with a metal disc,
bearing an impression of the Moro Province seal. He and his advisory
council perform the usual municipal functions on a minor scale, and
are permitted to "conform to the local customs of the inhabitants,
unless such customs are contrary to law or repugnant to the usages
or moral sense of civilized peoples."

A Tribal Ward is furthermore divided into _Tribal Ward Districts_. The
district headman is the deputy of the tribal ward headman to whom he
is immediately responsible. His annual salary ranges from P96 to P600,
and his badge of office is a baldric of yellow canvas with a metal
disc as mentioned above. The tribal ward headman's district deputies
together constitute the police force of the whole ward. Tribal ward
headmen and their district deputies are not required to give bond. At
any time, on certain conditions, a member of a tribal ward can apply
for full citizenship in a municipality. In short, the governmental
system adopted is intended to raise the native progressively from
savagery to municipal life.

The sources of _Revenue_ are briefly as follows, viz:--

_Provincial._--Property tax (7/8 per cent. of assessed value),
industrial, cedula (poll tax of 1 peso for each male over 18 years),
stamps, court fees, fines, sales of supplies to municipalities,
and forestry collection.

_Municipal._--Ownership and transfer of cattle, rents and profits,
licences, fines and carts.

_Customs Revenues_ in the five ports of entry, viz.:--Jolo, Zamboanga,
Cottabato, Siassi, and Bongao.

The Summary of the fiscal year ending June 30, 1904, stands thus:--

Revenue

Provincial Taxes and Forestry payments P114,713.66
Customs Revenue 222,664.39
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P337,378.05

Expenditure

Provincial P174,361.70
Appropriated for Public Works 26,181.76
Customs Expenses 53,170.62
Balance available 83,663.97
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P337,378.05

The maintenance of the Constabulary Force, Post Office Department,
and Courts of First Instance in this Province is an Insular Government
charge.

The revenue collected within the