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

CONTENTS. V
Report of the Secretary of the Interior-Continued. Page.
Bureau of agriculture............. —.........-............... 56
Control of animal diseases...................................... 56
Sale of serum animals...-.. —..........-.-............... 57
Proposed sale of serum.-........................... 57
Establishment of a veterinary college recommended............. 58
Publications.................................................... 58
Agricultural extension work........-.......-............. 59
Crop reporting and statistics................... 59
Mechanical plowing................-.................. 59
M aguey.....................................60
Guinea grass...................................................... 60
Miscellaneous products -..........-....................... 61
Seed and plant distribution....................-.... -61
Establishment of a forage plant provided for..................... 62
Weather bureau.............-................................ 62
Foreign cable facilities................................... 62
Earthquakes................................... 63
Transfer of crop-reporting service. -..-........ ----........ 63
Extraordinary publications................ -................ 63
Difficulties............................................. 63
Meteorological and geodynamic observatory at Baguio............... 64
Receipts and disbursements of bureaus.....................-............ 64
Appendix A.-Report of the director of health......-............. 65
Appendix B.-Report of the chief quarantine officer......... 153
Appendix C.-Report of the director of forestry......................... 161
Appendix D.-Report of the director, bureau of science................. 175
Appendix E.-Report of the director of lands.......................... 223
Appendix F.-Report of the director of agriculture..........273
Appendix G.-Report of the director of the weather bureau.. —. —...... 313
Report of the secretary of commerce and police -............................. 325
Commerce............................................ 327
Changes in the department.......................-................. 328
Bureau of constabulary.................................. 329
Cost.................................... 329
Force -.................................... 329
Friendly relations................................................. 330
Progress during the year.................. —............ 330
Municipal police --- ——.............-................331
Peace conditions by constabulary districts.............-......... 332
First district.-.......................................... 332
Second district......................332
Third district............ -..........- —.... ----...... --- - 333
Fourth district.................-...................333
Fifth district.................................................. 333
Railroads.............................-....... 334
Legislation........................3.......35
Manila Railroad Company....-.....-..................335
Manila Electric Railroad and Light Company -.......-....... 336
Manila Suburban Railways Company...................337
Philippine Railway Company........................-............ 337
Cebu.......................................................... 337
Panay.........................338
Negro.......................................... 338
Tarlac Railway Company.......................................... 338
Daet tramway.................................. 338
Bureau of public works.................................................. 339
Cost.............................................................. 339
Organization..................................................... 339
Road policy.........................-.................. 339
Insular appropriations................. 340
Provincial appropriations............................. 342
Summary of road and bridge funds..........-.......... 343
Road maintenance............................................ 344
Sum m ary........................................... 345
Condition of roads............................................. 346
Construction......................................... 346
Progress of maintenance -.-.....-.. -.......-....... ---- - 347