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It seems that the location of the capital of this municipality 

 at Pandorocan was an accident. It is a deserted railroad camp 

 of the Mindoro Company with a few poorly constructed houses 

 and a total population of about 35 people, including the municipal 

 authorities and 4 Constabulary soldiers. It certainly is not 

 located in a particularly healthful spot, neither is it easily acces- 

 sible to most of the important barrios or other properties under 

 its jurisdiction. 



The entire population of the municipality numbers about 

 5,500, of which approximately 3,200 are employees and families 

 of the Mindoro Company and San Jose Estate; the rest of the 

 population is distributed among the above-mentioned barrios. 

 The income of this municipality is unusually large for one of its 

 size, and a vast majority of this revenue comes from the taxes 

 paid by the Mindoro properties. At the present time, there are 

 about 12,000 pesos in the treasury. The municipality owns no 

 real estate and no permanent buildings. The funds of the munic- 

 ipality, as well as its ordinances and other legal procedures, are 

 under the jurisdiction of the provincial government of Mindoro 

 with headquarters at Calapan. 



Detailed information regarding the disposal of municipal 

 funds was not investigated, but it is certain that satisfactory 

 police and sanitary protection are not given to the inhabitants 

 of the municipality, neither are police and sanitary protection nor 

 any other benefits furnished the Mindoro Company and San Jose 

 Estate in return for the large share of the taxation which is 

 borne by these corporations. 



The barrios of this municipality are the poorest located, 

 poorest cared for in both police and sanitary protection, and are 

 the most generally and severely infected villages that I have seen 

 in the Philippine Islands. One barrio, namely Santa Teresa, 

 of the entire municipality has a satisfactory sanitary location, 

 which in this case is all but ideally chosen. Water supply, 

 drainage, easy approach by sea with deep water close to the 

 shore, sandy soil, and shade trees are the principal advantages 

 offered. At a very small expense, all possible breeding places 

 for mosquitoes could be destroyed and a very desirable location 

 for the municipal capital established. 



It is recommended that Santa Teresa be selected as the capital 

 of the municipality and that the headquarters now at Pandoro- 

 can be transferred to this site. 



It is further recommended that the barrio of Mangarin be 

 transferred to Santa Teresa, for as stated in another place in 

 this report satisfactory sanitary conditions in this barrio can- 



