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Statement of licenses issued from July 1, 1900, to May 14, 1901-Continued.

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Statement of private woodlands registered in the Philippine Islands as per article 75, forestry regulations, Manila, Philippine Islands, May 14, 1901.

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In February the nationalities of owners of 68 woodland tracts registered were as follows: Spanish, 7; German, 5; English, 1; Filipino, 55.

After announcement of passage of Spooner amendment quite a number of titles were presented and 6 were found eligible for registration.

Land of religious orders not yet presented for registration.

NOTES ON GEOGRAPHY AND POPULATION IN THE PHILIPPINES.

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Philippine Islands: Magellan landed in Cebu 1521; Manila occupied 1565 by Salcedo. Latitude, 4° 45′ north to 21° north; longitude, 116° east to 127° east. show 948 to 1,725 islands. Areas given by Philippine Commission, 119,542 square

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State of Montana, rich in agricultural, mining, and timber land, shows by last census population of 14 per square mile. Philippine Islands have a population per square mile forty-five times greater than that of Montana.

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NO. 2. HAULING LOGS FROM TONDO BEACH TO MILL, MANILA.

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