Report of the governor general of the Philippine Islands. [1908]

886 REPORT OF THE PHILIPPINE COMMISSION.
brush burned. A lake may be made of this swamp or a part of it; the rest
being reclaimed and cultivated.
At Kabulbug and Santa Teresa about 6 hectares (15 acres) Of virgin and
second-growth forests were cleared and put in palay by the families of those
places. A total value of 115,232.53 worth of forest products was brought in
and worked up.
Attached Appendix A is a copy of the Iwahig order governing forestry work.a
Appendix C, attached, shows forestry work in detail.a
TRANSPORTATION DIVISION.b
During the past year we have had the occasional use of the gasoline launch
Lieut. Kicly and the steam launch Moro, both held on memorandum receipt
from the bureau of navigation. They have now been returned, both having
broken down beyond repair. The Pulajan and Apoy give splendid service and
will handle the colony water transportation for some time to come, when they
should be replaced by a stern-wheel steamer.
ROADS DIVISION.C
The principal work of this division has been the repair and upkeep of existing roads. There are now 3.675 kilometers of metalled broken stone road,
1.550 kilometers of dirt and gravel road, and 4.750 kilometers of 6-foot graded
and culverted trail; the latter having been built during the year.
Other work done by this division was cutting 2,700 feet of irrigation canal at
Mangyan, part of it being a 12-foot cut through rock conglomerate; filling and
draining swamp lands; digging cesspits; building one concrete bridge and
strengthening main drainage canal; building and repairing bridges, culverts, etc.
A drainage canal from 2 to 8 feet deep and from 4 to 10 feet wide was cut
from the stables through the lower home farm for over 500 meters.
A 6-foot bridle trail graded, ditched, and with culverts was constructed from
Santa Teresa to Laya and Kabulbug, connecting up all the stations on the other
side of the river, a total length of 4.300 kilometers.
Newly arrived colonists are usually placed in this division and drafted gradually to farming and other work.
SERVING DIVISION.6
The installation of a water system will enable considerable reduction in the
number of men employed at menial work. At present for every house or kitchen
drinking water must be carried from the Sugud Creek, several hundred yards
distant, and cooking water from the Iwahig River. Firewood is cut by servants
of the respective houses or kitchens.
EXECUTIVE DIVISION.0
This is the administration division and its duties are varied, comprising all
office and accounting work, receipt and issue of all supplies and commissaries,
records of men, etc. A good system of accounting is now in force and accurate
check is had of all expenditures and receipts. A very encouraging feature has
been the care taken of property by the colonists. Nothing has been stolen and
very little lost.
HEALTH DIVISION.C
The general health of the colony has been excellent. The prevailing disease
is malaria, which accounted for 50.26 per cent of cases. There is no dysentery
and no beriberi,- those two especial curses of most new camps in a tropical
jungle. As more land is cleared and drained, malaria is steadily diminishing.
Beriberi, which was rife at the colony in 1905-6, was easily eliminated by
change of ration, burning of infected buildings, and draining or filling of damp
places. Dysentery, which was also a scourge, has been long abolished by rea Omitted and filed in the Bureau of Insular Affairs, War Department.
b A table showing the number of men and their employments, as well as means
of land and water transportation, has been omitted and filed in the Bureau
of Insular Affairs, War Department.
c A table showing the number of men in this division and their employments
has been omitted and filed in the Bureau of Insular Affairs, War Department.