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Excerpt from The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898, Vol. 6: 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; 1583-1588
Felipe II decrees une 21, 1583) that the Audiencia aid the Franciscan missionaries In the islands; and (april 24, 1584) that the religious orders there continue to receive from the royal treas ury the gratuities originally bestowed upon them by Legazpi. The officials of the treasury furnish a statement of their accounts, which Shows a yearly deficit in current expenses; and extraordinary ex penses besides, which nearly equal the total revenue for the year. Alarmed at this condition of affairs, the Audiencia institutes an inquiry (june 15, 1584) into the commercial and industrial status of the colony; the witnesses all testify that great scarcity of supplies, and poverty among the people, are prevalent; that a considerable portion of the native population has perished; and that the non-productive elements of the population are much too large.
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