CO129-172 - Public Offices & Others - 1875

of any Powerful Maritime States. Another point worthy of notice is that in all Spanish statistics relating to the Marianas, the only communication between those islands and Manila is through merchant vessels which make passage there once or twice a year. Though we find the Philippines, I have given the number of those who pay tribute in Agana, Imela, Mirizo, Ayat, Marajam, and Rota, of the Marianas, and of the Carolines. There is no exertion whatever made by the Spanish man of war stationed in the Marianas.

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of any Powerful Maritime States. Another point worthy of notice is that in all Spanish statistics relating to the Marianas, the only communication between those islands and Manila is through merchant vessels which make passage there once or twice a year. Though we find the Philippines, I have given the number of those who pay tribute in Agana, Imela, Mirizo, Ayat, Marajam, and Rota, of the Marianas, and of the Carolines. There is no exertion whatever made by the Spanish man of war stationed in the Marianas.

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of any Powerful Maritime States. Another point worthy of notice is that in all Spanish statistics relating to the Marianas, the only communication between those islands and Manila is through merchant vessels which make passage there once or twice a year. Though we find the Philippines, I have given the number of those who pay tribute in Agana, Imela, Mirizo, Ayat, Marajam, and Rota, of the Marianas, and of the Carolines. There is no exertion whatever made by the Spanish man of war stationed in the Marianas and

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of any Powerful Maritime States. Another point worthy of notice is that in all Spanish statistics relating to the Marianas, the only communication between those islands and Manila is through merchant vessels which make passage there once or twice a year. Though we find the Philippines, I have given the number of those who pay tribute (5) G. F. Ricketts in Agana, Imela, Mirizo, Ayat, Marajam, and Rota, of the Marianas, and of the Carolines. There is no exertion whatever made by the Spanish man of war stationed in the Marianas and the