that district was due to reports of frauds received, which were corroborated to a certain extent by the conduct of the provincial boards of the three Provinces composing the district in withholding their reports as to the result of the elections, by telegrams from reliable persons, and by the official reports of the results of election received from those Provinces.

APPOINTMENTS, RESIGNATIONS, ETC., IN THE INSULAR, PROVINCIAL, AND MUNICIPAL SERVICE.

During the year 1916, 396 appointments were made by the Governor General, by and with the consent of the upper house of the Philippine Legislature, 298 thereof having been confirmed by the Philippine Commission and 98 by the Philippine Senate. One hundred and forty-six appointments were made by the Governor General alone. Of the appointees, 5 declined their appointments. During the same period 163 officials resigned from office, 18 were relieved, 39 were removed, 37 were suspended, required to resign, reinstated with reprimand or warning, or otherwise disciplined, and 6 died. The following table shows the details:

AMERICAN AND FILIPINO PROVINCIAL AND MUNICIPAL OFFICIALS.

The following is a comparative statement of the number of American and Filipino provincial and municipal officers during the period from 1903 to 1916, inclusive:

The following two tables show in detail the make-up of the provincial and municipal service:

EXTENSION OF POPULAR CONTROL OVER PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENTS.

The tendency of the Legislature has been to extend popular control over the administration of provincial affairs. This tendency was especially noticeable during the year 1916, various acts making elective offices theretofore filled by appointment having been enacted. By Act No. 2562, enacted on February 3, 1916, the office of third member of the provincial board of Nueva Vizcaya was made elective. Act No. 2569, enacted on the same date, made the office of provincial governor of Mindoro also elective, and Act No. 2586, passed on February 4, 1916, provided that the member of the provincial board which theretofore used to be appointive should also be elective, thus making all the three members of the board elective. The organization of the municipal board of the city of Manila was also changed during the year 1916. The municipal board was formerly constituted by a president and five members, all of whom, except two, were appointive. By section 2411 of the Administrative Code, which went into effect in 1916, the municipal board was made to consist of 10 members, all elective, with a president chosen from among their number. The city of Baguio, subprovince of Benguet, Mountain Province, has undergone a similar change. Formerly the members. of the city council of Baguio were all appointive. By section 2532 of the Administrative Code, two of the members of that body were made elective.

ADMINISTRATIVE CASES AGAINST PROVINCIAL OFFICIALS.

During the fiscal year 1916, one provincial governor and one provincial fiscal were suspended from office, the former on account of the pendency of a criminal case against him, and the latter for neglect of duty. The governor, having been acquitted, was reinstated in office. The provincial fiscal was also reinstated, an investigation having failed to substantiate the charge against him.

ADMINISTRATIVE CASES AGAINST MUNICIPAL OFFICIALS AND JUSTICES OF THE PEACE.

One hundred and forty-three municipal officials, justices and auxiliary justices of the peace were submitted to administrative proceedings during the fiscal year 1916, of whom 120 were suspended from office pending decision of their cases. Of these officials, 77 were found guilty; 61 were exonerated, and 5 cases were filed without action owing to the expiration of the terms of office of the officials involved. Of those found guilty, 1 was removed and disqualified from holding public office, 38 were removed from office, 7 were required to resign, and 31 were suspended from office, reinstated with reprimand or warning, or otherwise disciplined. Of the officials thus disciplined, the justices of the peace numbered 25, auxiliary justices of the peace 2, municipal presidents 21, vice presidents 7, councilors 17, secretary 1, and chiefs of police 4. Of the officials exonerated, 17 were municipal presidents, 7 vice presidents, 32 councilors, 1 secretary, 2 justices of the peace, 1 auxiliary justice of the peace, and 1 chief of police, whereas of the cases filed 4 were against

municipal councilors and 1 against a municipal president. The following table gives the details:

Comparing the figures given in the above table with those shown in the report for the year 1915, it will be noted that the number of officials tried during the period from January 1 to December 31,1916, with the exception of chiefs of police, has decreased. The number of presidents, vice presidents, secretaries, councilors, justices of the peace, and auxiliary justices of the peace shown in the report for 1915 to have been tried was 50, 21, 7, 86, 36, and 7, respectively, whereas the figures in this report for the same officials are 39, 14, 2, 53, 27, and 3, respectively. The number of chiefs of police tried has increased from 2 to 5.

The nature and result of the charges brought against the officials mentioned above are shown in detail in the following table: