State of the Philippine Islands

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Title:: State of the Philippine Islands
Collection:: Southeast Asia Visions
Creator:: Comyn, Tomas de.
Date:: 1821
Extent:: 416 600dpi JPEG page images
Publisher:: T. and J. Allman
Publication Place:: London
Format:: Book
Contents:: Front Matter
Translator's Preliminary Discourse.
"Chap. I. Population -- Agriculture -- viz. Cotton, Indigo, Sugar, Wax, Black Pepper, Coffee, Cocoa, Cinnamon, Nutmeg, Rice, Dye Woods and Timber."
Chap. II. Of Minerals. -- Estates. -- Manufactures.
Chap. III. Internal and external Commerce. -- Funds there-in invested. -- Property belonging to pious and charitable Institutions. -- Mercantile Shipping. -- Royal Philippine Company.
"Chap. IV. Of the public Revenue. -- Revenue arising out of the Crown Monopolies of Tobacco. -- Of the Coco and Nipa, or Palm Wine. -- Royal Custom-House. -- Import and Export Duties. -- Monopoly of the Bonga, or Areca-Nut."
"Chap. V. Revenue continued. -- License of Cockpits. -- Indian Tributes. -- Subaltern Branches. -- Disbursements, and general Expences."
Chap. VI. Of the civil Administration and Government of the Provinces.
Chap. VII. Of the Spiritual Administration.
Chap. VIII. Of the Moors and their Piracies.
End Matter

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