civil Governor or members of the Commis- sion, the services of an interpreter are necessary; and the importance of matters discussed on these occasions demands a degree of expertness of interpretation possessed by but few persons. All acts of the Commission are translated in the Spanish language promptly after passage, and for this work of translation it is essential that there be available trained personnel of a high grade. This is also true in respect of the vast amount of Spanish-English translation incident to the correspondence of this office and the Executive Departments. This work devolves upon the translating division of the Bureau. Mr. Francisco J. Yanes, Spanish Secretary to the Philippine Commission, was in charge of the division until May 16, 1903, when he returned to the United- States because of the continued ill health of his family in this climate. Mr. Yanes was appointed to this service from the Bureau of American Republics in Washington because of his special fitness both by education and practical experience, and with great credit carried the burden of responsibility and to a very great degree that of the actual work under his charge. Every effort has been made to replace him, but as yet without result. Further losses of expert personnel from the translating division have seriously interfered with both the work of translating and interpreting as well. It has been necessary for the present acting chief of division to devote so much time to his regular work of interpreter for the Commission that there have been occasional un- avoidable delays in the dispatch of translations of documents of importance. However, the work of the division is now practically up to date, by dint of work at night and on holidays. There seems to be an absolute lack of really expert Spanish-English translators not only in these Islands and the United States but in practically every other country, as revealed by the ineffectual efforts of this Government to secure such employees. There is no difficulty in finding translators of mediocre ability; but men who know one language thoroughly and have a competent knowledge of one other 13

are rare indeed. The report of the division is hereto attached^ (Appendix F).

COLLECTING LIBRARIAN AND DOCUMENT DIVISION. The Commission on March 17, 1903 (Act No. 688), authorized the appointment of a Collecting Librarian of the Insular Govern- ment "whose duty it shall be, under the supervision and direction of the Civil Governor, to visit the countries of Europe, Mexico, and elsewhere for the purpose of purchasing books and manuscripts relating to the history of the Philippine Islands, making historical researches into said history, procuring copies of official documents relating thereto, with the view to the foundation in Manila of a public historical library upon the subject of the Philippine Islands." For this appointment the Civil Governor selected Sehor Don Cle- mente J. Zulueta, a Filipino eminently fitted for the work by education and training. Senor Zulueta went at once to Spain where he is now securing books and documents of historical and general value as contemplated by the act creating his position. Arrangements have been made for the custody and preservation of these papers upon their arrival here, by the division having in charge the printed publications and documents of the Commission. There will soon be added to the files of printed documents several hundred selected congressional publications recently received from Washington which will be indexed and filed for reference. This division of the Execu- tive Bureau has distributed during the past year 1,035,362 printed copies of acts of the Commission, executive orders, and miscellaneous publications of a related character. (See Appendix G.)

DISBURSING OFFICER. The disbursing officer of the Bureau, Mr. Ii. A. Lampman, also disburses for seven other Bureaus and the Secretaries of the four Executive Departments, the Philippine Commission, the trustees of the College of San Jose, and the Philippine Museum. He likewise is one of the two officers disbursing the $3,000,000 Congressional relief fund. The total amounts paid out by him during the period covered by this report were $936,876.06, Mexican, and ^271,951.90, Philippines currency. Few public servants have greater responsibility resting upon them, and none discharges his duties more ably and intelligently. 14

RECORDS DIVISION. The mailing of correspondence, although nominally within the jurisdiction of the mailing division, has been conducted, for the sake of convenience, by the records division. Of such matter, which includes only written communications, there have been dispatched by messenger and post 53,717 separate papers during the year, an increase of 73 per cent over the preceding year. Provision has been made in the records division by the installa- tion of substantial filing cases of improved pattern for the preservation of the archives of the military government and this office since its establishment. These records have been thoroughly indexed and the typewritten indexes bound, thus making reference to them easy and in every way satisfactory. In addition to the work of indexing, recording, and mailing official correspondence in the records division, much work is done in the compilation of data required by the Civil Governor, the Executive Departments, and the Commission, and its personnel is drawn upon continually to fill temporary and permanent vacancies in the other divisions. (Appendix EL) The work in this division is of such character, covering as it does the entire field of this office and of the Executive Departments as well, as to furnish an excellent opportunity for the training of employees for the other divisions, the functions of which are special. This has been particularly the case in respect of Filipino employees, several of whom after a few months' service in this division have been promoted elsewhere and have acquitted themselves creditably.

BUREAU PERSONNEL. Ever since the organization of the Executive Bureau strict adher- ence to civil-service rules has been observed in the matter of appointments and promotions, it being a fact meriting record that five out of the seven chiefs of divisions in the Bureau came to the Islands either as volunteers or as clerks at $1,200 per annum. The other two came as translators at $1,800 per annum. All are now receiving $2,250, with the exception of one who receives $2,500 per annum. It has been the rule of this office during the past year to require that all Filipino appointees possess the equivalent of a grammar- school education, at least; a fair conversational knowledge of the English language; ability to use the typewriting machine with 15 some facility; and certificate of having passed the second-grade clerk examination or its equivalent as provided by the Civil Service Board's schedule. Upon reaching a salary rating of $600 per annum employees are required to pass the civil-service examinations in the English language as one requisite for promotion. Under this requirement one such employee has passed the first-grade examination ; two failed by a very small percentage and will doubtless qualify on their next effort, and several have passed the second- grade examination. As a rule the native employees attend public night schools, and in the case of those who have little or no knowledge of the English language it is obligatory that they attend such schools. Due to the increase of business incident to the development of government, and to a degree to the merging of the office of the Commission, the personnel of this Bureau has been more than doubled numerically during the. past year. This increase has been in great measure in the number of positions in the lower grades and therefore does not indicate a correspondingly increased expense. The. force of 61 employees, of whom 32 were Americans and 29 Filipinos, which was employed at the date of the last report, has been gradually expanded until at this time there are on duty in the Bureau 123 employees, of whom 46 are classed as Americans and 77 as Filipinos, an increase of 44 per cent in the number of Americans and 166 per cent in Filipinos. Notwithstanding this marked increase in personnel—more than 100 per cent—it has been found wholly impracticable to dispatch the current business during the regular office hours. A large number of employees are required to work overtime, and some find it necessary to observe uniform hours of from 7.30 a. m. to 6 p. m. daily, with about a half-hour's intermission at midday. In order that a definite idea might be had as to the extent of overtime required, a record thereof has been kept. This shows an average of three hundred and twenty-five days per month, or an actual shortage in the office force of approximately twelve clerks, and does not include the overtime of officials, the number of whom has not been increased since the organization of the Bureau. Two deaths and the invaliding home of six employees during the year because of dis- eases probably due to excessively long hours and close application to work under existing climatic conditions indicate the necessity for shorter office hours and doubtless an obligatory annual vacation. 16

REPORTS OF PROVINCIAL GOVERNORS. The reports of the provincial governors are appended hereto, marked "Appendix I."1 Covering, as they do, the period from January 1, 1902, to January 1, 1903, they give no adequate idea of the present conditions prevailing in the provinces, and therefore I have not referred to them before in this report when treating of the political subdivisions of the Islands. These reports, if they are to be really such a faithful portrayal of existing conditions as to furnish Congress and the authorities beyond seas that information upon which remedial or any other action could be based, ought to be brought down to a date not later than September 1 of each year. Since these reports were written the locust plague has visited a large number of the provinces with disastrous results to growing crops. Happily, later telegraphic information has brought the intelligence that the measures adopted under Act No. 817, herein- before referred to, have been successful in many provinces in exterminating the locusts, and the crop reports are much more encouraging than could have been expected under the circumstances. Many causes for complaint mentioned in the reports of the provincial governors for last year have been removed; the uprising on the Island of Camiguin off the coast of Misamis, in April and May last, was promptly and effectually quelled, and the leaders and a large number of their followers have received their just deserts. The disturbed conditions in the Province of Albay are about to be brought to an end, and an era of peace, far more extensive and pro- found than has ever been known since American occupation, will without doubt soon settle upon the Archipelago. The Civil Gov- ernor in his report for last year, referring to this same subject, suggested the wisdom of changing the time for submission of the annual reports of the provincial governors from January to Sep- tember, but no change in the law has been made as yet, although it would seem that no good reason exists for longer delaying favorable action upon the suggestion.

ROAD AND BRIDGE WORK IN PROVINCES. Appendix J, hereto attached, gives telegraphic reports from provinces received in response to a telegram from this office of Sep- tember 28, 1903, requesting information as to the amount of work done on roads and bridges in each province and the amount of

1 Omitted on account of early period covered by same. 17

"relief fund" rice paid therefor. Only such reports as were received up to and including the date of this report are annexed.

CHANGE IN BUREAU OFFICIALS. During the first half of the period covered by this report the former Assistant Executive Secretary, Mr. Beekman Winthrop, was acting chief of the Bureau owing to absence on leave of the Execu- tive Secretary. Upon the return of the latter on March 25, 1903, Mr. Winthrop went to the United States on a well-earned leave, resigning his office on the expiration thereof, much to the regret of the Government authorities and his official associates, who had learned to appreciate his worth through daily contact with him. - Mr. Frank W. Carpenter, then chief clerk of the Bureau, was appointed Assistant Executive Secretary on September 1, 1903, the promotion coming as a fitting reward to a most zealous, tireless, and able official. Mr. Carpenter, with a residence-of nearly five years in these Islands, occupying positions of trust calling for the exercise of administrative skill of a high order and technical knowledge of office work, brings to his new position a ripe experience and good judgment which, added to his knowledge of the Spanish and Tagalog languages, make of him an ideal official and a broad- minded, tactful, and capable assistant,

CONCLUSION. The fact that the work of the Bureau has been kept up and dispatched with promptitude and thoroughness without addition to the number of its officials, notwithstanding its continued and great increase, is due to the untiring zeal and uncommon ability of the chiefs of divisions and their immediate assistants who, under Mr. Carpenter's training and initiative, have cheerfully met require- ments much greater than are ordinarily incident to the duties of such offices. The whole clerical force has shown so lively an interest in the work and has so heartily and uncomplainingly responded to the many calls for overtime duty that I would be ungrateful indeed were I to fail to record here my deep appreciation of their faithfulness and efficiency which have so signally lightened the burden resting upon the Chief of the Bureau.

Very respectfully, A ^ FergussoNj Executive Secretary. The Honorable the CIVIL GOVERNOR. 14043 2

APPENDIXES.

APPENDIX A.

ANNUAL REPORT OP THE LAW CLERK OP THE EXECUTIVE BUREAU. The office of law clerk in the Bureau was created in January of this year, duties of a legal nature having devolved upon the present incumbent for some time prior to that date. The present duties of the office are mainly as follows: (a) The supervision and preparation for final action, with recommendations, of cases involving charges against Government officials, being mainly cases against municipal officers in the provinces and justices of the peace; (&) the rendering of statements on questions of law at the direction of the Civil Governor and the officers of the Bureau; (c) the digesting of voluminous documents involving points of law; and (d) the drafting of bills for the consideration of the Philippine Commission. A statistical statement of the volume of the work is not possible, for the reason that the present duties of the office are partly administrative and partly legal in nature and have no well-defined or fixed limits. In this general connection, however, the following statistics may be of interest:

Statement of provincial officers removed from office or ivho resigned at request or under charges from September 1, 1902, to September 1, 1903. Fiscals 3 Treasurers 4 Supervisors 3 Secretaries 3 Others 2

Total 15 The total number of distinct cases against municipal officers and justices of the peace, resulting in suspension from office or an investigation by the provincial board, or both, for the twelve months ending September 1, 1903, was 106, involving 144 officers, 76 of whom were dismissed. Of these 144- officers, 121 were municipal officers—chiefly presidents—and 23, justices of the peace. Of 21 22 the 135 officers suspended from office, 76 were removed, 12 reprimanded or disciplined, and 47 reinstated. Of the 98 distinct cases investigated by the provincial boards, the findings were approved by this Bureau in 80 cases, modified in 9, and reversed in 9. Perhaps the most noteworthy deductions to be drawn from the above data are: (a) The large proportion of cases where a suspended officer (the matter of suspension being almost entirely in the hands of the provincial governor) is acquitted after full investigation, being about 35 per cent; and (b) the relatively large proportion of cases against justices of the peace. The records show that during the year 16 justices have been dismissed from office and 2 reprimanded. When it is recalled that the technical knowledge and legal training usually possessed by an evilly disposed justice of the peace make it comparatively easy for him to escape detection and conviction, the figures are sufficiently striking. It should be noted that the above statistics represent only a portion of the total number of papers preferring charges against Government officials received in this Bureau. The natives of these Islands, especially those of the half-blood, are by nature conten- tious and fond of litigation; and a preliminary inquiry usually shows the charges preferred to be groundless. A comparison of the statistics of this year with those of the fourteen months preceding shows an increase in the number of removals of provincial officials, being 13 removals for fourteen months, as against 15 for twelve months. In regard to municipal officers and justices of the peace, the figures are approximately the same. As indicating the improvements which have been introduced in the routine organization of this Bureau since the inauguration of civil government, may be noted the fact that during the first fourteen months of civil government the records show 54 cases of suspended municipal officers (including justices of the peace) with no record of either acquittal, reinstatement, or removal, indicating that these cases were pigeon-holed or dropped without any decisive action being taken, while the records for the past twelve months show that in all cases involving charges against municipal officers or justices of the peace some final or decisive settlement of the case has been made. FRED. F. BARKER, Law Cleric. OCTOBER 16, 1903. APPENDIX B.

REPORT ON EXTERMINATION OP LOCUSTS.

ABRA.

BANGUED, ABRA, October 1903. The CIVIL GOVERNOR, Manila. SIR: In compliance with your telegraphic order of the 26th of September, I have the honor to make the following report on the extermination of locusts in this province: On the 15th of August your telegram approving the appointment of the three agriculturalist members of the locust board proposed was received here. On the 19th of the same month the said board was organized and immediately resolved that the aforesaid agriculturalist members repair to the places invaded by the locusts to the end of studying and proposing to the board the most efficient means of destroying the plague, and also to the end of obtaining the data indispensable for drafting regulations provided for by section 2 of Act No. 834. At the same meeting it was resolved to ask the Civil Governor for 1,000 piculs of rice and 400 pieces of sheet iron for the needs of the board, of which articles only the iron has been received until the present date. At another meeting held on the 22d the board approved the means of extirpation of the plague suggested by the agriculturalist members. Copies of these resolutions have been transmitted to the municipal presidents for compliance therewith. In the successive meetings of the 4th^and 8th of September the regulations for the destruction of the locusts were discussed and approved, and a copy thereof furnished to each municipal president, for the publication and execution thereof, another copy being sent to the Executive Secretary for the printing of 250 copies thereof. On the 23d, 27th, 28th, and 30th of August operations were carried on against the hoppers under the direction and supervision of the provincial governor and the agriculturalist members of the board at the places denominated—Pudoca, Calaba, and Cabuluan, of Bangued; Ligtun, Paluccanna, and of Layun and Pudoc and 23 24

Suyo of Piddigan—the amount of hoppers destroyed in the operation being estimated at 120 quintals. On the 28th of August a swarm of locusts which was passing over a rice field at the rancheria of Peharrubia was frightened away under the direction of agriculturalist member Maximo Blanco, and the damage caused was very insignificant on account of this operation. On the 2d of September more operations against this plague were carried on in the barrios of Sappac and Paude (Bangued), under the direction of the president thereof, and at the sitio of Maquinao of the rancheria Daglas, under the direction of the agriculturalist member Hugo Baile. On these occasions about 80 quintals of locusts were caught. On the 7th of September the president of Dedmagada reported the presence of locusts and hoppers in his municipality, and I directed Agriculturalist Guillermo Blancaflor to supervise the destruction of the plague, and three days later he reported that the hoppers, in a quantity of 80 quintals, were destroyed, but that it was possible to catch only 20 quintals of the locusts, as they flew away in the direction of the Province of Ilocos Norte. On the 26th of September a swarm of locusts descended upon rice fields around Bangued, and was frightened away under the direction of the provincial governor and an agriculturalist' member of the board without having been able to do damage to the crops. About 40 quintals of this swarm were caught, but the majority arose and flew away toward the Bulagao Mountain, boundary line between Abra and Ilocos.

JUAN VILLAMOR, Provincial Governor. (Total amount of locusts and hoppers killed, 340 quintals, equal to 34,340 pounds.) *

ALB AY.

ALBAY, September SO, 1903. EXECUTIVE SECRETARY, Manila: Complying-with your telegram of 26th, the locusts appeared in this province in the early part of this month, but did but very little damage. The locust fungus was at once used, with apparently very excellent results. The swarm of locusts was practically exterminated in five days. It was found, however, that the few 25 days they were in the province they deposited a great many eggs, which since hatched. Of these small locusts about three hundred bags were gathered and destroyed. The heavy rains during the past few days have apparently exterminated the remainder. This work accomplished at practically no expense. BETTS, Governor. (Total amount of locusts and hoppers killed, 20,000 pounds.)

AMBOS CAMAEINES.

