CONTENTS.

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I.[Manila and Neighbourhood]1
II.[Visit to La Laguna andTayabas]30
III.[History]44
IV.[Geography, Climate, etc.]71
V.[Government, Administration,etc.]87
VI.[Population]105
VII.[Manners and Superstitions of thePeople]144
VIII.[Population—Races]165
IX.[Administration of Justice]186
X.[Army and Navy]191
XI.[Public Instruction]194
XII.[Ecclesiastical Authority]199
XIII.[Languages]215
XIV.[Native Produce]234
XV.[Vegetables]244
XVI.[Animals]272
XVII.[Minerals]277
XVIII.[Manufactures]282
XIX.[Popular Proverbs]286
XX.[Commerce]292
XXI.[Finance, Taxation, etc.]320
XXII.[Taxes]326
XXIII.[Opening the New Ports of Iloilo, Sual andZamboanga]330
XXIV.[Zamboanga]341
XXV.[Iloilo and Panay]354
XXVI.[Sual]425

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.

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