Civil and Criminal Law Courts
The Civil and Criminal Law Courts were as follows, viz.:—
| 2 Supreme Courts in Manila and Cebú, quite independent of each other. |
| 4 First-Class Courts of Justice in Manila (called “de término.”) |
| 8 First-Class Courts of Justice in the Provinces (called “de término.”) |
| 10 Second-Class Courts of Justice in the Provinces (called “de ascenso.”) |
| 19 Third-Class Courts of Justice in the Provinces (called “de entrada.”) |
| 7 Provincial Governments with judicial powers. |
Judgesʼ Salaries
| President of the Supreme Court of Manila | ₱7,000 |
| President of the Supreme Court of Cebu | 6,000 |
| Judge of each of the 12 First-Class Courts | 4,000 |
| Judge of each of the 10 Second-Class Courts | 3,000 |
| Judge of each of the 19 Third-Class Courts | 2,000 |
Law Courts Estimate for 1888
| ₱ cts. | |
| Supreme Court of Manila | 90,382 00 |
| Supreme Court of Cebú | 49,828 00 |
| All the minor Courts and allowances to Provincial Governors with judicial powers | 192,656 00 |
| Estimated total cost for the year | ₱332,866 00 |
Penitentiaries and Convict Settlements
| Manila (Bilíbid Jail) containing on an average | 900 Native Convicts | |
| And in 1888 there were also | 3 Spanish Convicts | |
| Cavite Jail contained in 1888 | 51 Native Convicts | |
| Zamboanga Jail contained in 1888 | 98 Native Convicts | |
| Agricultural Colony of San Ramon (Zamboanga), worked by convict labour, contained in 1888 | 164 Native Convicts | |
| Ladrone Island Penal Settlement contained in 1888 | 101 Native Convicts | |
| Ladrone Island Penal Settlement contained in 1888 | 3 Spanish Convicts | |
| In the Army and Navy Services | 730 Native Convicts | |
| 2,045 Convicts | ||
| Total estimated disbursements for Penitentiaries and Convict maintenance in the Settlements for the year | ₱82,672.71 |