NUEVA CACERES, October 1, 1903. EXECUTIVE SECRETARY, Manila: The locust board held its first meeting on the 6th of August and adopted regulations which were submitted to the Civil Gov- ernor for approval, but the first section of said regulations was amended in view of the telegram of the 21st of August. The additional members have not been able to attend the meetings of the board regularly, as they.are living in pueblos distant from this capital, but they have distinguished themselves by their work, traveling through and visiting the different municipalities of their districts, and explaining to the residents thereof the advisability that all should work in the destruction of the locusts, showing them the most practical manner of catching the same. The municipal presidents have in compliance with their duty kept the Government informed of all the work done by residents and of the number of sacks of locusts caught, which amount to 1,264 sacks, and the approximate weight of which is 75,840 pounds. It is, however, impossible to calculate the quantity of locusts killed which were not gathered up but burned in the ditches. The entire territory of this province is infested with locusts, and the presidents state in their letters that notwithstanding the great efforts made by the people for the purpose of destroying them, digging ditches without remuneration of any kind, all of the plantations of maize, camotes, paddy, sugar cane, and garden truck have been destroyed. The ditches dug by the people of the pueblos were not sufficient for the destruction of the small locusts, on account of their large number. When they did not find anything left to destroy in the fields they invaded the streets of the pueblos and entered the houses, to t the extent that they 26 did not leave the people rest by day or by night. The inhabitants of the pueblos of Pili, Nueva Caceres, Ninalabag, Nubua, and others had cultivated a considerable number of hectares of rice land and hoped to obtain a good harvest, but all they had planted was destroyed by the locusts. However, a good crop of maize was harvested in Baao and Nubua, and the inhabitants are now selling the shelled maize at 1 peso, Mexican, per sack. The rains commenced in this section on the 19th of September, and since then it has been noticed that the locusts have gradually disappeared. It is hoped that the hoppers which still remain will be destroyed by the continuous rains. The governor has-issued neither rice nor money for the work of the extermination of locusts. A circular letter has been addressed to the presidents, enjoining them to recommend to the people the necessity of again planting rice, maize, camotes, and garden truck, and reminding them of the provisions of Act Ho. 517, relative to the prevention of famine.

PIMENTAL, Governor. (Total amount of locusts and hoppers killed, 75,840 pounds.)

ANTIQUE.

SAN JOSE, October 2, 1903. EXECUTIVE SECRETARY, Manila: Locust board was convened August 20 and on August 22 rules for extermination of locusts were adopted. During the last fifteen days of September nearly ever}'' town in the province was invaded and a total of 459 cavanes, 10 gantas, and 6 chupas were caught, as follows: San Jose, 7 cavanes, 22 gantas; San Pedro, 18 cavanes, 17 gantas, 6'chupas; Bugason, 300 cavanes; Guisigan, 132 cavanes, 18 gantas; Tibiao, 3 gantas. Reports from other towns have not yet been- received, but I believe that larger amounts were caught during the last days of September. Report of crops having been destroyed not yet received except Guisigan, where the crops were destroyed. Governor Fullon was directed to get this information while on tour of inspection throughout the province. SALAZAR, Acting Governor. (Total amount of locusts and hoppers killed, 61,929 pounds.) 27

BATAAN.

BALANGA, BATAAN, October 1, 1903. EXECUTIVE SECRETARY, Manila: In compliance with yonr telegram of September 25, 1903, I have the honor to state that the locust board of this province was organized on August 20, 1903. As there were no locusts throughout the province as reported by presidents, no work has been done since the organization of the board. ZIALITI, Secretary and Acting Governor.

BATANGAS.

BATANGAS, P. I., October 1, 1903. EXECUTIVE SECRETARY, Manila: In reply to your telegram of September 25, a detailed report will be rendered in a few days. The reports from twenty municipalities in which destruction work of locusts is being carried for- ward have not come, all having been asked for by telegrams. Luz, Governor.

BENGUET.

BAGUIO, BENGUET, September 30, 1903. Hon A. W. FERGUSSON, Executive Secretary, Manila, P. I. SIR: I have the honor to report, in compliance with your telegram 25th instant, that there has been no work accomplished or demanded from the locust board as yet. The facts are, it would be exceedingly difficult for the most enthusiastic sportsman to find one of these little birds, called locusts, in my province. The cold rains since the 1st of July have effectually rid us of this pest. Yours, very respectfully, WILLIAM F. PACK, Provincial Governor. 28.

BOHOL.

TAGBILARAN, October 1, 1903. CIVIL GOVERNOR, Manila: The locust board in my province was established on August 24, composed of the members of the provincial board and three agri- culturalists. Once established, the first task of said locust board was to draw up regulations for its guidance, and a copy was given to all members and each one of the municipal presidents for their information and due observance by virtue of said regulations. The Province of Bohol is divided into four inspection districts, namely, south district, north, interior, and west districts. The first three districts are in charge of the three agricultural members, in the following form: South district, which is composed of the pueblos of Auburquerque, Loylila, Dimiao, Palancia, Garcia, Hermiandez, Jagna, Duero, Guindulman, and Anad Candijay, is under the inspection of Senor Pedro Samson; north district, which is composed of the pueblos of Maribojoc, Loon, Calape, Tubigon, Ynag- gunigana, Getafe, Talibon, Ipil, and TIbay, is under the inspection of Senor Sevador Rodriguez; interior district, which is composed of the pueblos of Carman, Batavan, Sierra Bullones, Calbigailin, Bilar, Antique, Balilijansevilla, and Loboc, is under the inspection of Senor Pedro Maceren; fourth district, composed of Tagbilaran, Davao, Panglao, Bacolian, Corella, and Cortes, is under the inspection of the provincial board. From August 24 to October 1, 1903, the plague of locusts has not given signs of life in the province. The letters that I have received periodically from the three agricultural members in their districts state there are no flying locusts nor jumping locusts in the pueblos of their respective districts to date. There has been no rice requisitioned for distribution to the poor, nor zinc sheets. The board believing it necessary, a copy of the above regulations will be furnished you by mail.

CLARIN, Goveimor.

BULACAN.

MALOLOS, BULACAN, October 1, 1903.

The EXECUTIVE SECRETARY, Manila, P. I.: Replying to your wire of September 26, requesting report of work done by locust board, as follows: Regulation made: Local committees of locust organized; prov- 29 ince divided into three zones, and three members appointed inspectors.' Inspectors constantly inspecting towns within their zone. From organization of board and local committees locusts and loctones killed in different towns as follows:

Municipalities. Locusts.

Cavanes. Angat Baliuag Barasoain 73 Bigaa 1,530 Bocaue 108 Bulacan Bustos 297~ Marilao 621 Meycauayan _. 483 Malolos 20 Norzagaray Polo ~~~159~ Quingua 371 San Rafael 79 San Ildefonso . 829 San Miguel 145 San Jos6 Santa Maria Santa Isabel— 161 Calumpit 14 Total—. 6,348

Rice sent for starving people: Piculs. Baliuag 15 Norzagaray 15 Marilao 10 San Rafael 15 San Ildefonso 25 Angat 25

Total 105 Every effort is taken for complete destruction of loctones now in the province.

PABLO TECSON, Governor of Bulacan. (Total amount of locusts and hoppers killed, 1,476,475 pounds.)

OAGAYAN.

TUGUEGARAO, October 1, 1903. The CIVIL GOVERNOR, Manila: The locust board having been organized in accordance with Act 817, it unanimously adopted methods which were used in all the pueblos of the province invaded by the locusts and hoppers. Screens 6 feet long and 3 feet wide and covered with cloth were prepared, 30

and several of these contrivances, each supported by one person, were placed at the edge of a ditch, dug 3 or 4 feet deep and 20 or more meters long. The area infested was then surrounded on all sides by several persons provided with branches, sticks, and brooms, with which they chased the hoppers toward the ditch and the screens. When the screens were full of hoppers, who had saved themselves from the ditch, they were shaken and the hoppers caused to fall into the ditch, which was immediately covered with earth. For locusts in the flying stage netting or cloth was made into an open sack stretched on a bamboo hoop, fastened to a stick. These were used where swarms of locusts had presented themselves. This work was performed in all the pueblos of the province on the 9th and 10th of September. It is estimated that the following amounts of locusts and hoppers have been caught: In Tuguegarao, 352 cavanes; Enrile, 42; Solana, 78; Piat, 11; Amulung, 75; Iguig, 30; Pehablanca, 138; and none in Lallao and Aparri, as no locusts have appeared in said pueblos. At its session of the 28th of September the board resolved that the work of exterminating the locusts be repeated in all the pueblos, designating the 15th and 16th of this month, without prejudice to carrying on this work, sooner in the pueblos, barrios, and sitios where clouds of locusts may appear. GTONZAGA, Provincial Governor. (Total amount of locusts and hoppers killed, 99,825 pounds.)

CAPIZ.

CAPIZ, October 13 1903. TAFT, Civil Governor: The following work has been done since the organization of the locust board of this province:

Amount Municipality. de- Description. Rice stroyed. used.

Cavanes. Piculs. Panay 11\Locusts , hoppers, and eggs 10 Loctugan _ 6 Locusts 2 Panitan 387 Locusts of all classes 43 Dao 57 Locusts and hoppers, large and small 10 Mambusao fiO Locusts of all classes 8 Navas 219 do 15 Calivo 50 Locusts and hoppers - 5 Ibajay 140 do 10 Capiz 34 Hoppers 4 Sigma 199 Small and large hoppers and a few locusts. 23 31

In all these municipalities there is a large quantity of hoppers, especially in Panitan, Dao, Sigma, Ibajay, and Navas, and their extermination is actively continued. Information in regard to the result of the work in the municipalities of Pontevedra, Jamindan, Dumarao, Numancia, Macato, Tangalan, and Buruanga, where there are locusts, is expected and will be telegraphed immediately.

JUGO VIDAL, Provincial Governor.

CAPIZ, October 2, 1903. TAFT, Civil Governor, Manila: Amplifying my telegram of yesterday, according to reports received from member Soler, of Alcan, Calivo has been completely cleaned from locusts, 90 more cavanes of locusts having been destroyed:

Amount De- Municipality. destroyed stroyed. until—

Cavanes. Numancia 80 Sept. 6 Lezo ___ _ _ 70 Sept. 6 Malinao ______.. 1140 Sept. 7 Banga __ __ 80 Sept. 7 Madalag______60 Sept. 10 Ibajay __ _ 210 Sept. 16 Tangalan __ 170 Sept. 21 Macatao______190 Sept. 24 Buruanga _ 150 Sept. 18 Baleta 50 Sept. 27 Jimo __ _ 10 Sept. 28 Batan ______15 Sept. 29

1 In addition to the 60. 2 Besides 140, telegram of yesterday. Total number of cavanes of locusts destroyed until date in entire province amounts to 2,704^.

JUGO VIDAL, Governor. (Total number of locusts and hoppers killed, 371,868 pounds.)

CAVITE.

CAVITE, October 1, 1903. EXECUTIVE SECRETARY, Manila: The province was divided into three districts, each under charge of one of the agricultural members of the locust board. Their work since August 14 has averaged about four days per week superintending the work. A consideration of their reports shows a total of 4,971 cavanes of locusts and loctones destroyed. Crops 32 have been damaged to a considerable extent. The number of locusts has been largely diminished by the efforts made against th£m. Crops have been damaged to a considerable extent. The number of locusts has been largely diminished by the efforts made against them. Quantity of rice used in payment of 1,000 piculs.

SHANKS, Governor. (Total amount of locusts and hoppers killed, 4,971 cavanes, equal to 683,506 pounds.)

CEBU. CEBU, P. I., October 1, 1903. The Hon. WM. TAFT, Civil Governor, Manila: In compliance with the telegram which the Executive Secretary has addressed to me I have the honor to report as follows: Since over a month I have not learned of the presence of locusts in the pueblos of this province, not having received a communication reporting this from any of the municipalities. I have, however, received private information that hoppers had been seen in the mountains of Toledo, and have immediately written to the president of that municipality, giving him instructions for the extermination of those hoppers when they come down to the plains or suitable places, because at the places where they are now it is' impossible to destroy them by any of the systems known on account of the thickness of the underbrush. Prior to the time aforementioned I have only received communications in regard to locusts from the municipality of Poro, on the Camotes Islands, and from the municipality of Segod, the former reporting that an immense swarm had invaded the pueblo and destroyed the majority of maize planted, the latter reporting that another swarm had passed, but had not caused destruction of any importance to the plantations. Several municipalities inform me that the maize harvest has commenced, and the general condition of the crops is good, with the exception of about eight pueblos of the south, where the crop is not abundant. For this reason the price of that grain has gone down. In view of the present crops the critical situation of this province has considerably improved. The board has not yet completed the work of drafting the regulations for the extermination of the locusts, which has been turned over to the members appointed and 33 is to be submitted for discussion afterwards. The work has been delayed during the twenty days that I was ill. The board asks for 2,000 sheets of zinc. CLIMACO, Governor.

ILOCOS NORTE.

LAOAG, ILOCOS NORTE, October 1, 1903. EXECUTIVE SECRETARY, Manila: Provincial locnst board was organized on the 18th of August, and by virtue of its resolutions the regulations prescribed by Act No. 815 were drafted and adopted and copies remitted to all the municipal presidents. The most appropriate and cheapest imple- ments for the destruction of locusts and hoppers were ordered to be made; instead of sheet iron, 1,000 picnls of rice were requested for issue to workmen who lack food. There were hoppers in several municipalities, and then they appeared also in the others, with the exception of San Miguel, invading and destroying seeding plots of rice and plantations, especially of maize. The province was divided into zones, which are under the three agriculturist members. The invasions of the barrios by the locusts become less frequent now, the greatest damage caused by them consisting in the destruction of the early rice planted in the mountains or on high land. From the organization of the board until the 30th of Sep- tember 4,954 cavanes of these insects were destroyed according to the data received so far, and the damage caused by them during the said period is estimated at 7,440 (?) pesos. I am still ex- pecting data from several municipalities and shall complete this report as soon as possible. . JULIO AGACOILLI, Provincial Governor. (Total amount of locusts and hoppers killed, 681,175 pounds.)

ILOCOS SUR. VIGAN, P. I., October 1, 1903, EXECUTIVE SECRETARY, Manila: Replying to your telegram of September 25, the following is compiled report from presidents of sixteen municipalities covering 14043 3 34 period August 10 to September 30: Six hundred and forty-six cavanes of large locusts and 2,812 cavanes of small locusts destroyed; total number of pounds, 547,312. Reports of five municipalities not yet received. Plague has diminished considerably. CRISOLOGO, Governor.

ILOILO.

ILOILO, P. I., October 1, 1903. EXECUTIVE SECRETARY, Manila : After being organized the locust board drafted regulations which have been distributed to the pueblos, committees having been organized in each pueblo. At present the number of pueblos whose barrios have been invaded by the locusts is relatively small, and they have been invaded in a manner not alarming. We have received a report from the pueblos in regard to the destruction caused by those insects and the quantities of locusts and hoppers destroyed. The pueblos are actively working for the purpose of destroying the locusts. The rice and sheet zinc have been received here only a few days ago, it has not been possible to distribute same to the pueblos, but the board proposes to do this as soon as possible. With these means the board believes it will be able to comply with its mission as well as possible. DELGADO, Governor.

ISABELA.

ILAGAN, P. I., October 6, 1903. EXECUTIVE SECRETARY, Manila: Respectfully replying to your telegram received to-day, on the 1st of the present month I have had the honor to address to you the following telegram: ILAGAN, October 1, 1903. Pursuant to the directions contained in your telegram of the 25th of September last, I have the honor to inform you that since the organization of the provincial locust board on the 15th of August and until date 109 cavanes of locusts, which until now have been very scarce, were exterminated, as follows: At Cordon, 40; Mercedes, 50; Cauayan, 18; and Gamu, 1—according to data furnished by member Generoso Cagayan, who went to said pueblos on the 25th of August and returned on the 4th of September. I respectfully inform you that on account of the continuous rains the locusts are disappearing in this province, as reported by the presidents. 35

I have sent'you a telegram in regard to the proceedings of board on account of reappearance of hoppers in several pueblos of the province. DICHOSO, Governor. (Total amount of locusts and hoppers killed, 109 cavanes, equal to 14,988 pounds.)

LA LAGUNA.

SANTA CRUZ, October 1, 1903. The EXECUTIVE SECRETARY, Manila: The locust board was organized on August 8 last, and has drafted resolutions in accordance with Act 817 and communicated the same to the municipal presidents. TJie province is divided into three districts, the first being in charge of member Juan Osdeveza, the second of Jose de Leon, and the third of Gregorio Elbo, who superintend the work for the extermination of the locusts in the pueblos of their respective districts. The following amount of locusts were caught and buried:

Cavanes. Tunasan 173 Calamba 40 Pagsanjan 276 Siniloan 115 Majayjay 34 Bay 100 Mavitac .'. 141 Lilio 8 Santa Rosa, 8 Santa Cruz 501 Cabuyao 275 San Antonio 81 Rizal 25 Longos 13 Lumban 381 Lusiana ^ 187

Total ..., 2,358

At a meeting of the 28th of September it was resolved to send of the 320 piculs of rice shipped to the supervisor of the province, 30 cavanes to Pagsanjan and 20 cavanes each to Calamba, Bay, 36

Binan, San Antonio, Cavinti, Majayjay, Santa Cruz, Lnmban, Tnnasan, Siniloan, Nagcarlan, Longos, Paete, and Cabnyao. Work continues. JUAN CAILLES, Provincial Governor. (Total amount of locusts and hoppers killed, 311,163 pounds.)

LA UNION.

