A pronouncing gazetteer and geographical dictionary of the Philippine Islands, United States of America with maps, charts and illustrations . nued until superseded by civil gov-ernment. CONDITIONS. In spite of the difficulty experienced at first by the i)rovincial treasurer, to-day thefinancial status is as follows: Gold: Assets $45, Liabilities 27, Surplus 17, * ?:> it * ii .?? Notwithstanding the pueblos have suffered terribly from the locust plague, thelast crop of maize, the chief article of food of the natives, was very abundant. Theprovincial government voted the
A pronouncing gazetteer and geographical dictionary of the Philippine Islands, United States of America with maps, charts and illustrations . nued until superseded by civil gov-ernment. CONDITIONS. In spite of the difficulty experienced at first by the i)rovincial treasurer, to-day thefinancial status is as follows: Gold: Assets $45, Liabilities 27, Surplus 17, * ?:> it * ii .?? Notwithstanding the pueblos have suffered terribly from the locust plague, thelast crop of maize, the chief article of food of the natives, was very abundant. Theprovincial government voted the sum of $250 gold out of the provincial fund tofight the plague, saving, fortunately, the crop of the last-named pueblo (Bais), whichis estimated at 110,000 i)iculs of sugar (137.] lbs. =1 picul). The flourishing condition of the fields of maize, palay (rice), hemp, and sugar,augurs well tor the future j^rosperity of our pueblos. * * * The disposition ofthe pueblos toward the new regime under American sovereignty is, on the whole,favorable. (Official report of provincial governor of Negros Oriental, December 19, 1901.) S Doc PvSC 57 1 GAZETTEER OF THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS. 699 AEllI (nny-ree), Sp.; pueblo in .Misamis, Min-danao. NEGSON (nug-sohn), ver.; mountain in Zam-bales, Luz6n, near W. border. One of tribu-taries of Botonglipot Riv. rises in this moun-tain. NEIBA (nay-bah), ver.; river entering sea 6 by W. of Naujftn, on NE. coast of Min-doro. NENA (nav-nah), Sp.; hamlet on NW. shore ofbay, 2J m. NW. of San Juli&n, on E. coast ofSAmar. AEPTIC (nep-tick), ver.; island off N. coast ofCSpiz, Panav, 3 m. NW. of Pirara. (See Na-gliz.) NES (ness), nat.; point at junction of N. arm ofGrande Riv. of Mindanao, and Matampai,Cotabato, Mindanao, above Cotabato. NEWSAM, for.; point on China Sea shore of Ulu-gan Pen., W. coast of Paragua, Palawan. NliARAG (riga-rahgj, nat.; hamlet in pueblo ofCabagan Vlejo, Isabela, Luz6n. MAPORAI (nee-ah-poh-ri), ver.; island 354
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