The book The Philippines Under Spanish And American Rules was written by author Charles Harcourt Ainslie Forbes Lindsay Here you can read free online of The Philippines Under Spanish And American Rules book, rate and share your impressions in comments. If you don't know what to write, just answer the question: Why is The Philippines Under Spanish And American Rules a good or bad book?
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An appropriation of $6,000,000 for the harbor of Manila is designed to increase greatly the accommodation of that port, and to enable vessels, from the shelter of a breakwater, to discharge cargoes at all seasons upon the docks, without the medium of lighterage, whereas formerly, during the monsoons, ships frequently lay for several days in the bay, incurring heavy demurrage, whilst awaiting a favorable opportunity to unload. An efficient coast-guard service has been estab- 15 226 THE PIIILirPI...NES. lished, with seventeen vessels, fifteen of which are new ones purchased by the Philippine government. In the matter of health and sanitation, the government encountered one of the most serious and difficult of the many problems presented by the condition of the islands when transferred to the United States. In spite, however, of indifference and in many cases active opposition, upon the part of the natives, meas- ures for the improvement of the health of Manila and the different provinces have been applied with vigor and the most remarkable results.
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