SAN FERNANDO, P. I., October 1, 1903. EXECUTIVE SECRETARY, Manila: Report of the locust board: First, 136 barrios of the 15 pueblos of the province have been invaded by the locusts; second, locusts destroyed until September 30, 11,569 cavanes; third, 164 piculs of rice distributed for wages; fourth, statements of crops destroyed— the loss of mountain rice is estimated at 75 per cent and the loss of rice in the plains at 20 per cent, in proportion to the production of the barrios invaded; fifth, amount of locusts not destroyed, about 3,200 cavanes; sixth, it is estimated that it will take a month to destroy them. I am informed that there are many hoppers in Benguet. If these are not destroyed, it is probable that soon they will grow to be locusts and do damage to crops. The general outlook for crops in La Union is good, if the locusts do not reappear and the weather is favorable. The amount of rice necessary has not been distributed on account of difficulty of transportation, but it is expected in accordance with the list of daily wages prepared by the municipalities. The said rice has already been remitted to the pueblos. ORTEGA, Provincial Governor. (Total amount of locusts and hoppers killed, 11,569 cavanes, equal to 1,590,737 pounds.)

LEPANTO-BONTOC.

CERVANTES, P. I., October 1, 1903. EXECUTIVE SECRETARY, Manila: In compliance with your telegram September 25, there has been received at Cervantes 6^ tons of locusts for which rice is being issued at the rate of 1 picul of rice for 500 pounds of locusts. Inclusive dates are September 11 to 13. Reports from president of Angqui indicate that 17 tons of locusts have been killed in that 37 district since the passing of regulations by locust board on Septem- ber 10, but believe his figures are not accurate, although it is true that his district has been the center of plague and that active extermination has been going on constantly for three weeks. Only three districts complain of any trouble from locusts. The rest of the province up to date seems fairly free from their presence, crops being only slightly injured. Locusts have grown to flying stage. It has required some labor on the part of inhabitants to scare them away from rice fields. People are now catching them in nets.

DINWIDDIE, Governor. (Total amount of locusts and hoppers killed, 46,500 pounds.)

LEYTE.

TACLOBAN, P. I., October I, 1903. FERGUSSON, Manila: Tanauan, Dagami, Paitriana, Palo, and Tabontabon and their jurisdictions have been' affected with locusts. Tanauan has destroyed 1,070 sacks of locusts, Palo 1,036, Dagami, 1,308. Tabon- tabon and Pastrana have no record of amount, but people have destroyed all locusts in their station. In other parts of the province where locusts have appeared but have been destroyed are Inopacan, Cabalian, and Mertida. Senor Esperas has made an inspection and overseen the work on this coast with Senors Flori- delis and Dangangan on the west and east coasts of Leyte. Islands of Panauan and Deleran have no locusts. In jurisdiction of Da- gami locusts are used for food. The means mostly used for destroying locusts are a pit made with a trench of banana leaves placed above. The locusts are then driven against the trench. As the locusts fall into the pit they are covered with dirt. They are in size from one-half to 2-J inches in length, black in color when small but turn dark red when large. The locusts in this province, with the exception of Inopacan and partly in Palo, have done no harm to crops. In the places visited by locusts the farmers are keeping on with the planting of palay, corn, etc. The activity in this regard is very evident; merchants complain that this year only one-half the rice is sold compared with previous years, notwithstanding the reduced prices., Considerable increase in planting has taken place in nearly all parts of the province, and large centers 38 like Dagami, Baruen, and Hilongas have produced this year more corn than used for their own population. Fruit-producing plants, such as bananas, etc., are greatly increased from a year ago, a bunch of bananas which sold then for 50 cents now selling for 10 cents. No free rice and no money have been used in the destruction of locusts. The people are busy planting their crops, and with the exception of Palo there has been no trouble with the municipal authorities or the people to move them against the common enemy. To-day Tanauan has destroyed 197 sacks of locusts in the barrios affected. BORSETH, Acting Governor. (Total number of locusts and hoppers killed, 3,611 sacks, equal to 72,220 pounds.)

MASBATE.

MASBATE, October 1, 1903. CIVIL GOVERNOR, Manila: Referring to the labors of the locust board: This was organized August 22 and the making of the regulations August 29. On September 30 I directed a circular to the municipalities urging upon the presidents the due fulfillment of the law and regulations. For some days past hoppers or "loctones" have appeared in some of the municipalities, but they were as small as flies. The work of their extermination is now beginning and 1 shall wire you later the quantity destroyed. There is no lack of galvanized iron, for the leaves of "badiang" and bananas can be used very well instead. SERRANO, Provincial Governor.

MINDORO.

CALAPAN, P. I., October 1, 1903. EXECUTIVE SECRETARY, Manila: Eight thousand six hundred and fifteen pounds and 40 cavanes of locusts destroyed. No reports from Sablayan, Mangarin, Bula- lacao, Mansalay, and Bongabon.

OFFLEY, Governor. (Total amount of locusts and hoppers killed, 14,115 pounds.) 39

MISAMIS.

CAGAYAN, September 29, 1903. The CIVIL GOVERNOR, Manila: My report relative to extermination of locusts is as follows: Cavanes. Cagayan 310 Agusan 31 Tagaloan 36 Santa Ana 4 Jasaan 17 Balingasag 10 Lagonlong 14 Iponan 180 Opol 75 El Salvador 50 Alubijid 8

Total 735 Equivalent to 101,062^ pounds of locusts exterminated. In this work 52 piculs of rice, which I obtained on credit from merchants, was used. When the 500 piculs of Government rice arrived the locusts had disappeared. At the present time the only locusts are those recently hatched at Tagoloan. It is possible that others may appear later on in other pueblos. Have issued orders to continue work of extermination. CORRALES, Governor. (Total amount of locusts and hoppers killed, 101,062^ pounds.)

REGEOS OCCIDENTAL.

BACOLOD, October 1, 1903. EXECUTIVE SECRETARY, Manila: From the 24th of August until to-day, besides meetings of the provincial board for the same purpose, the locust board has held four meetings in Bacolod to the end of studying and adopting regulations, acting upon the petition of this municipality, and taking measures to secure activity in the extermination of hoppers. Vice-presidents and councilors appointed inspectors of their respective districts have gone out to supervise work of extermination, receive locusts and hoppers caught, and certify to bills of workmen. Local locust committees have been organized, composed of the municipal president, treasurer, and secretary, to cause regulations 40 to be complied with, facilitate work, render accounts to locust board, and take measures and act upon cases not provided for by regulation's until the locust board shall give its final decision. For direct supervision of work in this province the same has been divided into three sections, that of the north, center, and south, one of the agriculturalist members of the locust board taking charge of each. Member MontillaAs visiting the pueblos of the south, inspecting the work; member Gardalzos is inspecting the pueblos of the center; and member Tecson has already visited several pueblos of his section and will in eight days undertake his voyage to the pueblos of the extreme north. According to reports received in this office from members of the locust board, presidents, and private citizens, the work of extermination has been carried on since the month of August, when the locusts first appeared, but some planters had worked in a negligent manner, being satisfied with forcing the hoppers into the adjacent fields, but generally they have worked. The regulations have stopped the proceedings of a few negligent planters, and the work has been actively promoted. The workmen all take part in the work of extermination, in which they find subsistence. On account of the increased work and the general high prices the provincial board has found that more sheet iron and rice are urgently needed, and has found it necessary to expend rice for road work for issue to workmen engaged in extermination of locusts, it being absolutely impossible to wait for shipment of rice. It is impossible to give exact and complete data as to-day's news has not yet been received from several pueblos, but in view of official data and references the quantity of locusts can be estimated at 50,400 cavanes. Of this amount 21,000 cavanes were caught since the 1st and until the 30th of September, under the direction and regulations of the locust board.

LOCSIN, Governor. (Total amount of locusts and hoppers killed, 50,400 cavanes, equal to 6,930,000 pounds.)

NEGROS ORIENTAL.

DUMAGUETE, October 1, 1903. TAET, 'Governor, Manila: In compliance with telegram of 25th of September last, I report as follows: Provincial locust board held first session August 10 41 with attendance of every agricultural member, except Mr. Rotea, of Bais, on account of sickness. Following resolutions were approved on application by supervisor-treasurer of 4,000 piculs of rice and 500 galvanized iron sheets for extermination of locusts. Second, to recommend the towns to proceed vigorously to the killing of locusts in the same way as was done pursuant to former directions, meanwhile a copy of Act No. 817 and the iron sheets ordered were received here. In session of August 24 the board resolved the following: First, immediately enforce the above act in the province with penalties prescribed therein, recommending the presidents not to compel persons who are too poor and those who have to work to earn their daily food; second, to exempt officials and employees of the provincial government from the destruction of locusts;, wfyich resolutions were communicated to the presidents of all municipalities in a circular from this office that same day. In session of August 29 I submitted to the board the regulations for the destruction of the locusts, as follows: First. To consult the local locust boards consisting of the president, vice-president, ancT councilors, being jointly responsible for the compliance of the act and the instructions of the provincial board in accordance with said act. Second. To divide each municipal jurisdiction into four sections for the destruction of locusts, the councilors of the barrios comprised by section being in charge of the direction in the extermination of the plague. Third. Duties of councilors to report daily to the president the work and amount of dead locusts and also the persons delin- quent in compliance with the law. Fourth. To go with the people of their barrios to the immediate section when excessively inhabited by the plague. Fifth. Every person required by the law to kill locusts shall provide himself with a sack or "salibut" for the destruction of the grown locusts on passing his section. Sixth. Impressing on the councilors penalty prescribed in section 5, Act 817, for not complying with these regulations. Seventh. To require municipal presidents to report to provincial board every three days of the work accomplished in the destruction of the plague, also the amount of fines collected. Eighth. To recommend to local board that in the administration 42 of rice assigned for the poor people to adhere strictly to the instructions received from the supervisor-treasurer. These resolutions were approved by the board in session on the 31st of August. The board approved the instructions presented by the supervisor-treasurer for the local boards in the distribution and administration of the rice assignment, the pounds of rice daily for each person working one whole day. The amount of dead locusts so far as follows:

Municipality. Locusts.

Cavanes. Cavanes. Bacon 52 _ Siblas 26 _ Ayquien 14 Amblan Tan jay Baia Jimallud ___ Guijulugan. Maria Total-

From the other towns no communication has been received about the locusts. The crop of corn which was commenced to be harvested in the last days of August has caused the rice to be not very much needed in the majority of the towns, and only 50 sacks have been sent to Guijulugan and 10 to Maria. The heavy rains which poured in here during September have contributed a great deal in the destruction of the locust plague; in the midst of said month it had disappeared almost entirely, re- appearing in those days in intense clouds . of locusts from the Island of Cebu, causing very little damage in the cornfields pene- trating the thickness of the plague in the interior of the mountains, where it is presumed they have laid eggs, the balance, which passed through the towns of Sibulan, Dumaguete, and Bacong, being destroyed in the last five days of September. The new planting of corn appears to be good and abundant, and the general aspect of agriculture is high in favor.

LARENA, Governor. (Total amount of locusts and hoppers killed, 2,086 cavanes, equal to 286,825 pounds.) 43

NUEVA ECIJA.

SAN ISIDRO, October 1, 1903. TAFT, Civil Governor, Manila: Locust board was organized August 8, 1903, and regulations drafted and remitted to municipalities for compliance on the same date, although no locusts had at that time appeared at any pueblo. On September 14 the board met and resolved to regulate distribution of rice to people engaged in catching locusts and larvae. Five hundred and thirty-six piculs of rice and 240 pieces of galvanized iron were distributed to municipalities. From August 27 to September 30, 1,296 cavanes and 15 gantas of larvae and 741 cavanes and 12 gantas of locusts have been caught, according to reports of presidents of Cuyapo, Gapan, Paharanda, San Leo- nardo, Jaen, Cabiao, San Isidro, Santa Rosa, and San Antonio. Rice distributed has not yet been accounted for by the presidents. Copy of acts by mail. ROQUE, Acting Governor. (Total amount of locusts and hoppers killed, 2,038 cavanes, equal to 282,225 pounds.)

NUEVA VIZCAYA.

BAYOMBONG, September 30, 1903. TAFT, Civil Governor, Manila: Provincial locust board was organized August 22. Between that date and September 7 nothing of importance was done, as there were no locusts reported in province. Locusts appeared on September 7. in townships of Bayombong, Solano, and Bagabag, and active operations against them began at once. The natives obeyed the law and turned out in large numbers. Some 80 or 90 cavanes of locusts were destroyed up to September 24, when they disappeared after having deposited eggs. In various places work is now confined to destroying eggs and young locusts as they hatch. It was difficult to kill the locusts because they did not come in dense droves as usual, but were scattered. BENNETT, Governor.

BAYOMBONG, October 2, 1903. TAFT, Civil Governor, Manila. Supplementary to my report on locusts September 30, locusts destroyed some corn, sugar cane, and garden truck. They attacked 44 some of the newly planted rice fields but did little damage, as natives flooded fields with water, and locusts were only able to eat tops of new rice down to water's edge. This does not injure crop when rice is still young. BENNETT, Governor. (Total amount of locusts and hoppers killed, 11,688 pounds.)

PAMPANGA.

BACOLOR, October 1, 1903. The CIVIL GOVERNOR, Manila: Locusts have been killed under direction of locust board for the period ending September 30; weight, in pounds, as follows:

Pounds. Apalit 33,625 Arayat , 3,700 Bacolor 1,250 Candaba 72,500 Lubao 2,500 Macabebe 250 Magalang 29,450 Mexico 67,575 Minalin ; 4,075 Porac 5,000 San Fernando 50,000 San Luis , 86,400 San Simon 52,925 Santa Ana 10,800 Santo Tomas 9,000

Total 429,050

JOVEN, Governor. (Total amount of locusts and hoppers killed, 429,050 pounds.)

PANGASINAN.

LINGAYEN, October 1, 1903. EXECUTIVE SECRETARY, Manila: In compliance with your telegram of the 25th of September I would state that the board for the extermination of the locusts was organized on the 14th day of August and the province was 45 divided into three districts, to each of which an agriculturalist member was assigned to the end of directing and inspecting the work. Suitable regulations were adopted for the execution of Act 817 and Act 834, amendatory thereto. The three agriculturalist members continually travel through the pueblos where hoppers appear. These are caught and exterminated by means of ditches, which give very good results. It had been tried once to use' sheet iron, and it has been seen that it was not necessary. Hoppers have appeared in 24 of the 37 pueblos of the province. From the date of the organization of the board until the 30th of September 1,189 cavanes of hoppers have been exterminated. No lists of the work performed by poor people who should receive rice, none of which has been expended as yet, have been received so far. The people work with pleasure in the extermination of the hoppers, and no fine has been imposed as yet. The destruction caused by the hoppers is of no importance; it amounts to little in the rice crop, and the rice is recovering, the leaves eaten by the locusts having grown again. The loss of sugar cane is estimated at 50 per cent. The general aspect of the rice crop is satisfactory at present. „ / FAVILA, Governor. (Total amount of locusts and hoppers killed, 1,189 cavanes, equal to 163,487 pounds.)

PAEAGUA.

CUYO, October 1, 1903. EXECUTIVE SECRETARY, Manila: The locust board has had nothing to do in the Province of Para- gua except to be on the lookout for the coming of locusts. Early in August several small swarms of locusts were blown from Panay or Mindoro during a northeast wind to the Cuyos and Calamianes groups. In each case the natives turned out and kept them mov- ing until they were driven either into the mountains or the sea. Very little damage was done by the locusts. The strong monsoon winds prevented them from returning after once being driven away. The rice crop has suffered more from the rain this season being late in coming than from the locusts. MILLER, Governor. 46

RIZAL.

PASIG, September 30, 1903. The CIVIL GOVERNOR, Manila: SIR : In compliance with your orders I have the honor to inform you that the paddy and sugar-cane crops in the pueblos of Pasig, Mariquina, San Mateo, Montalbon, Cainta, Taytay, Antipolo, Boso- boso, and Teresa are at present in a very good condition, but there is danger that the locusts will return and destroy them, as has happened before. In Bosoboso and Teresa there is at present a plentiful supply of corn, camotes, gabes, ubes, mangos, and other eatable tubers on hand, and it may be affirmed without exaggeration that the production will exceed the consumption. The locusts have again appeared in the pueblos of Taguig, San Mateo, Montalbon, Tanay, Jalajala, and Pasig in this province, coming from Cavite and Laguna de Bay. The residents of the aforesaid pueblos have so far destroyed 4,354^ cavanes of hoppers in the stage known as "moscones," and a like amount of flyiug locusts and their larvae, which was also destroyed and burnt. During my frequent excursions into the country the residents assured me that they had seen in the woods large amounts of dead locusts and that they had seen large swarms of grown locusts fall down to the ground dead, stating that they did not know to what to attribute this strange phenomena. I then explained to them the marvelous results obtained by the use of the fungus and told them not to use those insects for food after this. I believe that I have been to some extent successful by going daily from pueblo to pueblo and advising the inhabitants to be persever- ing and constant in their work, judging by the large areas of land now cultivated, although it is surprising how well the fields are tilled, as the absence of labor cattle is more to be noticed now than ever. I have traveled with the provincial board through all the pueblos bordering on Manila,'and the 3d instant is the day designated to visit the pueblos of the former district of Morong. I consider these visits to the pueblos very necessary, as it is essential to animate the patient farmer who has to struggle, first, with the lack of carabaos; second, with the lack of water; third, with the destructive locusts; and fourth, with the rats and little worms which attack 47 and destroy the crops of paddy and sugar cane, leaving the stalks standing and useless. I should like to have on hand at my disposal about 400 piculs of rice for the purpose of succoring with the same the most needy of the people engaged in the extermination of the locusts and of alleviating to some extent the destitution of the inhabitants. Speaking of the work of the locust board, I can inform you that on the 20th of the current month an ordinance was passed making the work for the extermination of the locusts obligatory for all inhabitants, with the exceptions provided by law. As soon as the preparatory work had been completed, the members of the board scattered out amongst the following pueblos, in order to make this ordinance more effective: Messrs. Arturo, Dancel, and Manuel Jab- son in the pueblos of Pasig, Pateros, Taguig, Muntinlupa, San Pedro Macati, San Juan del Monte, San Felipe ISTeri, Cainta, Tay- tay, Antipolo, and Bosoboso; Mr. Matias Angeles in the pueblos of Montalbon, San Mateo, Mariquina, jSTovaliches, Caloocan, Mala- bon, and Navotas; Mr. Estanislao Melendrez in the pueblos of Teresa, Angono, Binangonan, Baras, Cardona, Morong, Tanay, Palila, Quisao, and Jalajala. The provincial supervisor has been designated for the work of distributing and shipping the material necessary for the destruction of the insects and of the periodical issue of rice to all the pueblos. This is all that has been done so far in regard to the agriculture and the destruction of the locusts. If it merits your approval this will be considered a good reward by the undersigned who respectfully greets you. A. DANCEL, Governor. (Total amount of locusts and hoppers killed, 8,719 cavanes, equal to 1,198,862 pounds.)

