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for senators and representatives every three years. The election law should be amended so as to make the provincial, municipal, and other elections coincide with the election for senators and representatives.

The most important piece of legislation affecting the Provinces and municipalities passed during the year is act No. 2657, known as the Administrative Code of the Philippine Islands.

RECOMMENDATIONS.

It is believed that so long as the executive bureau remains as the head office of the local governments, closer relation between the bureau and these governments should be established. This may be accomplished by periodical inspection trips of the chief or assistant chief of the bureau, and by frequent visits of representatives of the bureau to the Provinces and municipalities. For this especial purpose there are provided for the fiscal year 1917 two positions of provincial agents. While the work of these agents will consist pri- · marily in supervising the general revision of real property assessments now in progress, it was also the purpose in authorizing their employment to have them inspect the offices of the provincial governors, provincial treasurers, and other provincial offices to learn of the actual needs in order that the office in dealing with them may act with greater knowledge of the offices affected. It is expected that in this way any difficulty which may be submitted to this office for adjustment may be straightened out more promptly and satisfactorily to all concerned. Cases frequently arise which can best be determined with knowledge of the locality, and in this connection the services of these traveling agents will be availed of. In the matter, for instance, of keeping the records of the Provinces, much can be done by an agent of this bureau devoting attention to this work. A simple system that will best suit conditions in the Provinces can be evolved.

Another undertaking of far-reaching importance is the systematic development of the resources of the local governments. Reference is had particularly to the continuance of the present revision of real property assessments, and the need for cooperative efforts on the part of the provincial treasurers in planning for the most efficient collection of the taxes now imposed by law, and the study of ways whereby our system of taxation may be improved. A convention of provincial treasurers is therefore suggested as the first step in the systematic development of local governmental resources. Respectfully submitted.

JAIME C. DE VEYRA,
Executive Secretary.

To his excellency the GOVERNOR GENERAL, Manila.

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COLD STORAGE, earnings: 22.

COMMERCE, statement of: 16, 17.

CONDEMNATION PROCEEDINGS, number of: 119.
CONSTABULARY:

Operations by: 14.

Officers, number of: 14.

CONSULTING ARCHITECT, work of: 15.

COPRA, exports of: 17.

CORPUS, RAFAEL, appointment: 4.
CRETCHER, MACK, appointment: 20.
CROPS, value of: 20.

CURRENCY, circulation of: 18.
CUSTOMS, BUREAU OF, work of: 16,17.
DEAN, MILLS, resignation: 22.
DEPARTMENTS, bureaus under: 4.
DE WITT, C. A., resignation: 11.
DOCUMENTS, distribution of: 121.
DUTCH EAST INDIES, trade with: 17.
EDUCATION:

Agricultural work: 19.

Appropriations for, Department of Mindanao and Sulu: 47-50
Athletic work: 20.

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