49 .—There i*i nothing to report ia to regulations commercing police* 
the- usual fatigue beii retired of soldiers, 'out the ejoptyin earth 
closets is always dons by contract. 
o.o, 5 o* 58 *o.a. jMyljtli Um Philippines# which orders 
meUcal officers to take charts of sanitation of towns put them in 
conflict with the laws made by the Civil 09 l ion, but by great tac$ 
no corious clashes occurred. The ayststajthe boards of Health evolved, 
iroved to be absolutely worthless, as the poor brown m did not Know 
that there could be any improvement in conditions they were accustomed 
to since birth . 'M as a rule obstructed every measure. There were nine 
provinces in this Brigade and the medical officer nearest to the capi¬ 
tal of each province was directed to group his pueblos and assign them 
to the various medical officers In that province. *^he whole territory 
was thus fairly well covered, and policed. There was a wonderful 
change*, and the death rates immediately were reduced and diseases of 
domestic a ale disappeared. 01 o t the town re ^an ,»<> -s, H.H. 
was also followed by a marked reduction c** the soldiers' sick rate. A 
detailed report was forwarded day 13 , Ioojj, with copies of all cir¬ 
culars* 
50 . —There are no Post Exchanges i this Brigade as faa» as heard 
from. 
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51 . -The punishments are exclusively fines and confine-sent at hard 
labor. 
88,—The juartors of officers are exceedingly various* none nip* 
shacks and very eofltfi le, some of th*. wife protect tons wooden build¬ 
ings with iron roofs and no porches, no protection from heat and light 
and unfit for white men. Better than these were the convents with 
large well protected rooms. All buildings were private property and 
were rented unless seised from disloyal owners, (excepting convents). 
88.HPhe ration is discus ed i . >. 
54.— - kept at each station are those required regu¬ 
lations for permanent posts, although the troops are technically in 
the field, under regimental organisation and 2 #§gi >ntal reports toob- 
nicaily required. It has caused much inconsistent ruling and re¬ 
gimental organisation had to be ignored in great part. 
(a)A short experience in this office leaves no doubt that the 
tremendous amount of paper work is not only • nneoessary, but actually 
interferes with efficiency, and that the swarms of clerks in all 
Military Headquarters are mere excrescences, a growth of a serious 
w a finistration. No large busines in the world can be 
managed.on our present plans, because wo violate the first axiom of 
organize 
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shoo id \ 1, Per an Artsy should be perfect in its cone titrated 
an o tlsed eyateh which its the whole to me * ** instantly at the 
will of the head. The higher we go in * ^ailroad system, the fewer 
a- th tails attended to, ■ l^it .we constantly refer o>tr work to 
higher offices. The result is that clerks in one office in variably 
do the worker of officers in a lower office. 
'(b) formerly if a company oommnder wanted to re-enlist a good 
soldier *ho was married, the papers had to go all the way to the 
Secretary of «ar, and be fingered, and acted upon by at least 50 dif¬ 
ferent officers and clerks, it was a matter that the company cor®lander 
iraself should settle, and if he cannot be %rusted he shouldn't be an 
officer. A Post Wurgeon having a vacancy An the Hospital dorps detach¬ 
ment should be authorised to enlist a man if one applies and not refer 
it. He is more able to proper men that roomitt. tear of 
the line. A »!ier« report on information slip of his action Xh all that 
in needed. '•■hi* systen works well in the ordnance detachments* and 
tip* uedicsl officer id just as capable of doing the same. Transfers 