EOMBLON.

ROMBLON, September 25, 1903. The EXECUTIVE SECRETARY, Manila: SIR: I have the honor to submit the following as a report on the suppression of locusts in this province: The board appointed by your office for this purpose held its 48 first meeting at Looc, Tablas Island, on the 26th of August, 1903. Rules and regulations (copy inclosed)1 were adopted. The question of using iron sheets was brought before the board by the acting supervisor and, after discussion, it was decided that inasmuch as the people of this province had been then engaged for a month in the suppression of the locusts and were using this method for catching the locusts with success, iron sheets were not thought to be necessary. (Method used: Building trenches and covering the same with banana leaves and then driving the locusts into this trench, when they were covered over with ground.) It was not thought necessary to supply rice unless application for the same was received, and therefore the Civil Governor was not requested to furnish any. Up to the present date not a single application has been received for assistance, and it is not thought that any will be received, as the people seemed very willing to undertake this work for their own benefit. Reports have been received from the Island of Sibuyan, where about 500 pounds of locusts have been exterminated. Owing to a misunderstanding the other pueblos have failed to send in their reports in the manner indicated by the board, and only report that the inhabitants are engaged in the work, but fail to state the amount of locusts caught. This fault will be remedied as soon as communication can be had with outlying towns. Owing to the scattered location of the pueblos and the fact that no launch is available for use by the board, it is nearly impossible to properly oversee the work. As soon as corrected reports are received they will be forwarded to your office. Very respectfully, FRANCISCO SANZ, Governor.

ROMBLON, September 30, 1903. EXECUTIVE SECRETARY, Manila: Report of board for suppression of locusts, Romblon Province: Board organized at Looc, Tablas Island, August 26. Assembly received instructions for extermination of locusts. Work has been carried on with great vigor since that date. Owing to scattered condition of province and no steam transportation members of

1 Not printed. 49 board not able to get around province. Reports received to date show 6,825 pounds locusts exterminated on Tablas Island. They are supposed to be all of the same class and have not to date done much damage. On Sibuyan Island reports show 500 pounds exterminated. Report does not show size of locusts. As yet no application has been received for rice, and people all seem to realize that work is for their own benefit. Can not Civil Governor send a launch for about ten days in order to properly oversee this work? Am of the opinion combined operations would be means of entirely exterminating locusts. No locusts on Banton or Rom- blon Island. SANZ, Governor. (Total amount of locusts and hoppers killed, 7,325 pounds.)

SAMAR.

CATBALOGAN, October 1, 1903. Governor TAFT, Manila: Since organization of locust board circulars have been sent to all the pueblos giving thorough instructions for the killing of locusts and hoppers and the destruction of the eggs deposited by them. Pueblos invaded by locusts are Catbalogan, Paranas, Jiabang, San Julian, Sulat, Calbayog, Weyler. They have been instructed to comply with the circular orders of this board and the act passed. The governor and two members went to Paranas to push extermination of locusts and see the results of the measures employed. They took to the said pueblo 50 sheets of iron and 10 sacks of rice, as requested. Sixty sacks of hoppers were caught, and the aforesaid pueblo is now. free from locusts. In Jiabang 25 sacks of locusts were caught, and the swarm left for elsewhere. In Calbayog about 30 cavanes of locusts have been killed. It is calculated that 10 cavanes of hoppers have been killed in Catbalogan, Calbayog, and Calbigay. Catbalogan and Paranas seem to be free from locusts now. Locust plague has destroyed many fields of paddy and sugar cane, and tubers are planted everywhere in order to prevent famine. The launch of this province being in a bad condition, it is not possible to take rice and sheet iron to pueblos invaded by the locusts. I have no news from the pueblos of Weyler, San Julian, and Sulat, for 14043 4 50 lack of communication. I therefore would ask for another launch while the Guy Howard is being repaired, if this is possible, to the end of assisting pueblos invaded by locusts, where all render great assistance to work of this government.

SINGSON, Governor.

MANILA, P. I., October 2, 1903. SINGSON, Governor, Gatbalogan, Samar: Referring your telegram 1st instant, what was weight of sacks filled with hoppers and locusts? (Signed) FERGUSSON, Executive Secretary.

CATBALOGAN, October 3, 1903.

FERGUSSON, Executive Secretary, Manila: Replying to your telegram dated yesterday, I would state that according to information received by this government 11,875 pounds of hoppers and 3,750 pounds of locusts have been killed in four pneblos. The work will for the present be rather impeded by the lack of a steamer, although the pneblos are very enthusiastic to cause the locust plague to disappear.

SINGSON, Governor. (Total amount of locusts and hoppers killed, 15,625 pounds.)

SORSOGON.

SORSOGON, October 1, 1903. The CIVIL GOVERNOR, Manila: Have visited a large part of the province, as I informed you in due time on my arrival, without hearing anything about locusts. However, in order to provide for future contingencies, I believe that, in view of the topographical situation of this province, it would be advisable to appoint at least four agriculturalist members for this service, if your honor agrees. I salute you.

MONREAL, Governor. 51

SURIG-AO. SURIGAO, October 1, 1903.

EXECUTIVE SECRETARY, Manila: y Locusts destroyed as follows at Surigao: Sacks. August 20 U August 25 12 August 26 15 August 27 4 August 28 3 August 29 7 September 1 3 September 3 8 September 6 '. 6 September 7 7 September 9' 7

Total 73* Approximate weight, 2,940 pounds. All mature locusts. Ho report from other towns. One agriculturist sent to Butuan reported no locusts in Juban. Scouts and Constabulary called upon to enforce the orders of board in Surigao. RAFAEL ELIOT, Acting Governor. (Total amount of .locusts and hoppers killed, 2,940 pounds.)

TARLAC.

TARLAC, September 30, 1903. The EXECUTIVE SECRETARY. SIR: I have the honor to inform you that during the second half of this month of September the situation of the province in regard to the locusts is the following, according to information furnished by the municipal presidents: At Pura, Moriones, Murcia, O'Donnell, Gerona, San Clemente, and La Paz neither locusts nor hoppers have made their appearance. At Paniqui none have appeared either, excepting a small quantity of hoppers which appeared on the field of a resident, whose tenants succeeded in exterminating them immediately. In the pueblo of Capas it has also been impossible to totally exterminate the hoppers which had appeared at three different places in that municipality since the first half of the present month. At San Ignacio 499 cavanes of hoppers have been killed, and 52 the residents are at work in order to exterminate what still remains. In Victoria the work of destruction is still going on in the barrios where hoppers appear, although the plague has de- creased considerably. In the barrios of San Jose, Burgos, and Maluac of Moncada 368 persons have been engaged in the work during the last fifteen days and have exterminated 38 cavanes and 10 gantas. In Bamban 12 cavanes of hoppers were killed in the barrio of Culubasa, and only an insignificant quantity remains. In Tarlac, the capital, about 30 cavanes of hoppers have been exterminated, and the barrios are now free from them. In Concepcion the hoppers have appeared in large numbers during the last fifteen days, in the barrios of Santiago, Santo Nino, San Francisco, and Telablanca, and the councilors of the said barrios have personally taken charge of the direction of the work, in which ten persons from each of the seventeen barrios of that pueblo are engaged daily. During the period aforementioned they have succeeded in killing 405 cavanes of hoppers, of which so few are left that they do not constitute a menace or danger to the crops. The pueblos of Camiling and Anao have not sent their weekly reports during the last fifteen days, which indicates that nothing new has happened in the same. I would invite your attention to the fact that since the work of the extermination of this plague commenced, and notwithstanding all the work performed in all the municipalities of this province, none of the latter have asked the provincial government for rice, although I know personally that many of the residents are without this article and subsist on maize and tubers. This is an unselfish act and a sacrifice for which one must give credit to these people, who humbly obey the law and are ready to defend its interests. I therefore would ask the honorable the Civil Gov- ernor for authority to dispose of at least 300 of the 5,000 picnls of rice on hand here, so that if the inhabitants state their needs and ask for succor I can immediately provide relief without prejudice to rendering a detailed report to you in regard to the application of the said article. Very respectfully, ALFONSO RAMOS, Provincial Governor. (Total amount of locusts and hoppers killed, 135,354 pounds.) 53

TAYABAS.

LUCENA, September 30, 1903. EXECUTIVE SECRETARY, Manila: During the period from 26th to 29th 74 cavanes of locusts have been destroyed. The locust board record shows that during the period from August 3 to September 30 the following amount of locusts have been destroyed: 267 sacks and 1,221 cavanes and 3,950 pounds, it being hereto included the 200 sacks.and 163 cavanes destroyed previous to the constitution of the board. During •July ultimo in Santa Cruz, Marinduque, 400, and in Torrijos, 45 cavanes-. PARAS, Governor. (Total amount of locusts and hoppers killed, 270,953 pounds.)

ZAMBALES. IBA, October 15, 1903. Mr. A. W. FERGUSSON, Executive Secretary, Manila, P. I. SIR: In compliance with my telegram of the 1st of October, I have the pleasure of sending you a detailed statement of the locusts destroyed in this province from May to September of this year, and a detailed tabulated statement of the crops destroyed by that plague in this province during the months of August and Sep- tember of the same year. Respectfully, POTENCIANO LESACA, Provincial Governor.

A detailed statement of the locusts destroyed in the several pueblos of Zambales by virtue of ordinances issued by the provincial board during the period from May 2 to September 3, 1903, said ordinances being suspended on the latter date. Amount destroyed, 3,541J cavanes. The provincial treasurer owes therefor to local locust boards the sum of $708.20, Mexican. The number of locusts caught and destroyed by virtue of Act No. 817 was as follows: Cavanes. August, 1903 2,246 September, 1903 155*

Total 2,401* 54

The following is a detailed tabulated statement of the crops destroyed by the locusts and hoppers in the several pueblos of Zambales, and the amount of damage thus caused: In August: Mexican currency. 39 quinones 9 balitas and 2 loanes of paddy $27,389 18 quinones and 3 balitas of maize 1,831 2 quinones and 2 balitas of sugar cane 950

30,170 Destroyed in Candelaria and Iba in September: 12 quinones 9 balitas and 5 loanes of paddy $4,100 1 balita of corn 25 — 4,125 Total 34,295 A considerable quantity of locust eggs was destroyed in the municipality of Castillejos on the 25th of August, 1903. Thanks to the zeal and activity of the municipal officials, who cooperated with the locust' board, and especially to the patriotism of the inhabitants, who readily and enthusiastically responded to the in- vitation of the board to exterminate the locusts by the method known as "pintacasi," it has been possible to exterminate the locusts almost entirely, and it can be affirmed that from Sep- tember 20 to 25 last the province was free from that terrible plague. Of the Government rice only two sacks have been used so far for the extermination of the locusts. The wealthy inhabitants of the pueblos, as honorary members of the locust board, took it upon themselves to furnish the poor with food. This report is in accordance with the data furnished by the municipalities and on file in the office of the provincial secretary.

Total amount of locusts reported destroyed by provinces.

Province. Amount. Province.

Pounds. Abra 34,340 Mindoro Albay (reports 300 bags) 20,000 Misamis Ambos Camarines 75,840 Negros Occidental Antique 61,929 Negros Oriental _... Batangas 634,700 Nueva Ecija Bulacan 1,534,975 Nueva Vizcaya Cagayan 99,825 Pampanga Capiz 371,868 Pangasinan Cavite 683,506 Rizal Ilocos Norte 681,175 Romblom Ilocos Sur 547,312 Samar Iloilo 45,100 Surigao Isabela 14,988 Tarlac La Laguna 311,163 Tayabas La Union 1,590,737 Zambales Lepanto-Bontoc 46,500 Ley te 72,220 Total APPENDIX C.

TELEGRAMS.

MANILA, June 16, 1903. PROVINCIAL GOVERNOR (All Provinces) : Civil Governor desires to know: How is food supply in your province? What is price of rice? When is your next crop and what the prospect? Are there starving people in your province? Telegraph answer at once. FERGUSSON.

ABBA.

[Translation.]

BANGUED, ABRA, June 18-19, 1903. FERGUSSON, Executive Secretary, Manila: Replying to your telegram of the 16th instant as to price of rice and prospects of crop, I have the pleasure of transmitting to you the following painful data: The coming crop of corn in this province ought to be gathered during this month of June and July next, but these articles, as well as other food stuffs planted in March, owing to the locusts, will be nil in the towns of Bucay, Dolores, San Juan, La Paz, Dangtas, and part of San Gregorio, as well as in the settlements of non-Christian tribes in the north and east of the province; that is to say, in more than half of the same. The next crop of paddy will be in November and Decem- ber, but the seed plats -for this crop, owing to the same plague of locusts, have been likewise lost in the said towns and part of Tayum and Bangued. As the field hands had to sow new seed plats of paddy rather late because of the locusts, if there is any yield at all it will be very small—about a third smaller than usual. The highest present price of rice in the towns most attacked by the locusts is from 8 to 10 cents, Mexican, per pound; and the lowest price in Bangued and towns in the south of the province, where the locust, thank God, has not appeared in devastating numbers up to the present, the price of the article is from 5 to 6 cents 55 56 per pound. Ever since the month of. May the scarcity of cereals has begun to be felt here, and the scarcity has increased more and more owing to the increasing damage caused by the locusts. By mail I shall send you the detailed commnnications of the municipal presidents regarding the sad situation of the towns through lack of food. JUAN VILLAMOR, Provincial Governor.

ALBAY.

ALBAY, June 11, 1903. FERGUSSON, Executive Secretary, Manila: Replying to your telegram 16th, there is plenty of rice in the almacenes in this province. Rice in seaport towns worth $7.40. Towns center of province $8.40. Towns farthest from the ports, 9 pesos. This is the season for planting rice in this province. A very large acreage is now being prepared. Have just returned from the interior with Colonel Bandholtz, where we have extended the lines of reconcentration in the rice-prodncing pneblos, to enable them to continue the further planting of rice. The dams in the streams that supply these plains with water for the rice fields, and which were destroyed a few years ago, have all been reconstructed and they now have abundance of water. There is some suffering in some of the reconcentrated pneblos. Up to the present all who desired work were given work on the public highway. Our road fund, however, is running very low owing to the fact that the province has been scarcely able to collect any taxes during the period of reconcentration. A continuation of the reconcentration no doubt will compel ns to ask the Commission for some assistance. I am opposed, however, to distributing relief gratuitously; those requiring assistance should be willing to give their labor in compensation for same. An inspection of the highways being constructed by the municipalities with the funds recently loaned them by the province to give work to those requiring assistance dis- closes the fact that the municipalities can secure a greater amount of work from their people with the same amount of money than can be accomplished by the province. All this work, however, is being done under the supervision of the provincial supervisor through competent road foremen paid by the province. These highways are being constructed at about one-third the price they would cost 57 in normal times. There is but little change in the ladrone situation. They apparently have gone into hiding. I have a great deal of faith in Colonel Bandholtz's ability to handle the situation.

BETTS, Governor.

AMBOS CAMARINES.

NUEVA CACERES, June 17, 1903. FERGUSSON, Executive Secretary, Manila: Price of rice Nueva Caceres this morning $7.60 and $7.70, local currency, per sack. At Iriga, 23 miles interior, $8.30 and $8.40. All local dealers report large supplies stocks on hand. Next crop from January to April next year. While greater activity in planting this year than any time since war and several rice towns looking for good crops, the production of province will fall far short of consumption. A great deal of corn is under cultiva- tion. Peaceful conditions of province enable us to work all hemp and cocoanut fields. Fisheries are doing well. No starving people or danger of starvation. Employment available for all willing to work at fair wages. Ross.

ANTIQUE.

SAN JOSE, June 23, 1903. EXECUTIVE SECRETARY, Manila: There are approximately 15,000 cavanes of palay at prices as follows: In towns near the Sibalon Valley, $3.10 cavan; central towns, $4; $5 in towns south and a few north. Next crops in north and south will be in September and in Sibalon Valley in December. Rice, Saigon, is sold by Chinos in San Jose, Bugason, and Colasi at from 33 to 40 cents per ganta. There will be starvation to some extent in August and September, but the crop of corn, camote, and tubers will greatly help out. SALAZAR, Acting Governor.

