1370 LEAFLETS OF PHILIPPINE BoTANY [Vor. IV, Art. 71 
directly down to the coast and usually the same trails continue 
some distance beyond their houses up into the foothills or moun- 
tains. These are miserable trails, planned out in a winding 
fashion for a purpose. Besides these numerous and deceiving 
trails from the inhabitants to the coast, there is a good common 
trail running close to the base of the foothills and parallel with 
the coast. This main thouroughfare connects with nearly all 
the larger settlements. Having this network of intersecting 
trails they feel rather secure in case of malicious intruders from 
the coast. All these natives of certain geographical areas are 
under the control and direction of chiefs, called Panglimas. 
They have practically no agriculture nor stock, and their general 
condition and appearance is very primitive and poor. This, in 
my opinion, is not so much the result of having been continuously 
at a disadvantage of a stronger tribe as it is an innate weakness 
in themselves. The government has so far failed to impress 
them with the idea that for certain protection they owe an obli- 
gation of a small amount of annual service in payment of a 
head tax. And when pressure or force is brought against them 
they feel insulted and revengeful, no matter whether ten cen- 
tavos or ten pesos a day is offered besides rations. The govern- 
ment holds their land in trust for them as a reservation, reason- 
ably exchanges their crude produce with store commodities 
and tries to establish in them the necessity of work and obliga- 
tion. Along the coast of this same portion of Palawan are a con- 
siderable number of Moros. Many of these have carried on dep- 
redations especially along the western side. For this class 
the government has a reservation at Bonabona and are under 
the control of the authorities at Brooks Point. The better classes 
of Moros are fairly good workers and are more just in their deal- 
ings with others. The most primitive natives are the Bataks, 
scattered in the mountainous region of middle Palawan. They 
are the least numerous and are like the Negritos in their curly 
hair. The most enlightened natives are the Christian Filipi- 
nos, commonly scattered in northern Palawan but exceedingly 
scarce in the southern part. It was this last fact that made 
me return to Puerto Princesa and locate on the Iwahig Penal 
Colony Reservation. Puerto Prineesa is the offieial center and 
is beautifully located on the south inner side of the bay by that 
same name. The land of this peninsula is practically flat, its 
