REPORT OF FORESTRY BUREAU, PHILIPPINE ISLANDS. 



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Statement of licenses issued front July 1, 1900, to May 14, 1901 Continued. 



Statement of private woodlands registered in the Philippine Islands as per article 75, forestry 

 regulations, Manila, Philippine Islands, May 14, 1901. 



1123, 475 acres. 



In February the nationalities of owners of 68 woodland tracts registered were as follows: Spanish, 7; 

 German. 5; English, 1; Filipino, 55. 



After announcement of passage of Spooner amendment quite a number of titles were presented 

 and 6 were found eligible for registration. 



Land of religious orders not yet presented for registration. 



NOTES ON GEOGRAPHY AND POPULATION IN THE PHILIPPINES. 



Philippine Islands: Magellan landed in Cebu 1521; Manila occupied 1565 by Sal- 

 cedo. Latitude, 4 45' north to 21 north; longitude, 116 east to 127 east. Charts 

 show 948 to 1,725 islands. Areas given by Philippine Commission, 119,542 square 

 miles. 



Acres. 



1874 Vidal Area Map Coella 71, 989, 385 



Map, Hydrographic Office '. 73, 345, 415 



Per annual statement 73, 009, 495 



GEOGRAPHIC STATISTICS. 



Acres. 



1876 Area 69, 756, 245 



City property 432, 625 



Cultivated land 5, 632, 641 



Uncultivated land 12, 153, 746 



Forest land 51, 537, 243 



1890 Jordana, area approximated 69, 160, 000 



Area cultivated land 6, 175, 000 



1890 Fernando Castro, forest area 48, 112, 920 



Land occupied by Moros and independent tribes 24, 700, 000 