BATAAN.

BALANGA, BATAAN, June 18, 1903 (received June 19). EXECUTIVE SECRETARY, Manila: People have harvested probably two months' supply of rice from second crop. First-class rice sells from $8 to $8.50 per picul. 58

There is and will be no suffering for food, people always having sufficient money to purchase necessaries. Fishing supports over one-half of the population. GOLDMAN, Governor.

BATANGAS. v .

BATANGAS, June 17, 1903. FERGUSSON, Executive Secretary, Manila: Food is somewhat scarce, but the relieving wrork of war emergency funds is of great relief for the people. Bice is sold at $6, Mexican, per cavan, and some given away to the poorest people. No case of starvation has been reported to me yet, though great difficulty of getting employment is more and more felt by the poorer classes. Large clouds of locusts are hovering on the new rice plantations. Up to date the work of the experts in the management of fungus has not produced satisfactory results. Captain Boughton has extended his relieving work to destruction of locusts. Many towns are being given money for the purpose of buying dead locusts at 50 cents, Mexican, per cavan. It relieves the poor people very much and at the same time affords employment to able-bodied men, women, and children. The next rice crop is for September next. The prospect is middling fair and, if not destroyed, the next rice crop would be satisfactory indeed. Despite the lack of laboring animals the people have made every effort, and large extent of lands are being planted with rice and corn. The lateness of rain in a few places impedes the completion of the plantations. Luz, Governor.

BENGUET.

BAGUIO, BENGUET, June 17, 1903. FERGUSSON, Executive Secretary, Manila: Just returned from northern part of province. Everything satisfactory. Just beginning to harvest rice. Larger yield than ever before. More land cultivated than during past. Conditions excellent. Will start for Kayapa on the 19th. PACK. 59

BOHOL.

TAGBILARAN, June 17, 1903 (received June IS). EXECUTIVE SECRETARY, Manila: Answering your telegram of the 16th, majority coast towns have enough rice. Price from $6.75, Mexican, to $8 interior pueblos. Carmen, Sierra Bullones, Balilijan, and Baklayon have no rice. Principal shortage in Carmen and Sierra Bullones. The next crop of palay will be the end of November, of corn the end of July and August, Much corn was sowed in the majority of the towns, but there were also clouds of locusts, which I have ordered the presidents to pursue and destroy. Recently there have been killed more than 400 cavanes of young grasshoppers in my province. There are very few starving people. CLARIN, Provincial Governor.

BULACAN.

MALOLOS, June 17, 1903. EXECUTIVE SECRETARY, Manila: Food supply in my, province poor and scanty. The treasurer and I just came from a visit in north part, observing that famine hangs on the poor classes with the fact that locusts, large and small, are stationed in those towns. During the time of five days 8,535 pounds of rice have been exchanged to people for 42,872 pounds of locusts. The price of rice varies accordingly in different towns, fluctuating between $7.50 and $10, local currenc}', per cavan. Indian corn crop commences this month, lasting till August, and rice crop in November and December. Prospects not very good for want of water. Five hundred dollars appropriated for extinction of locusts already expended. Now the board has appropriated $500 more for same purpose, and perhaps another sum still will be needed. To-morrow will confer with you regarding condition of the province. PABLO TECSON, Governor Bulacan Province.

CAGAYAN". [Translation.]

TUGUEGARAO, June 19, 1903 (received June 20). EXECUTIVE SECRETARY, Manila: Replying to your telegram of the 16th of this month, I report price white Saigon rice $9.50, Mexican; second-grade white, $7.75 60 to $8; ordinary, $7.50. Locust plague destroyed corn, paddy, tuber crop several times. Next crop will be poor and meager, if any at all. Up to present no starving people this province. GONZAGA, Provincial Governor.

CAPIZ.

[Translation.]

CAPIZ, June 17, 1903. FERGUSSON., Executive Secretary, Manila: All the rice fields were destroyed by the typhoon. Actual conditions relatively good, with little corn and paddy on hand. Within a month hunger will be felt in the interior towns, although they have again sown corn and paddy. Next crop will be in October. It promises to be abundant, as everybody endeavors to till the fields, even with his hands, owing to lack of carabao. This crop is the only hope of the province. Fortunately nobody dies of starvation, but I fear they will die of fevers owing to lack of shelter and the humidity of the soil. Ordinary rice in this market and Calivo 8 pesos per picul, and white second-grade, $9.50, Mexican, per picul; Tapaz, Maayon, Macato, Molinao, piculs rice, ordinary, 9.50 to 10 pesos; second-grade white, 12 pesos; corn at Dao and Sigma, $3.75, Mexican, per cavan. JUGO VIDAL, Governor.

CAVITE.

[Translation.]

CAVITE, June 17, 1903. FERGUSSON, Executive Secretary, Manila: Food supply in this province is very limited and the small crops of rice which will be harvested will only last a few weeks. Rice now is worth from 8 to 12 pesos, Mexican, per cavan, depending upon the distance of the town from the seaport and quantity bought at one time, whether ganta or cavan. Next full crop will be in December or January, but the locusts have again appeared and threaten the rice crop of that date. There will be no starving in this province, but the people will be in sore circumstances, and I respectfully request that some arrangements be made to assist 61 the people from 1st August to rice crop in December. They will need 60,000 cavanes of rice to be brought from outside. Some of the people are able to pay in full, though some will be able to pay not more than half price for their rice.

M. TRIAS, Provincial Governor.

CEBU.

[Translation.]

CEBU, June 18, 1903. FERGUSSON, Executive Secretary, Manila: This province does not grow rice. Corn, which is the principal food of all these towns, can not be gathered before two or three months in those towns, not destroyed by the cyclone of the 2d instant. Should no contretemps intervene, a fair crop is expected. It is impossible to get at the number of persons suffering hunger, but it is estimated that two-thirds of the inhabitants of the towns of this province live only on bananas, tubers, buri meal, and shellfish in small quantities. The price of corn per cavan is quoted at from 7 to 8 pesos, and a picul of rice, second grade, at this capital at 7.25, and in the towns from 8 to 9 pesos. There is a sufficient supply of rice in this market. It is advisable that the repair of roads be entered on in those towns where hunger is most felt, as a means of providing wages to their inhabitants. I proposed this to the provincial board at the beginning of the in- vasion of famine, but the provincial supervisor interposed some difficulties. CLIMACO, Governor.

ILOCOS NORTE.

[Translation.]

LAOAG, June 18, 1903 (received June 19, Salomague, 8 a. m.). EXECUTIVE SECRETARY, Manila: Food stuffs of this province very scarce now. Rice sold at $8.75, Mexican. New crop will begin coming in end of November and assuredly will be small owing to lack of rain and the locust plague. Many towns needing rice. JUGO AGCAOILI, Provincial Governor. 62

ILOCOS SUE.

[Translation.]

VIGAN, June 23, 1903. EXECUTIVE SECRETARY, Manila: Received your telegram of to-day, as well as that of the 16th. Did not reply at once because was awaiting data requested of the towns. Condition province with respect to rice according to reports: Scar- city noticeable already in several towns, but up to the present there is a sufficient supply of rice at Vigan, where it is purchased by inhabitants of other towns. All presidents have been advised to report to me first symptom alarming scarcity. Sowing paddy just beginning; many locusts, which have destroyed part cornfields. Shall request rice when towns need it and no supply at Yigan.

CRISOLOGO, Governor.

ILOILO.

[Translation.]

ILOILO, June 19, 1903. EXECUTIVE SECRETARY, Manila: The condition of the province as regards food supply is critical. Rice, second-grade white, is sold at $7, Mexican, per picul whole- sale and $7,061 to $7,124 retail. Ordinary quality at $6.43f per picul. There is a very small stock of paddy on hand, and that only in a few towns, and it is very dear. Rice in the interior towns is sold at 374 cents per ganta, and in some a little higher. For these reasons starvation, which is beginning to be felt, it is expected, will increase and cause ravages. It is impossible now to foretell the condition of the new paddy crop because the plowing is just beginning. Owing to late rains the early paddy crop will be gathered in September and the regular crop in Novem- ber and December. The latter "is garnered in greater quantities and it is the only one which serves as a basis for calculations, for the early crop is small in quantity. I beg you will inform me what Government rice will cost, placed at Iloilo.

DELGADO. 63

ISABELA. [Translation.]

ILAGAN, ISABELA, June 18, 1903. EXECUTIVE SECRETARY, Manila: Replying to your courteous telegram of the 16th instant regarding the stock of rice on hand in this province, its price, prospects for next crop and its condition, and whether the people of the province are starving, I respectfully report that this province is well supplied with rice, and its price is $8.50 to $9, Mexican, per cavan of Saigon rice. As to the next crop, its conditions are good and will be abundant if all planted is garnered, unless the fields should be desolated by the locusts which abound throughout the province. At present no starvation is apparent. The municipal presidents continue to give fortnightly reports of the condition of the fields plowed and planted in their various municipalities, as they were directed and urged to do, and the reports are satisfactory. DICHOSO, Governor.

LA LAG-UNA. [Translation.]

SANTA CRUE, LAGUNA, June 17, 1903.

EXECUTIVE SECRETARY, Manila: By direction of the provincial governor: Food stuffs in this province are now cheaper than last year, 1902. Price of rice fluctuates between $6.80, Mexican, and $7.50 per picul. It may be that these prices will rise should the next crop be small. The prospects are rather doubtful owing to scarcity of carabaos and farm animals and presence of clouds of locusts in the locality. Ho one in the province has died of starvation. What is feared will bring about scarcity of resources is numerous immigration of laborers from Bataan. JOSE RIVERA, Provincial Secretary.

LA UNION.

SAN FERNANDO, UNION, June 17, 1903.

EXECUTIVE SECRETARY, Manila: There is a reserve supply of Government rice in all towns except San Fernando which is being held for emergency. When supply 64 held, by individuals is exhausted this will be put on sale. Private parties are selling bad class of rice for 8 pesos per cavan. The planting of rice is just being commenced owing to lack of rain, not through neglect of people. Can not say what crop will be, but everything promises big harvest. Not one case of starvation has been reported, nor is it anticipated. We requested 10,000 picnls of rice for This province; have received about 2,000. Need more to carry the people through until crop is harvested.

ORTEGA.

LEPANTO-BONTOC.

CERVANTES, June 17, 1903 (received June 18, 1903). EXECUTIVE SECRETARY, Manila: In reply your telegram June 16, would say rice selling Cer- vantes $12.50 per cavan; Bagnen and further west at this price. New crop harvesting. Price breaking; sufficient camotes. No suffering and outlook good. DINWIDDIE, Governor.

LEYTE.

TACLOBAN, June 17, 1903 (received June 18). FERGUSSON, Executive Secretary, Manila: Paddy, corn, palawan, gabe, ube, sweet potatoes, bananas, apari, coro, are food stuffs raised in province to feed about half the population. Fresh fish all through the year along the coast to feed two-thirds the population. Four-fifths of the people have hemp lands where they produce yearly, I calculate, at least 5,000,000 pesos' worth placed at a price of 20 pesos a picnl. Last year 50 per cent of the crops of paddy and corn were lost. Next crop, which is in December, will have a loss of 75 per cent on account of heat. Hemp and other products mentioned above in splendid condition. Rice selling 8.25 to 9 pesos a picnl. There are no starving people in province. BORSETH, Acting Governor.

MASBATE.

MASBATE, June 19, 1903. EXECUTIVE SECRETARY, Manila: Food supply limited. Rice selling $8.25 in Masbate, but $10 65 to $12 in outlying pueblos. No prospects of next crop on'account of drought. Much land in preparation for sowing. No starving people in the province. SERRANO, Provincial Governor.

MINDORO.

CALAPAN, June 17, 1903. EXECUTIVE SECRETARY, Manila: Food supply on north side of island good; other side no difficulties known. Price of rice per sack $7, Mexican. Next crop in October; prospect good. No starving people in province. Gov- ernor absent attending municipal elections.

O SAN AGUSTIN, Provincial Secretary, Acting Governor.

MISAMIS.

[Translation.]

CAGAYAN, June 23, 1903 (received June 24). EXECUTIVE SECRETARY, Manila: According to reports presidents of the towns, sufficient rice on hand for more than a month. Price of rice from $8 to $9, Mexican. Next corn crop will be harvested about middle September; of paddy, in November and December. Corn crop looks well. Can not judge of paddy, as just beginning to plant it. The inhabitants are not dying of starvation, but owing to lack of food they fare poorly, predisposing them to cholera, which has caused several deaths. CORIIALES, Governor.

NEGROS OCCIDENTAL.

[Translation.]

BACOLOD, June 17, 1903 (received June 18). EXECUTIVE SECRETARY, Manila: Rice comes from Iloilo, and price is 7.50 to 8.50 pesos per picul of second-grade white. First crop of padd}q small, will be in October, and the second and larger in quantity in December 14043 5 66 and January next. General crop, it is expected, will be small. I have no news of any deaths from starvation, since rice shipped to the towns made it possible to meet the critical situation of several of them. Corn is being sowed, and I would request the shipment of seed corn. The winged and wingless locusts have appeared in several towns. I recommend shipment fungus recently prepared. Circulars have been sent to the towns recommending the destruction of these insects and offering rewards in coin. LOCSIN.

NEGROS ORIENTAL.

DUMAGUETE, June 17, 1903. FERGUSSON, Executive Secretary, Manila: Replying to your telegram, I have to state: Rice, second grade, white, $7.50, Mexican, in this capital; in northern and southern towns from $8 to $10, Mexican, per picul. Almost every town has planted corn in the last days of May. The planting has been very good, but very little hopeful on account of two plagues, the locust and the worm "tagustus," which suddenly appeared in most of the towns. It is estimated that 30 per cent of the people of this province feed on roots and tubers from the woods. No deaths have been reported from famine. Proper measures have been taken for the extinction of the plagues. The transplanting of the "palay" (rice seed) is usually made in the last days of the present month. This kind of seed is very scarce in some of the towns. LARENA, Acting Governor.

NUEVA ECIJA.

[Translation.]

SAN ISIDRO, Nueva Ecija, June 30, 1903. FERGUSSON, Executive Secretary, Manila: Replying to your telegram of June 16, 1903, food stuffs among poorer classes scarce. Price, rice, $7 to $8, Mexican, cavan. Palay, 3 to 3.50 pesos cavan. Crop not known because there are no seed plats sown, owing to lack of rain and locust plague. It is expected that the yield will be poor. Up to date not known that anyone 67 has died of starvation, but the majority of the poorer classes only eat once a day tubers and substances extracted from palms, cane, and other vegetables. SANTOS, Governor.

NUEVA VIZCAYA.

BAYOMBONG, Nueva Vizcaya, June 17, 1903. FERGUSSON, Executive Secretary, Manila: Food supply this province sufficient until next crop. It is too early here to predict regarding next rice crop, which is only planted in July, August, and September, but prospects are good, excepting danger from locusts. There are no starving people in this province. We have more work animals this year than last, and they are free from disease so far.

BENNETT, Provincial Governor.

PAMPANG-A.

BACOLOR, June 17, 1903. EXECUTIVE SECRETARY, Manila : Food supply in this province in very bad condition. Price rice No. 1, $8.50 per cavan. Crop of rice due in December. Prospects very poor. Famine is already felt and will become worse this coming month. JOVEN, Governor.

PANGASINAN.

[Translation.]

LINGAYEN, June 17, 1903. EXECUTIVE SECRETARY, Manila: Replying to your telegram of 16th instant, at present sufficient supply food stuffs on hand. Rice fluctuates between 4 and 5 pesos. In some pueblos and in Dagupan, 6 pesos cavan, by reason of large exports of rice from there to Union, Zambales, Uocos, and Pam- panga. Rice farmers are getting ready and the sowing will begin next month. Crop will be gathered between November and Feb- ruary. There is great drouth and many locusts. The latter are continually pursued and destroyed. There are not sufficient field- animals. Laboring class not starving. FAVILA, Governor. 68

PARAGUA.

CUYO, June 17, 1903. EXECUTIVE SECRETARY, Manila: The food supply in province is abundant. Price of palay is $2.50, Mexican, per cavan. Price of rice is 5 cents, Mexican, per pound. Next crop will be in September and October. Prospects good. There are no starving people in province. On the contrary, people are in better condition in every respect than they have ever been before. PHILIPPS, Governor, Paragua.

RIZAL.

PASIG, RIZAL, June 17, 1903. E[on. A. W. FERGUSSON, Manila: Antipolo feasts gave and are still giving these towns large allot- ments of Mexican currency.' Famine is not to be afraid of at present; moreover, district of Morong could furnish crop of rice for a time. Crop of rice and sugar cane looked well before now, with good prospects for husbandmen, but locusts destroyed again plantations. Campaign against bandits having been over, I am now undertaking by all means against locusts. Market price of rice here is $9, Mexican, per picul. Scantiness of water prevents putting seed plot of rice. Conditions in province quietly improved. My respects to Civil Governor and you.

DANCEL, Provincial Governor.

EOMBLON.

[Translation.]

ROMBLON, June 17, 1903. EXECUTIVE SECRETARY, Manila: In the matter of food stuffs my province, up to the present time, is supplied with everything. The price of rice at this time, prime, is 8 pesos per picul, and of Pangasinan rice, $6.50 per picul. The next crop will be gathered about the months of November and -December. The prospects in case of starvation in this province will be to feed on sweet potatoes, corn, and other tubers, and should 69 the case arise the provincial government would request sufficient rice of your office beforehand to distribute. SANZ, Governor.

