_Item_: Five hundred ducados, given annually by order of Don Luis Perez Dasmarinas, former governor of these islands, to the native hospital of this city. This amounts to six hundred and eighty-seven pesos and four tomins. Further, one thousand five hundred fanegas of rice, one thousand five hundred fowls, and a number of coverlets for the sick U687 pesos, [tomins] _Item_: To the hospital of Cagayan, three hundred pesos annually, by order of Doctor Santiago de Vera, former governor of these islands U300 pesos. _Extraordinary expenses_ On his Majesty's account, a vessel is annually despatched to the kingdom of Japon with an embassy and present to the king. This, with other embassies to various other kings and lords, and many other trifling matters, will amount to six thousand pesos annually 6U000 pesos. Likewise there is another expense of the two salaries paid at the same time to a governor, auditor, or royal official; for from their departure from Espana until their arrival here the salary of each is paid to him, as well as to the official here, so that two salaries are paid at the same time for one office. These amount annually to about two thousand pesos 2U000 pesos. The salaries paid to the agents who collect the tributes of his Majesty's encomiendas, and the situados of individuals, in accordance with what each one collects, and the commission given him, amount to one thousand six hundred pesos [1U600 pesos] _Expenses of the soldiers and their officers_ One master-of-camp, with a salary of one thousand six hundred and fifty-three pesos. 1U653 [pesos] This camp of Manila has five captains, each receiving a salary of four hundred and twenty pesos, which amount to two thousand one hundred pesos. [2U100 pesos] Five alferezes, with a salary of two hundred and forty pesos apiece, which amount to one thousand two hundred pesos 1U200 [pesos] Five sergeants with one hundred and twenty pesos apiece, which amount to six hundred pesos U600 [pesos] Five drummers, with seventy-two pesos apiece, which amount to three hundred and sixty pesos U360 [pesos] Five fifers, with the same pay U360 [pesos] Five shield-bearers, with the same pay U360 [pesos] Also five standard-bearers, with the same pay U360 [pesos] At present there are also two captains, two alferezes, two sergeants, two drummers, two fifers, two shield-bearers, and two standard-bearers, who all receive the same pay as those above--but they do not draw it in the lump but only for extraordinary expenses--who were appointed for the reenforcement of the Pintados. _Item_: One commanding officer of this reenforcement, with eight hundred pesos' pay annually. [800 pesos] _Item_: One sargento-mayor, with the same pay as the captains above-mentioned. His adjutant, with the same pay as that of this camp.