Cornell University Library Digital Collections
State of the Philippine Islands
- Title:
- State of the Philippine Islands
- Collection:
- Southeast Asia Visions
- Creator:
- Comyn, Tomas de.
- Date:
- 1821
- Catalog Record:
- 2526035
- 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
