s (called "de termino_.")
10 Second-Class Courts of Justice in the Provinces (called "de ascenso.")
19 Third-Class Courts of Justice in the Provinces (called "de entrada.")
7 Provincial Governments with judicial powers.

_Judges' Salaries_

President of the Supreme Court of Manila P7,000
President of the Supreme Court of Cebu 6,000
Judge of each of the 12 First-Class Courts 4,000
Judge of each of the 10 Second-Class Courts 3,000
Judge of each of the 19 Third-Class Courts 2,000

_Law Courts Estimate for_ 1888

P cts.

Supreme Court of Manila 90,382 00
Supreme Court of Cebu 49,828 00
All the minor Courts and allowances to Provincial
Governors with judicial powers 192,656 00
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Estimated total cost for the year P332,866 00

_Penitentiaries and Convict Settlements_

Manila (Bilibid Jail) containing on an average 900 Native Convicts
And in 1888 there were also 3 Spanish Convicts
Cavite Jail contained in 1888 51 Native Convicts
Zamboanga Jail contained in 1888 98 Native Convicts
Agricultural Colony of San Ramon (Zamboanga),
worked by convict labour, contained in 1888 164 Native Convicts
Ladrone Island Penal Settlement contained in 1888 101 Native Convicts
Ladrone Island Penal Settlement contained in 1888 3 Spanish Convicts
In the Army and Navy Services 730 Native Convicts
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2,045 Convicts

Total estimated disbursements for Penitentiaries
and Convict maintenance in the Settlements for the year P82,672.71

_Brigandage_ first came into prominence in Governor Arandia's time
(1754-59), and he used the means of "setting a thief to catch a
thief," which answered well for a short time, until the crime became
more and more habitual as provincial property increased in value
and capital was accumulated there. In 1888 the Budget provided an
allowance of 2,000 pesos for rewards for the capture or slaughter of
these ruffians. Up to the end of Spanish rule, brigandage, pillage,
and murder were treated with such leniency by the jud