SAMAR.

[Translation.]

CATBALOGAN, June 17, 1903. FERGUSSON, Executive Secretary, Manila: Replying to your telegram of June 16, people of this province eat only rice and fish; in default of rice or paddy they eat tubers, which abound here. Price of rice: Saigon prime, $7.50 per picul; Rangoon, $7.62-^ per picul. Northern and eastern coasts paddy now being sown, or, rather, sowing about to end. Southern and western coasts planting in September and October. Considerable paddy must have been harvested at Catubig because great quantities sown. Locusts are beginning to appear and have done some damage. Unable to learn extent of damage. No reports of people dying of starvation here; nevertheless, would be wise to send some 2,000 sacks of rice to forestall any contingency. Of the shipment sent this province only few sacks left. I have just learned that on eastern coast rice selling at $8.50 per picul. Retail price 40 cents per ganta, which is 10 pesos per picul.

LLORENTE, Governor.

SORSOGON.

[Translation.]

SORSOGON, June 17, 1903. EXECUTIVE SECRETARY, Manila: Commission houses,'I understand, have sufficient supply rice of very inferior quality on hand. Prices vary from 8 to 9 pesos per picul, according to location, and tendency is to rise. New paddy crop, owing to lack of animals, will be small. Wretchedness reigns in the reconcentrated pueblos like Donsol, Pilar, and points where the cholera caused such ravages like Bulusan and Santa Magdalena. The rinderpest has reappeared in the pueblos of the east and south of the province with considerable intensity, carrying off the few carabaos remaining, and the horses suffered a loss of 90 per cent. MONREAL, Governor. 70

SURIGAO.

[Translation.]

SURIGAO, July 0, 1903. FERGUSSON, Executive Secretary, Manila: There is a sufficiency of edible roots and rice in the province. Rice costs $7.50, Mexican, cavan in commercial houses, and $8, Mexican, in Chinese shops. Rice crop harvested in April and May. No famine felt in province at present. GARCIA, Governor.

TARLAC.

[Translation.]

TARLAC, TARLAC, June 17, 1903. EXECUTIVE SECRETARY, Manila: Replying to your telegram of this date I have the honor to inform you that, although paddy is becoming scarce in this province owing to the small crop garnered last year, nevertheless the people continue to get food, and from no one have I heard that the actual terrors of starvation are felt, for if food is not to be found in one town it is sought or bought in another of this same province. The present price of ordinary rice is $6,874, Mexican, per cavan. The next paddy crop will not be planted until this month or July, to be harvested in November and December of this year, but it is to be feared that it will be destroyed by the locusts and hoppers abounding in this province, as they nearly destroyed the early corn and paddy planted last May, as well as the sugar cane planted in December, January, and February last. The people of this province continue to subsist, thanks to the many who devoted themselves to the cutting and gathering of timber and firewood in the forests, to the daily wages they earn in their respective trades and occupations, or as laborers on the general road work of the province. Many landowners here still have on hand a fair quantity of paddy of the last general crop and of the little which remains of the early paddy crop gathered in May last, to whom the laborers and people of the town apply when they desire to purchase it, the present price of which is $3, Mexican, per cavan. In general terms, the outlook for the crops now 71 planted is very poor, as they have been damaged by the locusts, and what is to be planted later on is also exposed to being destroyed by the latter unless other causes favor it. Very respectfully, ALFONSO RAMOS, Provincial Governor, Tarlac.

TAYABAS.

LUCENA, June 18, 1903. EXECUTIVE SECRETARY, Manila: In answer to your telegram dated 16th instant, there is in this province a famine of food supply. Many towns are supplied with rice from Manila, and others can get such food as camote, banana, etc. Price of rice in the coast towns, Marinduque Island, and Tiaon, from 8 pesos 50 cents per picul; in towns located on Pa- cific coast, viz, Atimonan, Gumaca, Lopez, Catuag, Mauban, Alabat, Kasiguran, etc., from 10 to 12 pesos. There is no harvest on account of locusts. The beginning of plowing on the (Caingin) lands is in June and July. The harvest will be during next No- vember and December. In several towns the people are starving where there was no harvest. The suffering amongst the people will be intense provided the harvest does not come up to expectations. PARAS.

ZAMBALES.

[Translation.]

IBA, ZAMBALES, June 18, 1903. EXECUTIVE SECRETARY, Manila: With the exception of seven towns that have totally lost their crops, all the rest have a sufficient stock of rice on hand until the next crop, which will be in the month of November next. I am not acquainted with outlook for the next crop of rice, as the sowing has, not yet begun, although some paddy plats have been dried up for want of rain. There has been no death from starvation. LESACA, Governor. APPENDIX D.

ADMINISTRATION AND FINANCE DIVISION.

MANILA, P. I., October 1, 1903. SIR: In compliance with, your verbal instructions I have the honor to submit the following report covering the period from October 1, 1902, to September 30, 1903, for the Administration and Finance Division of this Bureau: Prior to January 31 of the present year this division was known as the "Appointment and Finance Division," and during the period from October 1, 1902, to the date first mentioned the character of the work was practically the same as during the period ending on the latter date. On January 31, 1903, upon the consolidation of the Executive Bureau and the office of the Secretary to the Colnmission, the title of this division was changed to the "Admin- istration and Finance Division" and the scope of its labor correspondingly increased. This division took over the work of the former "Appointment and Finance Division," in connection with all administrative matters pertaining to the office of the Governor and the Executive Bureau with the exception of the investigation of charges and complaints against municipal and provincial officials, which were transferred to the law clerk of this Bureau, whose position was provided for in the act of. consolidation mentioned above. During the period from October 1, 1902, to September 30, 1903, all executive orders; proclamations of the Civil Governor; applications for pardon with complete action thereon; reports in respect to the estates of deceased employees of this Government; firearm applications for the city of „ Manila and all the provinces, under the provisions of Act 610, Philippine Commission, and amendments thereto; cablegrams received and sent, including the" making of official excerpts; resolutions of provincial boards with excerpts, and almost all the communications between the Bureau of Insular Affairs of the War Department and Offices and Bureaus of this Government have been handled by the administration section of this division. - 72 73

In the finance section all estimates of appropriations are prepared; general and special appropriation bills drafted to be submitted to the Commission; extracts thereof furnished upon passage; all requisitions for accountable warrants and certificates for settlement warrants handled, also all accountable and settlement warrants drawn and letters of transmittal prepared; committees appointed in matters of inspection of damaged and lost public civil property, and their reports prepared for approval and transmission, and all purchases, contracts, leases, and plans carefully and thoroughly reviewed before submission for the approval of the Chief Executive. Charges against officials and employees of this Government under the provisions of Executive Order No. 84, series 1902, covering removals, reductions, and reinstatements; applications for leaves of absence, accrued and on account of illness, are also handled by this section, together with all consular correspondence, acknowledgments, drafts of proposed miscellaneous acts and resolutions, and general miscellaneous action work. During the year mentioned there have also been handled by this division all appointments to insular, provincial, and municipal positions, from that of the lowest under municipal governments to the highest under the Insular Government. This also includes all judicial appointments, covering those from judges of Courts^ of First Instance to auxiliary justices of the peace in the smallest municipalities. There are at present 40 organized provinces containing 1,035 organized municipalities. It is impossible to give even a com- parative estimate of the amount of work connected with the supervision of the provincial and municipal governments. While the strictly formative period of government in the provinces and municipalities has been completed, there are still numberless administrative questions arising which require careful and thorough consideration before opinions or instructions can be issued owing to their possible application in the future. It is the aim of every clerk of. this division, in matters requiring the attention of the Chief Executive and. Secretaries of Depart- ments, to secure all the information obtainable to enable them to take comprehensive action without delay upon all questions necessarily submitted to them. In conclusion it might be stated that there are at present in this division 32 employees, 12 of whom are Americans, the balance 74 being natives of these Islands—this report having been dictated to and written by one of the last mentioned, a young Filipino stenographer. Tabulated statements showing the appointments made by the Commission during the, period covered by this report as well as the number of persons, Americans and Filipinos, at present holding office, and certain statistical information in respect of the quantity of work performed in this division are hereto attached. Respectfully submitted. GEORGE M. SWINDELL, Acting Chief. The EXECUTIVE SECRETARY, Manila.

Statement of icorJc performed by the Administration and Finance Division during the period October 1, 1902, to September SO, 1903.

ADMINISTRATION SECTION. Number. Executive Orders 94 Proclamations 7 Applications for pardon: Received 333 Granted 105 Reports re estates deceased employees 84 Firearm permits: Issued by Constabulary 1,287 Issued by provincial governors 655 Issued by Chief of Police, Manila 515 2,457 Cablegrams: Received 328 Sent 330 Official excerpts furnished 3,073 Resolutions of provincial boards, including resolutions of conventions of municipal presidents 249 Official excerpts furnished from resolutions of provincial boards, etc.. 747

FINANCE SECTION. Estimates of appropriations and claims audited 239 Bills drafted: . General appropriation bills 4 Special appropriation bills 21 Bills authorizing loans to provinces 7 Extracts of appropriation acts furnished 153 Duplicates of claims furnished Auditor for settlement 18 75

Statement of work performed, etc.—Continued.

FINANCE SECTION—continued. Warrants: Requisitions for accountable warrants handled 1,934 Certificates for settlement warrants handled 1,301 Accountable warrants drawn 1,934 Settlement warrants drawn 1,301 Letters of transmittal of warrants prepared 3,235 Inspections: Inspection committees on damaged and lost public civil property appointed 79 Inspectors on damaged and lost public civil property appointed.. 149 Inspection reports prepared for approval and transmission 131 Executive approval of purchases, contracts, leases, plans, etc., approximately 720 Cases acted upon which come under Executive Order No. 84 (1902) : Removals and resignations 150 Reductions 20 Reinstatements 9 Applications for leaves of absence 300

Appointments by the Commission during the period October 1, 1902, to September 30, 1903.

Entire number holding office. Appoint- Resig- Classification. ments. nations. Ameri- Filipino. Total.

Insular officers (including judges) 77 13 109 40 149 Provincial officers (including clerks of courts, members of boards of tax revision, locust boards, etc.) 283 42 324 Municipal officers: Secretaries, treasurers, etc 2,906 2,906 Presidents 982 982 Councilors 8,159 8,159 City of Manila 29 27 56 Justices and auxiliary justices of the peace 273 4 1,708 1,712 Notaries public 20 343 Total- 865 336 248 14,403 14,651

Number of organized provinces: Under Act No. 83 34 Otherwise 6 Number of organized municipalities 1,035 APPENDIX E.

FIRST ANNUAL REPORT OF THE RECORDER OF THE COMMISSION TO THE EXECUTIVE SECRETARY.

MANILA, October 1, 1903. SIR: I have the honor to submit the following report covering the work of the legislative division of the Executive Bureau for the period from February 1, 1903, to September 30, 1903, inclusive, and of the office of the Secretary of the Philippine Commission from October 15, 1902, the date of the last report of the Com- mission, to February 1, 1903: By Act No. 609, enacted by the Commission January 31, 1903, in accordance with suggestions contained in the last annual report of the Civil Governor, the office of the Secretary of the Philippine Commission and the Executive Bureau were consolidated under the name of the Executive Bureau, the duties which before that date had appertained to the Secretary of the Commission being partly assumed by the Executive Secretary, but in a considerable measure assumed by the Recorder of the Commission and the legislative division of the Executive Bureau created by the act above referred to. Upon the consolidation of these offices, as above mentioned, Act No. 6 of the Commission was so amended as to provide that the Recorder- should attest the acts of the Commission upon their enactment. The following resolution was also adopted by the Commission at its session of February 2: The position of Secretary of the Commission having been abolished by Act Numbered Six hundred and nine and the position of Recorder created, and that portion of the "Regulations for the conduct of the business of the Philippine Commission," adopted by the Commission at its session of June sixteenth, nineteen hundred, which provides for the attesting and custody of the records and official correspondence of the Commission by the Secre- tary being no longer operative, it was, On motion, Resolved, That from and after February first, nineteen hundred and three, the Recorder of the Commission, authorized by Act Num- bered Six hundred and nine, shall attend the sessions of the Commission and shall prepare and attest its minutes and have custody of the same.

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Except as above set forth, the duties of the Recorder and of the legislative division have not been fixed by law or resolution of the legislative body, but rather by orders of the Commission and of the Executive Secretary. These duties may be briefly summarized as follows: The attendance upon all sessions of the Commission, both executive and public; the recording of all actions by the Commission, and of addresses made before it when same are required; the preparation, certification, indexing, binding, and custody of the Commission's minutes; the certification and printing of the Commission's acts, public resolutions, and appointments; the preparation, for the signature of the Executive Secretary, of correspondence based upon action of the Commission; the printing, proofreading, and indexing of the quarterly and annual volumes of the Commission's legislation in both English and Spanish, and such other duties as are from time to time assigned. It will be seen, therefore, that the work of the legislative division pertains exclusively, as its name would indicate, to that of the Commission. To this division is referred, for submission to the Commission, all proposed legislation prepared by the different commissioners acting as committeemen, and. all correspondence of any nature calling for action by the legislative body. Such papers are submitted by the Recorder to the Commission sitting in executive session.. Upon the enactment of laws,manifold typewritten copies are at once made and, after certification, are sent forthwith to the Civil Governor, the Executive Secretary, the Auditor, the Treasurer, the Attorney-General, the Commanding General of the Division of the Philippines, and all other officials or persons directly affected by the law, a letter being prepared for the signature of the Executive Secretary calling attention to the legislation. Typewritten copies of all such acts are forwarded to the Secretary of War, over the signature of the Executive Secretary, by the first mail leaving the Islands after their enactment. Two printed certified copies are also forwarded to the Secretary of War at the close of each month. The acts of the Commission are not engrossed, as is the case with those of most State legislatures in the United States, but are carefully proofread, and several copies of each act are printed on heavy white ledger paper, one of which copies in the case of each act is signed by the President of the Commission and attested by the Recorder. These certified copies are in the custody of the Recorder and form the official file of the Commission's legislation. 78

In the legislative files in charge of the Recorder there is also kept all correspondence, and so forth, which forms the basis of legislative action by the Commission, the same being filed with other papers relating to the acts passed by the Commission upon the respective subjects to which they relate. An important branch of the work of the division is the reporting of the public sessions of the Commission, which are held from time to time to discuss measures of general public interest under consideration by the Commission. Stenographic notes of- all such discussions are taken in full and are kept on file in the division for future reference. When so ordered by the Commission, and in case of discussions of special importance, a verbatim transcript of the stenographic notes of such sessions is made, but ordinarily there is incorporated in the minutes merely a summary of the arguments presented, including all amendments and suggestions proposed by those addressing the Commission or by the commissioners themselves. This work of reporting becomes rather difficult at times, due to the well-known policy of the Commission to grant a full hearing to anyone desiring to address it, no matter of what nationality, and the cosmopolitan character of Manila's population brings forth at times English which it is difficult for the reporter to follow. Of course, a large portion of the speaking is done in Spanish, and in such cases the record is made from the English interpretation. During the past year there have been public sessions of the Commission upon the following subjects: Electric street-railway franchise for Manila, one session, held on October 20, 1902. The land registration bill, one session, October 20, 1902. The coastwise trade bill, two sessions, November 12 and 17, 1902. The granting of various franchises for the extension of the lines of the Manila Railway Company, Limited, seven sessions, November 12, 1902 (1 session), November 17 (2 sessions), December 2 (1 session), December 8 (2 sessions), and December 16 (1 session). The bills providing for boards of tax revision, five sessions, December 10, 15, and 16, 1902 (each 1 session), and January 8, 1903 (2 sessions). The reception of provincial governors, three sessions, December 21, 23, and 24, 1902. The seating of Commissioner Smith, one session, January 1, 1903. 79

