The steamers of the Philippine Islands are not allowed to charge the prices "the traffic will bear," without any recourse by shippers. The Public Utility Commission fixes the maximum rates for all classes of traffic and for all ports of the Islands. In this way the interests of the producing and consuming public are protected, and destructive rate wars between shipper and carrier and among the several companies are avoided. The number and tonnage of vessels engaged in domestic shipping are as follows: NUMBER AND REGISTERED TONNAGE OF VESSELS ENGAGED IN DOMESTIC SHIPPING, BY PORTS OF ENTRY, 1918-22 [Source: Bureau of Customs] MANILA Year Entered Cleared 1918. 3,782 630,980 3,858 644,831 1919. 3,359 709,980 3,474 723,986 1920. 3,266 845,227 3,452 975,448 1921. 3,210 888,238 3,410 1,090,668 1922. 3,570 1,006,556 3,741 1,293,564 ILOILO 1918. 4,770 357,641 4,755 320,441 1919. 5,317 447,272 5,355 456,308 1920. 6,830 687,828 6,818 625,746 1921. 6,699 755,521 6,708 667,506 1922. 6,822 878,074 6,843 806,642 CEBU 1918. 5,625 357,523 5,645 327,196 1919. 5,386 432,007 5,562 437,896 1920. 4,947 560,925 5,029 464,791 1921. 5,157 634,904 5,170 465,355 1922. 5,713 967,494 5,800 656,828 ZAMBOANGA 1918. 831 158,116 859 165,043 1919. 1,161 207,992 1,168 215,233 1920. 1,520 231,060 1,533 224,499 1921. 1,515 219,732 1,520 242,201 1922. 1,272 278,481 1,280 303,311 ALL OTHERS 1918. 138 31,430 137 30,983 1919. 185 49,787 182 47,578 1920. 175 36,665 179 36,365 1921. 153 42,893 150 42,577 1922. 177 50,093 182 50,218 TOTAL 1918. 15,146 1,535,690 15,254 1,488,494 1919. 15,408 1,847,038 15,741 1,881,001 1920. 16,738 2,361,705 17,011 2,326,849 1921. 16,734 2,541,288 16,958 2,508,307 1922. 17,554 3,180,698 17,846 3,110,563 XII. STRUCTURE OF THE PHILIPPINE GOVERNMENT [Patterned after American system]