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called the Gobernadorcillo's attention to the gravity of the offense, saying 

 that although he merited severe punishment, he would take into consid- 

 eration the bad examples of those formerly in authority on the island, and 

 would simply dismiss him from office. The land in question was restored 

 to the rightful owner with all the improvements thereon. 



Friday, September 8. — Received this day from the Yosemite a lot of 

 lumber, paint, linseed oil, canvas, alcohol, shellac, turpentine, japan 

 dryer, varnish, hatchets, hand-saws, files, paint-brushes, nails, bees-wax, 

 sail prickers, and mortise locks for doors. Stored the lumber in rear of 

 the palace and in the court of my old quarters, the tools under A Bar- 

 racks, and the alcohol, turpentine, etc., in the bodega of Captain Ingate's 

 quarters. The carpenters will soon begin repairs on the palace. 



The material has to be transported from the Yosemite to the shore a 

 very long distance, over the shallow reef, the boats often grounding on 

 the coral at low water. Then it has to be hauled to Agaiia, a distance of 

 about five miles, over a road which is bad in many places, in bullock and 

 buffalo carts. The most enterprising man in the transportation line is a 

 Chinaman, who has a number of carts and animals. He lives in a village 

 not very far from the landing. I see now that there will be great diffi- 

 culty hauling heavy objects to Agaiia, such as engines, boilers, etc., 

 which we shall need for distilling, for the ice-plant, saw-mill, etc., which 

 the Governor expects to put up. 



Saturday, September 9 . — Made the last payment on my house, receiv- 

 ing a deed from Doiia Rufina Quitugua y Pangelinan. The document 

 was drawn up and signed before the acting notary, Don Joaquin de Leon 

 Guerrero, Father Palomo's nephew, the original remaining in his posses- 

 sion and a copy given to me. Am delighted with my house. It is on 

 the plaza almost opposite the palace. The plaza is pretty well overgrown 

 with trees, shrubs, and spider-lilies. The Governor intends to have 

 it cleared and leveled off for a parade ground. The little kiosk is to be 

 removed and the old sun-dial in front of the palace to be demolished. 

 The plaza will look very bare. I suggested planting a line of coconuts 

 around the plaza. The natives shake their heads at the idea, saying they 

 will be dangerous in times of hurricanes.* 



In my garden are growing bananas, plantains, lemons, limes, pome- 

 granates, sugar-apples, or "sweet-sop" iAnona sq7iamosa), called atis 

 by the natives, egg-plants i^berenje7ias) with large purple fruit, bell- 

 shaped and dwarf capsicum peppers, and some small native tomatoes. 

 My yard has a fine thick carpet of Bermuda grass iCapriola dactyloyi), 

 soft as velvet, with here and there tufts of the coarse Dactylodenium 

 cegyptiaceuvi and Eleiisiyie indica, and the feathery Eragrostis phimosa. 

 There are also several sedges growing by the path. One of them (^Cype- 



•See plate, March number, showing plaza cleared and coconuts planted. 