The bill regulating the practice of dentistry, one session, January 10, 1903. The bill regulating the practice of pharmacy, five sessions, January 10, 12, 23, 24, and 26, 1903. Petition for a general hospital in Manila, one session, January 10, 1903. The trade-mark bill, four sessions, February 24, 25, and 26, and March 6, 1903. The bill forbidding the sale of intoxicating liquors near military reservations, three sessions, February 24 and 25, and March 6, 1903. The municipal franchise bill, three sessions, February 24 and 26, and March 6, 1903. The Chinese registration bill, one session, March 10, 1903. The opium bill, three sessions, July 8, 9, and 15, 1903. The Filipino students bill, one session, July 29, 1903. The bill providing for the inspection of hemp, three sessions, July 30, and August 10 and 11, 1903. The purchase of the Oriente Hotel, one session, September 1, 1903. Making a total, counting each half-day session separately, of 46 public sessions, verbatim reports of which were made. The public sessions of the Commission have been well attended for the most part, and at more than half of them practically every seat in the sessions hall in which they are held has been occupied. The year has been a very busy one with the legislative body, and this activity has been naturally reflected by this division. There have been enacted since October 15, 1902, down to October 1, 1903, 431 laws, Nos. 482 to 912, inclusive, nearly as many as were enacted by the Commission in the previous two years combined. Acts 482 to 493, inclusive, were forwarded with the last report of the Commission, leaving 419 acts which have been enacted subsequent to the last act forwarded with the Commission's report of last year. Of the 431 laws enacted, 90 have been those making appropriations; of the remaining 341, many have been measures which might perhaps be termed temporary or administrative in their character, affecting as they do only the administration of the Government or of its branches. This work of administrative legislation and of appropriations has occupied a very large portion of the Commission's attention during the past year. Time has been found, nevertheless, during this period to consider and enact 80 a number of important laws of general interest to the whole public. Among the more important of these might be mentioned the following: No. 496. The Land Registration Act, enacted November 6, 1902. No. 518. Highway robbery and brigandage defined and penalties prescribed therefor, enacted November 12, 1902. No. 519. Vagrancy defined and penalty prescribed therefor, enacted November 12, 1902. No. 520. An act authorizing the issuance of special coastwise trade licenses to foreign vessels, enacted November 17, 1902. Nos. 554, 555. Franchises to the Manila Railway Company, Limited, for railway extension, enacted December 8, 1902. No. 556. An act authorizing the closing of insolvent banks by the Insular Treasurer, enacted December 9, 1902. No. 593. An act regulating the practice of dentistry, enacted January 10, 1903. No. 597. An act regulating the practice of pharmacy, enacted January 26, 1903. No. 611. An act authorizing the issuance of passports to Phil- ippine citizens, enacted February 2, 1903. No. 624. An act prescribing regulations to carry out the mining law, enacted February 7, 1903. No. 627. An act regulating the registration, branding, convey- ance, and slaughter of large cattle, enacted February 9, 1903. No. 654. An act providing an appeal from decision of a single judge in habeas corpus proceedings, enacted March 4, 1903. No. 666. The Trade-Mark Act, enacted March 6, 1903. No. 667. The Municipal Franchise Act, enacted March 6, 1903. No. 701. An act regulating mutual benefit and benevolent asso- ciations, enacted March 27, 1903. No. 702. An act to carry out the Chinese Regulation Law of Congress, enacted March 27, 1903. No. 703. Franchise to the Manila Railway Company, Limited, for railway extension, enacted March 27, 1903. No. 780. Examination and licensing of officers of seagoing vessels, enacted May 29, 1903. No. 787. An act providing a government for the Moro Province, enacted June 1, 1903. No. 849. An act providing for the protection of sea buoys and beacons, enacted August 24, 1903. 81

No. 854. An act providing for the education of Filipino students in the United States, enacted August 26, 1903. The number of sessions held by the Commission, the number of acts passed, of resolutions adopted, and of appointments made by the Civil Governor which have been confirmed, together with the number of pages in the minutes of the Commission in charge of the Recorder, during the year from October 15, 1902, to Octo- ber 1, 1903, may be conveniently set forth in the following table:

Sessions. Acts. Resolutions. Ap- Pages in min- point- utes. Months. ments, Execu- Execu- Execu- execu- Execu- tive. Public. tive Public. tive. Public, tive. tive. Public.

1902.

October 20 November _ 33 22 December __, 101 111 1903.

January 14 34 52 54 "56 66 February. __ 14 34 103 155 87 42 March 24 68 153 69 153 24 April 6 31 56 27 56 May 16 36 156 37 114 June 9 14 41 59 36 July 18 22 66 39 66 230 August 19 46 109 177 102 23 September _ 24 50 128 64 137 27

Total. 182 421 10 1,006 852 958 565

SUMMARY. Number of sessions held: Executive 182 Public 31 Total 213 Number of acts passed: At executive sessions 421 At public sessions 10 Total - 431 Number of resolutions adopted: At executive sessions 1,006 At public sessions 2 Total 1,008 Number of appointments confirmed at executive sessions 852 It will thus be seen that the -Commission has held a total of 213 separate sessions dnring the year. This is hardly exact, however, in one sense, as in a great many instances two sessions are held in one day, in which case the minntes for that day are written up as if but one session had been held. It is estimated that the Commission has been formally convened for legislative work fully 275 times dnring the period covered by this report. 14043 6 82

With a total number of acts passed of 431, and with a total number of resolutions adopted of 1,008, and of appointments confirmed of 852, it will be seen that a total of 2,291 formal actions or decisions of a legislative character have been taken by the Commission during the period covered by this report. As a rule a number of communications are considered by the Commission in connection with each action taken by it. While definite figures have not been prepared, it is believed that the number of papers to each decision will average between two and three, and upon this basis it is estimated that a total of approximately 6,000 communications have been considered by the Com- mission as a legislative body, and handled by this division during the period under consideration. In addition to this the Commis- sion has been many times informally convened, or has informally discussed questions of an executive character brought to its attention by its members who are executive officials before taking definite executive action. These informal discussions naturally do not appear of record in the minutes of the legislative body. The total number of pages in the minutes of the Commission from the date of its. appointment to October 1, 1903, including the index thereto, is 4,933. The minutes have been bound in typewritten legal pages, in volumes of convenient size, and carefully indexed. A great portion of this index work has been done during the past year, and to keep the minutes indexed down to date occupies nearly the entire time of one of the clerks of the division. By direction of the Commission, the division has been engaged in making four duplicate copies of these minutes. As nO additional help was provided for this extra work, it has been impossible, owing to the volume of current work, to complete this copying. About 3,000 pages have been completed, however, and it is hoped that the remainder may be copied in the very near future. By resolution of the Commission of September 2, 1902, the preparation of a revised edition -of the Commission's laws down to September 1, 1902, was directed, the Spanish and the English texts to be issued in separate volumes. In conformity with this resolution, this office immediately proceeded to the preparation of copy for the edition authorized. In preparing copy for this volume, it was early decided to make the edition somewhat similar to the statutes of the United States, bearing marginal annotations of the 83 text of the laws, and indicating amendments to the different acts and sections thereof which had been subsequently made by the Commission. A tabulated statement of acts which had been amended prior to the issue of the volume was also prepared. There was also inserted as an appendix the treaty of Paris, the acts of Congress affecting the Philippines approved prior to September 1, 1902, and several important general orders of the Military Gov- ernor which are still in force. The publication of the volume was considerably delayed on account of the press of other work in the public printing office. The English edition has just recently been issued and is now being distributed. The Spanish edition is being rapidly pushed to completion, and it is hoped that the same may be issued within the next few months. The Commis- sion has decided, after inspecting the English edition of the volume referred to, to issue annually a volume in similar form containing all of its legislation of the previous year, separate volumes of such editions in both languages to be issued as in the case of the original volume. The necessity of preparing copy for these reprints of the Com- mission's legislation, as well as of issuing the regular quarterly volumes of the Commission's laws and resolutions, of proofreading same and preparing the indexes thereto, has evolved a subdivision or section of this division which might perhaps be termed the section of proofreading, printing, and indexing. This work has been in charge of Mr. David Lewis Cobb, of this division. As the work of annotation and indexing has progressed, an increasingly large number of calls for information in regard to the Commis- sion's legislation have been made on this division by the different members of the Commission and other officers of the Government. This section of the division has within the past year carefully proofread and indexed between 6,000 and 7,000 pages of printed legislation, about equally divided between the English and Spanish languages. In the performance of this work over 25,000 index and amendment cards have been used. In addition to this, indexes have been prepared for the preliminary number of the Official Gazette and for the first half year of the same publication. This work consisted of the reading and indexing of 612 pages of matter. The native clerical staff of the Official Gazette were also instructed as to the manner of making future indexes for this publication. 84

The office force of the legislative division on this date is follows:

Name. Present Name. Present salary. salary.

C. W. Calvin $2,250 Julian M. Lacalle __. 400 Carl Remington__. 1,800 A. James McDonald. 1,200 David Lewis Cobb. 1,800 Natus J. Haynes 1,200 H. E. Partridge 1,600 Leoncio L. Espino 720 A. O. Zinn 1,600 Luis Aguilar 180

The character of the work performed by this division is such as to demand a high degree of accuracy, and the employees of the division have not been found wanting in this respect. They have always been willing and have done a great deal of overtime work in order to keep up with the current work of the division, which at times is quite heavy, almost too much so, in fact, for the force employed. Numerous calls have been made for help in work not pertaining to the division by different members of the Commission and by other divisions of the Executive Bureau, and, while the same have frequently caused a great deal of overtime work, it has always been performed uncomplainingly. I can do no less than testify to the efficient and capable manner in which this division's staff has labored during the past year. Very respectfully, C. W. CALVIN, Recorder of the Commission.

The EXECUTIVE SECRETARY, Manila, P. I. APPENDIX F.

FIRST ANNUAL REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF THE TRANS- LATING DIVISION TO THE EXECUTIVE SECRETARY.

MANILA, October 1, 1903. SIR: I have the honor to submit the following report of the work of the translating division of the Executive Bureau since its organization to September 30, 1903, inclusive: Prior to the passage of Act No. 609, enacted January 31, 1903, the work of translation and interpretation for the Executive Bu- reau and the office of the Secretary of the Philippine Commission was done under the supervision of a Spanish secretary in the latter office and in that of the Executive Secretary. Since its organization the entire force of translators and interpreters attached to the Executive Bureau and the former office of the Secretary of the Commission has been reorganized and consolidated into one office, where all of the work is carried on with the exception of that of the translator and interpreter who is detailed for special work in connection with interpretations for the Civil Governor, the translation of annual reports of provincial governors, and other work of a special character. The duties of the translating division may be summarized briefly as follows: The translation into Spanish of all acts of the Commission, executive orders, proclamations and communications of the Civil Governor and the Executive Secretary addressed to Spanish- speaking people, and of all matter printed in the Official Gazette other than that already mentioned, which consists principally of custom-house decisions and circulars, opinions • of the Attorney- General, reports of the Board of Health, of the Bureaus of Archives, Agriculture, Education, Mining, and Forestry, of advertisements for bids from the office of the Insular Purchasing Agent and from that of the Consulting Engineer to the Commission and of the Insular Architect. The translations- into English cover a very wide field, as they consist of all communications addressed in 85 86

Spanish and the native dialects to the Civil Governor, to the Phil- ippine Commission, and to the Executive Secretary, and of all bills drafted by the Filipino members of the Commission as well as reports and recommendations made by them. The amount of work performed during the period covered by this report, from October 1, 1902, to September 30, 1903, is as follows: Translations from— Folios. English to Spanish 10,864 Spanish to English 32,560 French to English 140 Tagalog to English 44 Italian to English 12 German to English 7

Total translations 43,627 The division has furnished interpreters for public discussions held during the time covered by this report, extending over 46 public sessions of the Commission and for all executive sessions of that body. An interpreter from the division has also accompanied the Civil Governor in visits made to the provinces during January and March, 1903, and the Vice-Governor in his visit of inspection to the Province of Albay during last July, and 'upon all other occasions when an interpreter was required by the Civil Governor or any member of the Commission. Since the consolidation of the office of the Secretary of the Com- mission with the Executive Bureau, the translating division had had charge of the work of reviewing the native and Spanish press. This work, formerly carried on independently by Mr. Manuel Argiielles and one assistant, is still continued, although it is not as important at present as it formerly was, owing to the more settled condition of affairs in the Islands. The amount of work turned ont by Mr. Argiielles averaged about four folios a day. The translating division has suffered very severely from casualties during the present year, and its efficiency has been greatly im- paired thereby. Its former chief, Senor Don Francisco J. Yanes, who held the office of Spanish secretary of the Commission, a gentleman of rare linguistic accomplishments and peculiarly fitted for the work intrusted to him, was obliged to resign in order that he might accompany his family to the United States, as his wife's health 87 and his own had greatly suffered from the effects of this climate. Mr. Yanes' resignation has been a distinct loss to the service. Mr. William E. Twight, who had been the interpreter of the Military Governor from 1899 until the establishment of Civil Government, and of the Civil Governor from February, 1903, was forced, because of his failing health, to leave the Archipelago to recuperate. After spending several months in the United States and Europe in a vain search for health he returned to Manila and died a few days after, August "26, last. It was found necessary to relieve Mr. F. F. Barker from duty in the translating division prior to its reorganization, in order that he might devote his entire time as clerk to matters pertaining to provincial and municipal administration, which are, in a great part, necessarily transacted in the Spanish language. Mr. Sutherland, former expert translator, who had been brought from the United States, was selected to take charge of the Filipino students who were about to leave for the United States. In addition to these permanent losses in the personnel of this division one translator has been severely ill for more than a month, while another is very ill, convalescing after an attack of Asiatic cholera. Aside from all this Mr. Leo Fischer, another expert translator, was absent during four months and a half on leave, so that the force of this division has always been reduced to a minimum, while the work has continued steadily to increase. The present force of the division is made up of experienced men, some of whom have been with the Civil Government since its organization and who would be hard to replace. Every attempt possible has been made to secure additional competent translators, both here and in the United States, but without success. Some who have passed the civil-service examination have been deficient in practical work to the extent that their services could not be made use of by the division. The majority of translations from English to Spanish are of a strictly technical nature which require not only thorough pro- ficiency in both languages but also legal training and-a very wide comprehensive academic education, and the translations from Span- ish to English are difficult in that the majority of the documents presented in the former language are so faulty in their construction that they are in many cases almost impossible to understand. 88

The office force of the translating division on this date is as follows:

Present Name. Present salary. Name. salary.

R. D. Fergusson $2,250 Carrie F. Mahon $1,200 Manuel Cabeza de Vaca. 1,800 Manuel Reyes 900 Leo Fischer 1,800 Alcibiades Gimenez 720 Manuel Arguelles 1,500 Elias T. Zamora 420 John B. Santalo 1,200 Mariano Rebaya 180 Wiliam N. Mahon 1,200

In a vain attempt to keep up with the current work of the division the employees have put in a great deal of overtime. The amount of work performed, taking into consideration its special character and the high standard required, testifies to the industry of the force which has always worked when the exigencies of the case demanded it out of office hours uncomplainingly. Respectfully submitted. R. D. FERGUSSON, Chief Translator. The EXECUTIVE SECRETARY. APPENDIX G.

PROPERTY DIVISION.

MANILA, P. I., September 30, 1903. SIR: In compliance with your verbal instructions, I have the honor to submit a report of the affairs of this division, embracing the property accountability of the entire Bureau, for the period from October 1, 1902, to October 1, 1903, as follows: Organization and personnel.—Chief of division, Arthur K. Jones (from September 23, 1903); distribution clerk, J. Preysler (suspended September 23, 1903); mailing clerk, Antonio Munian; document clerk, Juan Cabahero, and six messengers. Correspondence.—Entire Bureau (excluding printed matter), 54,117 papers.

Philippine publications.

Publication. Received. Distrib- uted. Sold.

Laws of the Commission, pamphlet ,338,000 906,901 Laws of the Commission, quarterly volumes _ 21,000 9,266 2,515 Executive Orders, pamphlet 154,500 102,493 Executive Orders, volumes 1,000 Proclamations, pamphlet 20,500 ~~14~532 Reports of Departments, pamphlet 2,250 1,200 Total. 1,537,250 1,035,362 2,515

Receipts from sales, $1,224.77, United States currency.

United States and foreign publications.

Publication. Re- Distrib- ceived. uted.

Reports of the Philippine Commission, 1902, two parts (War Depart- ment) > 1,740 100 Documents, Senate and House of Representatives, United States 20,000 Supreme Court Reports, United States 744 Foreign publications 50 Total 22,534 100

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Philippine, United, States, and foreign publications received during the period designated. Copies. Grand total 1, 559,784 Philippine, United States, and foreign publications distributed and sold during that period 1, 037,977

Balance 521, 807 Publications not included in that period 6,000 Old Spanish laws, translations 12,000

On hand as per inventory 539,807 The increasing business of 'this division some months ago began to demand additional office and storage space, which has been made available recently on the first floor of the Aynntamiento Building. In addition to the printed public documents, there will be in the custody of this office the manuscripts and other documents and books which will be secured by the Collecting Librarian in Spain and elsewhere. Already a small consignment has been received, and it is understood that further shipments have been made and are en route here. Provisional arrangements have been made for the care of this valuable property which will meet present necessities. The personnel of the division consists of 1 American and 9 Filipino employees. This would be sufficient nnder normal conditions, but by reason of absence due to leave of absence in the United States, suspension, and illness, it has been necessary to work much overtime in order that publications might be given the prompt distribution their character has demanded. In addition to the custody and distribution of printed public documents, the immediate charge of the furniture, supplies, and property of the Executive Bureau and Ayuntamiento Building has been assigned to this division. During the period covered by this report there has been a notable improvement, as compared with the preceding year, in both the quality of supplies and the promptitude with which they have been furnished by the Insular Purchasing Agent and the local market. Very respectfully, * ARTHUR K. JONES, Chief of Division. The EXECUTIVE SECRETARY, Manila, P. I. APPENDIX H.

RECORDS DIVISION.

MANILA, October I, 1903. SIR : I have the honor to submit the following report of the work of this division for the year ending September 30, 1903 : During the period above mentioned there has been completed the organization of the division and its equipment in respect of file cases. As now organized the division comprises six sections, viz, briefing, searching, indexing, examining, recording, and filing. Its personnel consists of 25 clerks and 1 messenger. Of these employees 14 are Americans and 12 are Filipinos. There -has been a constant increase in the volume of work developing upon this division, as is apparent from the fact that there have been recorded during the year just ended more than 28,000 communications, as against 19,000 for the preceding twelve months. There have been used nearly 150,000 cards in indexing this year's records, and the card index of the preceding year has been transcribed on typewritten sheets and bound for reference. By the consolidation of the office of the Secretary of the Com- mission with this Bureau on February 1 last, there came over to this division several thousand records, which are being indexed and filed as rapidly as the current work will permit. In addition to the work of recording, this division has performed an increasing amount of labor which ordinarily does not come within the jurisdiction of a record office, but is closely related thereto. The work referred to is the preparation of memoranda and digests of records for the information of officials and other divisions of this Bureau. The increase in work, together with casualties in the service, has made it at times very difficult to keep up the personnel of the division to a satisfactory standard, either as to numbers or quality, because of the scarcity of good material. It has seemed best, for 91 92 sufficient reasons, to make this division a preparatory school from which clerks are drawn for other branches of the Bureau, with the result that there have been, on that account also, many changes in personnel. The work of training Filipinos for office work in the English language has given encouraging results. Very respectfully, SIDNEY THOMAS, Chief of Division. The EXECUTIVE SECRETARY. APPENDIX J.

