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Title: A pronouncing gazetteer and geographical dictionary of the Philippine Islands, United States of America with maps, charts and illustrations
Year: 1902 (1900s)
Authors: United States. Bureau of Insular Affairs United States. 57th Congress (1st session, 1901-1902) Keim, De B. Randolph (De Benneville Randolph), 1841-1914
Subjects: Philippines -- Description and travel Gazetteers Philippines -- Politics and government 1898-1935
Publisher: Washington, Govt. print. off.
Contributing Library: University of California Libraries
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN

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CIVIL GOVERNMENT. The province of Leyte was created under the provisional government act of Feb-ruary 6, 1901, by enactment of the Philippine Commission April 22, 1901, embracing that territory in the island of Leyte and adjoining islands known as the jirovinceof Leyte under Spanish sovereignty. PROVINCIAL OFFICERS. (Salaries and expenses in United States currency.) Governor $2, 000 Secretary 1, 500 Treasurer 2,500 Supervisor 2,000 Fiscal 1,600 Allowance for necessary and actual expenses, not exceeding §2.50 per day, aspre.scribed. The presidentes or alcaldes of the mimicipalities of the province to meet and organizeon the third Monday in January, April, July, and October to consider improve-ments needed in the province and for other purposes prescribed l)y law. CONDITIONS, DECEMBER, 1901. Prior to the first of this month there were 20 towns in this province garrisonedby American troops, but within the past 2 weeks 9 of these towns have been Telegraph. $ Post and money-order office.
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S T>oc2Sc 57 GAZETTEER OF THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS. 597 evacuated, withdrawing 310 men. These towns are now protected by the constabu-lary and the municipal police. * * * The people generally are anxious for civil government, and the officials electedin the various towns are developing, as a general rule, a very high degree of intelli-gence in the performance of their respective duties. * * * That the great majority of the people are happy and contented with their presentcondition is evidenced by the renewed activity displayed in all branches of industry.Agi-icultural, commercial, and manufacturing industries are taking on new lifethroughout the province, while the people are rebuilding their towns and homes, andare erecting, in many instances, substantial and comfortable buildings, instead ofnipa shacks. * * * One of the most gratifying and, to my mind, one of the most encouraging indi-cations as demonstrating their appreciation of our institutions, as well as the popu-larity of the

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