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with Headquarters in Manila in the building formerly occupied 
by the Headquarters of the Department of Northern Luzon. The 
Chief Surgeon of the latter Department became Chief Surgeon of 
the new enlarged Department, retaining, the same officers and records 
and receiving the records of the office.of the Chief Surgeon of 
Southern Luzon. h ; 
The present Department embraces the large islands of Luzon, 
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Mindoro,Marinduque and Romblon, with a number of small islands 
adjacent to Luzon. It is divided into four Separate Brigades and 
contains, in addition, the Post of Manila, which is not Brigaded. 
The Headquarters of the First Brigade is at Dagupan,Pang&sinan, 
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that of the Second Brigade is at San Fernando,Pampanga, that of the I 
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Third Brigade is at Batangas,Batangas,andtiuii of the Fourth Bri— 
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gade is at Nueva Caceres, Camarines. 
There are at present in this Department 15,010 white troops, 
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3,141 colored troops, and 3,186 native troops, a total of 31,337 
enlisted men and 658 officers, composing ■ the following organiza¬ 
tions:- 1st,3rd,5th,6th,9th,11th and 15th Cavalry; 2nd,5th,8th, 
15th,16th,21st,34th,25th,26th,38th and 30th Infantry: from 1 to 
34th companies of Philippine scouts, with, exception of 24th and 
25th companies, ieh are in Samar. Exact figures cannot be detained 
but there are in the neighborhood of 1200 Quartermaster’s civilian 
employees in the Department. There are also numerous members of 
the constabulary, and native police, schoox teachers and other 
employees of the Civil Government scattered through the Provinces, 
