The Philippine Islands 1493 1898 Volume 17 Of 55 1609 1616 Explorations By Early Navigators Descriptions Of The Islands And Their Peoples Their History And Records Of The Catholic Missions As Related In Contemporaneous Books And Manuscripts Sho

Author : Emma Helen Blair
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9781333386481
Total Pages : 344 pages
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Download or read book The Philippine Islands, 1493 1898, Vol. 17 written by Emma Helen Blair and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2016-08-29 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Philippine Islands, 1493 1898, Vol. 17: Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of the Catholic Missions, as Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts; 1609 1616 Paid by passengers thereon shall be regulated, and so adjusted that they shall pay their share toward the expenses of carrying on this commerce. Due inspection of merchandise shall be made at Acapul co and in Mexico. No Chinese goods may be traded or conveyed, in any way, between Nueva Espana and Peru. The dues collected at Acapulco on Fili pinas merchandise shall be spent for the needs of the islands. The amount of money which may be carried back from Mexico is strictly limited to five hundred thousand pesos; and in this amount must be included, to avoid frauds, all amounts of legacies, and gifts for benevolent works, sent to Filipinas. No wrought silver may be carried thither, except under close restrictions. The governor of Filipinas and the Viceroy of Nueva Espana shall exchange reports of the business carried on by these ships. A trustworthy person must be appointed at Manila to regulate the migration of Chinese and other foreign ers to the islands. Directions are given for the plac ing of cargoes, marine stores, etc., on the ships; and their rigging must be obtained at Manila instead of Acapulco. The ships and their crews must be suit ably armed for defense; and the men may not carry any baggage save what they actually need for the voyage. No slave women shall be allowed on the ships, nor any married woman who is not obliged to make the voyage. The citizens of the islands may trade with Japan; but the Japanese shall not be al lowed to go to the Filipinas. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.