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is but a slight burden amongst the indolent populations of the archipelago, where 

 every native ma}^ purchase exemption for a sum which in no instance exceeds 

 twelve or thirteen shillings. The Chinese pay a tribute of twenty-five shillings, 

 which for their mestizos is reduced to one -half, while all Europeans are entirely 



Fig. 119. — Density of the Population of the Philippines. 

 Scale 1 : 12,500,000. 



Inhabitants to the Square Mile. 



D 



0to2. 



H 



2 to 50. 50 to 200. 200 and upwards. 



Each square represents over 1.000 inhabitants. 



ISO Miles. 



exempt from this poll-tax, which was originally a mark of subjection. Other 

 chief sources of revenue are the taxes levied on industries and real property, the 

 customs and navigation dues, the postal and telegraphic services, lotteries, excise, 

 cock-fighting, and some other minor taxes. The cultivation of opium is interdicted 



