LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL 



Manila, September 25, 191 4. 



Sir: I have the honor to submit the following summary of 

 the results of an investigation of the agricultural conditions and 

 possibilities of the Philippine Islands. Acting under your in- 

 structions, I spent four and a half months — from May 8 to Sep- 

 tember 20, 1914 — in collecting and in compiling the data upon 

 w^hich the report is based. During this time I visited most 

 of the islands and nearly all of the provinces, making a personal 

 investigation of the natural resources of the country, of the 

 development and work of the schools, and of the agricultural 

 practices of the people. 



Every possible facility for carrying on the investigation was 

 afforded by Your Excellency, the President of the University 

 of the Philippines, the Director of the Bureau of Education, the 

 Director of the Bureau of Agriculture, the Director of the Bureau 

 of Science, the dean of the College of Agriculture, the governors 

 of the provinces, the officers of the Constabulary, and the people 

 of the Islands. 



I beg leave to make acknowledgment of the uniform courtesy 

 extended me by the officers of the Government, and by all the 

 people whom it was my pleasure to meet. 



Respectfully submitted. 



H. J. Waters. 



To His Excellency the Governor-General. 



(Through the Honorable the Secretary of Public 

 Instruction.) 



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