REPOKT OF FORESTRY BUREAU, PHILIPPINE ISLANDS. 51 



Aier announcement of the passage of what was known as the Spooner 

 ameilment, quite a number of titles were presented and six only were 

 foun- eligible for registration. 



Upto the present date titles to woodlands owned by religious orders 

 have ot been presented for registration. It is believed that the aggre- 

 gate <f these holdings by the religious orders will not exceed 400,000 

 acres. It is believed that the total holdings of woodland by private 

 partie will not exceed 1,000,000 acres. These private holders have 

 showra disposition to retain their properties and utilize them for their 

 own ue. The native especially shows a -disposition to cling to his 

 land, ad is averse to selling, although a high price is occasionally 

 ofl'erecto him. 



Froi July 1, 1900, to April 30, 1901, the following utilizations of 

 forest roducts on private woodland have been noted: 



Timber cubic feet. . 97, 808 



Firewoo cubic meters. . 19, 034 



Charcoa do 4, 556 



Eacbshipment of forest products from private woodlands must be 

 accoinjmied by a certificate of the president of the nearest town that 

 this prduct was taken from such a party's private land. The regula- 

 tions rferring to private woodlands are as follows: 



ART. 7, Persons owning lands containing trees suitable for lumber, firewood, or 

 other foist products, shall immediately present certified copies of their title deeds 

 at this olce for registration. 



2. Fort products taken from private lands whose owners have not complied with 

 these reqirements shall be considered unlawfully taken. 



ART. 7i In order that forestry officials may exercise an intelligent supervision 

 over the tilization of forest products, all said products of lands owned by towns or 

 by privai individuals, and which leave the jurisdiction where said lands are situated, 

 shall be Accompanied by a statement signed by the owner or administrator of the 

 e-tate art by the president or alcalde of the town, in which statement shall be 

 describetthe number, class, and amount of forest product and the place where cut or 

 gatheredand shall also show a receipt from the forestry bureau of registration of 

 said title o said land. 



Failurtto present this statement will render the owner of said forest product liable 

 to the pnalties incurred by parties fraudulently taking forest products from the 

 forests othe state. 



PRICES OF NATIVE TIMBER. 



Morethan 90 per cent of the native timber is used for construction 

 purpose. 



The pee of timber in the log at the end of the first haul varies 

 from 30to 70 cents (Mexican) per cubic foot. Transportation to the 

 Manila narket is from 40 to 50 cents (Mexican) per cubic foot where 

 parties o not use their own boats. The prices of the superior or first- 

 group w>ods is very uncertain, varying from $1.50 to more than $2.50 

 (Mexica) per cubic foot. When special sizes in the higher grade 

 timbers ire required, as much as $5 and $6 have been paid per cubic 

 foot: thi for timbers to be used in house construction. 



The fhest hard woods for furniture (narra, tindalo, acle, camagon, 

 lauan) cs\ often be purchased at a smaller price than is paid for a few 

 special urieties of native woods that are of particular value (molave, 

 ipil. yacd, betis) in house construction. 



Underthe Spanish administration the price of timber at the end of 

 the first .aul was about 20 cents (Mexican) and much was laid down 

 in Manih for 50 cents (Mexican) per cubic foot, and even less. 



The gcvermnent price on its timber, as per forestry regulations, 



