From October 1, 1754, the troops were quartered in barracks, Commissariat Officers were appointed, and every man and every officer was regularly paid fortnightly. The soldiers were not used to this discipline, and desertion was frequent. They much preferred the old style of roaming about to beg or steal and live where they chose until they were called out to service, and very vigorous measures had to be adopted to compel them to comply with the new regulations. In May, 1755, four artillery brigades were formed, the commanding officer of each receiving P30 per month pay. In 1757 there were 16 fortified provincial outposts, at a total estimated cost of P37,638 per annum (including Zamboanga, the chief centre of operations against the Mahometans, which alone cost P18,831 in 1757), besides the armed forces and Camp of Manila, Fort Santiago, and Cavite Arsenal and Fort, which together cost a further sum of P157,934 for maintenance in that year. SPANISH VESSELS IN PHILIPPINE WATERS Year 1898 Name. Class. Tons. H.P. Reina Cristina Cruiser 3,500 3,950 Castilla Cruiser 3,260 4,400 Don Anto. de Ulloa Cruiser 1,200 1,523 Don Juan de Austria Cruiser 1,130 1,600 Isla de Cuba Cruiser 1,048 2,200 Isla de Luzon Cruiser 1,048 2,200 Velasco Gunboat 1,152 1,500 Elcano Gunboat 560 600 General Lezo Gunboat 520 600 Argos Gunboat 508 600 Marques del Duero Gunboat 500 550 Manila Transport 1,900 750 General Alava Transport 1,200 1,000 Cebu Transport 532 600 Callao Gunboat, and 4 others very small, besides 3 armed steam launches built in Hong-Kong, viz.:--_Lanao, Corcuera_, and _General Blanco_. NAVAL DIVISIONS Station. Commander's Pay. P South Division 5,760 Palauan (Pta. Princesa) 4,560 Isabel de Basilan 3,360 Balabac Island 3,360 Corregidor Island 3,360 West Caroline Islands 3,360 East Caroline Islands 4,560 HARBOUR-MASTERS Station. Pay. Station. Pay. P P Manila 3,200 Pangasinan 1,500 Yloilo 3,200 Ilocos Norte y Sur. 1,500 Cebu 1,500 Cagayan 1,500 Capis 1,500 Ladrone Islands 1,500 Zamboanga 1,500 Laguimanoc (Civilian) 144