the culture of seringueira in the Territory of Acre, in each of the 
States of Matto Grosso, Amazonas, Para, Maranhao, Piauhy and 
Bahia, and for the culture of manicoba jointly with mangabeira, 
in each of the States of Piauhy, Ceara, Rio Grande do Norte, 
or Pernambuco, Bahia, Minas Geraes, Sao Paulo, Goyaz, Parana 
and Matto Grosso. 
These stations will furnish gratuitously, selected seed to all 
those interested, also instructions as to the most practical and 
economic methods of culture and will supply information con- 
cerning general results, which will be verified at the end of each 
year. 
Art. 4.—In addition to the indirect favors which are men- 
tioned in Art. 1 and others which may seem reasonable and neces- 
sary, the Government will grant the right of premiums of en- 
couragement, up to the sum of 400,000 milreis to the first plant 
established for refining the seringa rubber, that reduces the dif- 
ferent qualities to a uniform type and superior to that exported 
and which may be established in each of the cities of Belem 
(Para), and Manaos; up to 100,000 milreis to the first refining 
plant of manicgoba and mangabeira rubber, that accomplishes 
the same putpose and is established in each of the States of 
Piauhy; Ceara, Rio Grande do Norte, Pernambuco, Bahia, Minas 
Geraes and Sao Paulo; and up to 500,000 milreis to the first fac- 
‘tory of rubber articles which shall be established in Manaos, 
Belem (para), Recife (Pernambuco), Bahia and Rio de Janeiro, 
Only Section.—In order to have the right to the benefit of 
the above article it is necessary for the factory to have actually 
employed a capital four times as great as the value of the 
premium. 
Art. 5.—The Government will put up three buildings to house 
immigrants, to be of sufficient capacity’ and internally arranged, 
the same as those on Flores Island. In Belem,-Manaos, at an 
appropriate place in the Territory of Acre; and also at places in 
the Valley of the Amazon, where they are considered to be the 
most necessary, hospitals are to be erected, surrounded by small 
agricultural colonies where the sick can be received for treatment, 
be vaccinated gratuitously, and where medicines of the first 
quality are kept for sale, especially sulphate of quinine. Pamph- 
lets containing suggestions about hygiene, prevention of the 
diseases of that’ region ‘and the practical remedies to use in the 
absence of a pliysician, will be distributed freely. 
The superinteridence of these stations will be maintained by 
the Federal Government, but the hospitals will be entrusted to 
professionals of recognized ability, under a subvention or other 
favors, which the Government considers reasonable and rules 
will be énforced which will secure their proper regulation. 
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