Walled town 541 Tulay 615 San Remondo 114 ----- Total 1,270 Males of voting age Brown: Filipino 189 Ilokano 9 Moro 4 Tagalog 75 Bisayan 101 English 14 French 1 All others 5 Mixed: Filipino 1 Chinese 8 English 2 Yellow: Chinese 392 Japanese 1 English 3 White: American 22 Spanish 2 All others 1 --- Total 641 As the great majority of the "mixed" population have Chinese fathers, they, as a rule, follow Chinese custom and trade and may be regarded as Chinese. The Chinese element may therefore be classified as follows: ======================================= | Chinese | Males | Females | Total | |-----------+-------+---------+-------| | Pure | 429 | 56 | 485 | | Mixed | 70 | 45 | 115 | | |-------+---------+-------| | Total | 499 | 101 | 600 | ======================================= The Filipinos may be classified as follows: ======================================= | Filipinos | Males | Females | Total | |-----------+-------+---------+-------| | Brown | 274 | 202 | 476 | | Mixed | 4 | 3 | 7 | | |-------+---------+-------| | Total | 278 | 205 | 483 | ======================================= The census statistics give a full and clear idea of the composition of the resident population of the town in 1903. The Chinese and their offspring, amounting to 600, undoubtedly form the preponderant element. The Filipinos come next, amounting to 483 only. Considerable change has, however, occurred since the census was taken, and necessitates a revision of the above figures. The increase of the garrison and the construction of many new buildings for the military post has caused an influx of Filipinos from Zamboanga and Kotabato, and more Chinese have undoubtedly come in since 1903. The census figures again do not include Moros, some hundreds of whom live at present in Tulay and Busbus. The following, based on close personal observation, is considered a fair estimate of the present population: