[261]. 55 Victoriæ, No. 29.
[262]. To this should be added the output of Sharks Bay, amounting to £2000 in 1906, making a total of $450,000.
[263]. See pp. 70 and 200.
[264]. Comyn, “State of the Philippine Islands,” London, 1820, pp. 38, 39.
[265]. “Storia Naturale delle Gemme,” Naples, 1730. Vol. I, p. 461.
[266]. Crawfurd, “History of the Indian Archipelago,” Edinburgh, 1820, Vol. III, p. 445.
[267]. Act No. 51, June 7, 1904.
[268]. A letter from the Bureau of Insular Affairs, dated November 20, 1906, states: “It is proposed by the officials of the Moro province to amend the regulations so that, under certain restrictions, vessels of foreign build may engage in pearl fisheries.”
[269]. Act No. 43, amended June 7, 1904.
[270]. “Historia general de las Indias,” by Francisco Lopez de Gomara, 12mo, 1554, pp. 104–106 b.