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The charges vary with the class of the wood and 

 with the locahty. In certain provinces, where the 

 Government wishes to encourage logging operations, 

 the stumpage charges vary from 75 cents to $3.75, 

 gold, per M feet, B. M., and in other provinces the 

 charges vary from $1.50 to $7.50 per M feet, B. M. 

 In any locality of the islands, where a forester selects 

 timber for felling, the lower prices will be charged. 



During the fiscal year 1903-4, the following number 

 of licenses were granted by the Bureau of Forestry : 



Timber, 1,327; gratuitous, 905; firewood, 723; by- 

 products, 355. The timber licenses mentioned in- 

 cluded 19 licenses granted companies. The total 

 amount cut by these companies during the year was 

 640,327 cubic feet, an average of 24,228 cubic feet. 

 The largest amount cut by one company was 95,016 

 cubic feet. The small amount cut may be accounted 

 for when one realizes the primitive logging methods 

 followed. 



Much has been said for and against the Filipino as 

 a laborer. When one is well acquainted with the 

 native it is not difficult to learn the true inwardness 

 of the diificulties of the labor problem. 



In the first place the Filipino is apt, will do good 

 work when supervised, and as a rule will continue to 

 work if he is treated with some consideration. 



The personal relations between the white supervisor 

 and the native have much to do with the case. The 

 native is accustomed to certain things that are simple 

 and inexpensive but very necessary to him. He likes 

 to have his family and fighting cock near him — he is 

 fond of music, of his church, and of his people; in 

 fact, he is fond of social pleasures and will work hard 

 if he sees pleasure ahead. In the islands there have 

 been a number of instances where we have employed 



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