REPORTS ON ROAD AND BRIDGE CONGRESSIONAL RELIEF WORK.

ANTIQUE. /

SAN JOSE DE BUENAVISTA, October 1, 1903. EXECUTIVE SECRETARY, Manila: • Impossible to make complete report as requested by your telegram of September 28. Rice has been distributed to nearly every town in province, but reports from persons in charge are not yet in, so can not state how much relief-fund rice has been used. SALAZAR., Acting Governor.

BATANG-AS.

BATANGAS, October 1, 1903. EERGUSSON, Executive Secretary, Manila: Report road and bridge Congressional relief fund, September 1 to September 30,* inclusive (work commenced September 1) : Ibaan-Taysan road.—Repair 6 miles cleared and 2 culverts; 74 laborers, 97J picnls. Balayan-Tuy-Nasugbu road.—Repairs, 1 ford and 3 miles opened; 87 laborers, 86J piculs. Lemery-Calaca road.—Two miles reconstructed, 2 culverts; 149 laborers, 126 piculs. Rosario-Tiaong road.—Four miles graded; 42 laborers, 49 piculs. Lipa-Alaminos road.—Two miles graded; 65 laborers, 59£ piculs. Batangas-Talahib road.—One ford, miles new road; 80 laborers, 59f picnls. Batangas-San Jose road.—Repairs, 1 culvert; 31 laborers, 33^ piculs. Road and culvert material purchased, 26 pienls. Transportation of rice to different pueblos, 45 carretons, 63 piculs; total, 600^ piculs; rice received, 4,000 piculs; rice on hand, 3,400 piculs. 93 94

Owing to harvesting of rice and corn during September and Oc- tober, labor in exchange for- rice is more difficult to obtain than it will be two weeks hence. Luz, Governor.

BENGUET.

BAGUIO, September 30, 1903. Hon. A. W. FERGUSSON, Executive-Secretary, Manila, P. I. SIR: In compliance with your telegraphic order September 28, I have the honor to report that I have expended from the executive fund in my hands, namely, 1*2,000, f*290.72 to polistas for trans- porting rice to Baguio, leaving a balance in my hands of 1*1,709.28. While some work has been done by native sawyers here at Bagtlio, to whom I have furnished rice for subsistence, I can not properly report the same, owing to the fact that Mr. Rowell, superintendent of construction, is not on the ground to give vouchers for the rice thus furnished. I mean that I have furnished this rice on my own responsibility. Of course, as soon as he returns, the. vouchers will be furnished, the check made, and report will be made to you on the 1st of the month following. For the money already expended I sent vouchers this date to Mr. Lampman, disbursing officer of the Execu- tive Bureau. Very respectfully, WILLIAM F. PACK, Provincial Governor.

BULACAN.

MALOLOS, October 1, 1903. The EXECUTIVE SECRETARY, Manila, P. I.: Replying to your wire of September 28, relating to work made on roads and bridges for rice, state as follows: Malolos-Hagonoy.—One mile good road and 16 bridge approaches constructed; 110 piculs. Barasoain-Quingua.—Three and one-half miles of gravel road were put in first-class condition; 53 piculs. Malolos-Calanate.—Three-fourths mile of first-class gravel road, new; 33 piculs. Pulilan-Baliuag.—Three miles wornout gravel road put in first- class condition; 354 piculs. 95

Malolos-Santa Isabel.—Two miles fair gravel road; 51 piculs. Malolos-Bulacan-Guiguinto.—Two bridge approaches, one-half mile Telford road resurfaced; 109 piculs of rice. Two hundred to 800 men were employed daily. No trouble was experienced in securing or keeping laborers. Foremen were paid money. Some provincial money was spent in connection with rice, as some materials could not be purchased with rice. Besides the above, work is under way on the following roads, but no payments have been reported by the municipal officers who have charge of this work. Six hundred to 700 piculs will be paid on these roads. Baliuag-San Miguel, Bustos-Angat, Polo-Station of Polo, Bo- caue-Santa Maria are being done by contract. Contract price of gravel placed on road eight-twenty-seventh of 1 picul per cubic meter. No payments were made as yet.

PABLO TECSON, Governor of Bulacan.

CAGAYAN..

TUGUEGARAO, October 1, 1903. CIVIL GOVERNOR, Manila: In reply to your telegram of the 28th of September, I would state that 3,400 are'at present working on the road from Tuguegarao to Iguig. The work on roads and bridges which has been done so far and that which is being done is paid out of provincial funds. The province did not ask for rice or other succor from relief fund for that work, according to report of supervisor. GONZAGA, Governor.

CAVITE.

CAVITE, October 1, 1903. EXECUTIVE SECRETARY, Manila: Road from Naic to Indang, about 14 miles, has been repaired and put in good shape at a cost of about 14,000 pesos. Bridges and a part of the road between Indang and Silang have been repaired at a cost of about 500 pesos; work still continued. Road from Binacayan through Imus toward Dasmarinas is now being repaired. Total rice from relief fund paid out is 298 piculs, 96 which does not include a considerable quantity due for latter half of September. Work on road is now being pressed as much as practicable. SHANKS, Governor.

CEBIT.

CEBU, October 1, 1903. Hon. Governor TAFT, Manila: Rice arrived August 17, work started August 28; about 4,000 yards of road and 2 bridges completed; about 27,000 pounds of rice expended. Rice on sale in three interior towns; reports of sales not in yet. When reports are in can give exact figures. CLIMACO, Governor.

ILOCOS SUB.

VIGAN, September 30, 1903. EXECUTIVE SECRETARY, Manila: In compliance with your telegram of September 28, amount of money spent on roads and bridges in this province for year ending June 30, 1903, was $19,232.96, Mexican, and $1,343.62, United States currency. Since July 1, up to September 30, 1903, spent on the same work the sum of $7,503.09, Mexican. None of money paid out of the relief fund. CRISOLOGO, Governor.

ILOILO.

ILOILO, October 1, 1903. FERGUSSON, Executive Secretary, Manila: Rice expended for wages of laborers, 2,623 cavanes, 9 gantas and 6 chupas. Expended for material, 11 cavanes and 17 gantas. Length of the roads repaired, 12,600 feet. After the low places had been filled in the roadbed wras raised three feet above its former level and canals were dug on both sides of the road, the depth of which is from 2 to 3 feet, width 30 feet. Length of road where stones were used, 1,800 feet. DELGADO, Provincial Governor. 97

ISABELA.

ILAGAN, September 30, 1903. EXECUTIVE SECRETARY, Manila: Referring to telegram of September 28, report of work on roads and bridges for fiscal year 1903 is given in annual report of supervisor-treasurer, made to chief of supervisors August 10. Only $296.76 have been expended on this work since July 1 and liabili- ties outstanding at that time, owing to small amount of available cash until collection of land tax in August. No new work has been undertaken since July 1. Supervisor-treasurer has inspected, examined, and estimated cost of works most urgently needed and with about $7,500,. Mexican, now available will be able to do considerable toward putting roads in good condition. Isabela Province has not received or needed any part of the relief fund in rice or otherwise and consequently has paid only cash for labor.

, DICHOSO, Provincial Governor.

LA UNION,

SAN FERNANDO, October 1, 1903. EXECUTIVE SECRETARY, Manila: Replying to your telegram of 28th. of September, this province has not received any quantity of rice from the relief fund for roads and bridges, though rice was asked opportunely for that purpose. ORTEGA, Governor.

LEPANTO-BONTOC.

CERVANTES, September 30, 1903. EXECUTIVE SECRETARY, Manila: Replying your telegram 28th, during fiscal year ending June 30, 1903, there were 71 miles trails repaired and constructed at a cost of $11,157.67, local currency, and 2 small bridges completed at cost $36.50, local currency, and 1 large King truss bridge partially completed at cost $550.50, local currency. Appropriation bills Nos. 14 and 490, for six months, July to December, inclusive, 1902, do not specify amount to be expended on roads and bridges annually, January to June, inclusive, 1903. Act 595 provides for sal- aries and wages and for general provincial expenses, including repairs and construction of trails, roads, and bridges, not to exceed 14043 7 98

$5,000 gold. For quarter ending September 30, 1903, no work has been done on roads and bridges. Now that rainy season is closing supervisor expects to start active work in week or ten days. Act 807 appropriates for contingent expenses, including purchase of official furniture and supplies; repairs to public buildings, labor and material for improvements of bridges, roads, and trails, not to exceed $2,500, gold. DINWIDDIE, Governor.

LETTE.

TACLOBAN, October 1, 1903. TAFT, Governor, Manila: In compliance with telegram of September 28th calling for report upon road work I submit the following: Tacloban-Palo road.—Three and eight-tenths miles regraded and surfaced with coral; 7 bridges renewed, varying in length from 36 to 37 feet. Side ditches are unclean and filled with growth; 3 section men are employed upon this road, which force is insufficient. Roadbed and bridges in excellent condition. Bridge constructed in town of Palo, length 178 feet. Palo-Alang-Alang road.—Road completed, graded without surfacing to barrio of Malirong, 2J miles; road previously regraded without surfacing to barrio of Antibac, J mile, but due to the fact that the roadbed was not sufficiently elevated, further work will be needed to make it complete. Beyond this point about one-half mile of roadbed is in process of construction. Two bridges 70 feet long, one 43 feet long, and one 33 feet long, and 7 culverts averaging 10 feet long have been constructed. Palo-Tanauan road.—About miles roadbed regraded. Tanauan-Dagami road.—Reconstruction of three temporary cocoanut bridges, portions regraded, but not complete. This work has all been paid from "road and bridge funds" this province, no work has been done, and no labor has been paid from "relief rice fund." BORSETH, Acting Governor.

MASBATE.

MASBATE, October 1, 1903. EXECUTIVE SECRETARY, Manila: No work on roads and bridges as yet performed. Arrangements 99 made by supervisor to commence the building of bridges in Island of Ticao this month, where same are very necessary. Road work hardly possible on account of continued rains. Rice sold by supervisor to the amount of 162 piculs for purchase of building material for provincial building, plan for same having been drafted by him and submitted to the provincial board, which body approved same. SERRANO, Provincial Governor.

MINDORO.

CALAPAN, October 1, 1903. EXECUTIVE SECRETARY, Manila: Eleven and one-fourth miles telephone line constructed, Puerto Galera to Abra de Ilog, at 30 pesos per mile; paid in rice, $337.50, Mexican. Road from sea to Naujan and bridge over river 175 sacks rice, or $1,181.25, Mexican; total, $1,518.75, Mexican.

OFELEY, Governor.

MISAMIS.

CAGAYAN, September 28,-1903. EXECUTIVE SECRETARY, Manila: The 3,000 piculs of rice for use on the roads in this province arrived here the 27th and were discharged but yesterday. Work upon the roads will begin the first part of October. In view of the above no report can well be made as yet as requested in your telegram of the 28th instant. CORRALES, Governor.

NEGROS ORIENTAL.

DUMAGUETE, October 1, 1903. TAFT, Civil Governor, Manila: In reply to your telegram of the 28th of September report that this provincial board, having no authority to use the relief-fund rice for the works on roads and bridges, no rice has been invoiced for said purposes. The works accomplished by the supervisor- treasurer have been paid for out of the provincial funds. LARENA, Governor. 100

NUEVA ECIJA.

SAN ISIDRO, October 1, 1903. TAFT, Governor, Manila: Have up to date not disbursed rice for road and bridge work, there being no rice for this purpose on hand.

ROQUE, Acting Governor.

NUEVA VIZCAYA.

BAYOMBONG, September 30, 1903. TAET, Civil Governor, Manila: I am unable to submit report on road building and rice relief fund because time is too short to get .information together to-day, and to-morrow the telegraph line is to be abandoned. Will for- ward by mail. BENNETT, Provincial Governor.

PAMPANGA.

BACOLOR, October 1, 1903. CIVIL GOVERNOR, Manila: Supervisor reports having expended 91 piculs of rice on road Guagua to Lubao, general repairs; road in Betis, general repairs; road San Fernando to Mexico, general repairs; and bridge between Angeles and Porac, repairs to floor. He estimates that 1,500 piculs have been expended elsewhere in this province, but, as pay rolls are not yet completed to date, can not give detailed account now.

JOVEN, Governor of Pampanga.

PANGASINAN.

LINGAYEN, October 1, 1903. EXECUTIVE SECRETARY, Manila: Relative to your telegram of September 28 I would state that I shall inform you of the sum spent for road and bridge work as soon as the pay rolls of the supervisor shall be received. No rice of the relief fund has-been expended so far. To-day commences shipment of rice to Sual, where there is work, to be used as part of wages of laborers. It is proposed to pay 30 cents, Philippines currency, and 3 pounds of rice per day to each laborer. The road and bridge work is well distributed throughout the province and 101 paid with provincial funds. There is no real scarcity in any of the pneblos with exception of Sual, and the board is providing for its needs. FAVILA, Governor.

LINGAYEN, October 1, 1903. EXECUTIVE SECRETARY, Manila: Supervisor's pay rolls and material used, roads and bridges, month of September, total, 2,533.41, Philippines currency. All provincial funds.

PARAGUA.

CUYO, October 1, 1903. EXECUTIVE SECRETARY, Manila: No road or bridge work has been done in the Province of Paragua during the past year except repair work done by municipalities. All towns and settlements in the province being on sea- coast, nearly all communication and transfer of products carried on by water. Foot trails are kept open by contributed labor. There are no wagon roads in the province. No relief-fund rice has been used in the Province of Paragua. MILLER, Governor.

RIZAL.

PASIG, October 1, 1903. Hon. WILLIAM H. TAET, Civil Governor in the Philippines, Manila: SIR: In compliance with your telegram dated the 28th ultimo, relative to the directions contained in Executive Order No. 64 of the 31st of July last I beg leave to state that the board has only yesterday discussed this matter, so far as the repair of roads and bridges of the province is concerned. Nevertheless, as soon as the estimates for the requisition of rice from the Insular Purchasing Agent and the resolutions regarding the repair of roads and bridges shall have been completed, I shall immediately advise you, as prescribed in the aforesaid order, for your information. I have the honor to be, sir, Your most obedient servant, A. DANOEL, Provincial Governor. 102

ROMBLON.

ROMBLON, September 29, 1903. EXECUTIVE SECRETARY, Manila, P. I. : Roads in province have been repaired from time to time as required; no improved roads in province; bridges all in fair condition. Contracts recently let for repair three bridges on Sibuyan Island. Ho relief-fund rice received by province. Construction of improved roads in this province would cost about $1,000, United States currency, per mile and would not be of any great commercial value, as Romblon is only protected port in the province. SANZ, Governor.

SAMAR.

CATBALOGAN, October 1, 1903. Governor TAET, Manila: Ho rice has been expended for road and bridge work in this province, none having been requested by the municipalities who are, by order of this provincial government, repairing same in their districts as well as they can. SINGSON, Governor.

SORSOGON.

SORSOGON, September 30, 1903. The CIVIL GOVERNOR, Manila: Although still weak on account of my illness, I commenced to work to-day in order not to neglect administration of government. Report in full of road and bridge work done in which rice was expended will be remitted by mail. Provincial supervisor, in charge of management of rice, is away from provincial capital. MONREAL, Governor.

SURIGAO.

SURIGAO, October 1, 1903. EXECUTIVE SECRETARY, Manila, P. I. : From July 1, 19.01, to July 14, 1903, about one-half mile of road has been built and two small bridges and 1 mile of road repaired under supervision of provincial supervisor. From July 103

14, 1903, to September 30, 1903, two small bridges have been bnilt and provincial grounds improved. No relief-fund rice expended. RAFAEL ELIOT, Acting Governor.

TAYABAS.

LUCENA, October 1, 1903. EXECUTIVE SECRETARY, Manila: Road work done during September: Lucena-Tayabas road, filling ditches, brushing and grading, 2 miles; Sariaya-Candelaria road, brushing and grading, 4 miles; Candelaria-Tiaong road, brushing, filling ditches, and grading, 1 mile; total, 7 miles of road work. Rice expended, 400 piculs. PARAS, Governor.

ZAMBALES. IBA, October 1, 1903. Mr. FERGUSSON, Executive Secretary, Manila, P. I.: Have to-day received your telegram of September 28 last, relative to report upon roads and bridges. I reply that steamship Masbate brought rice to Iba on September 15, to Santa Cruz on the 16th, to Bolinao on the 17th. From these points it was immediately distributed to the pueblos of the province, the amount of this rice being 1,989 piculs. Work on roads and bridges could not be commenced in all the towns until the 28th of September, and as there has been no time for receiving data from the municipalities, it is not possible for me to inform you now of the amount of work done and of the amount of the relief fund expended. However, I shall do so as soon as possible. LESACA, Governor. o