Allocations for United States Philippine Commission
- $44,252.50 allocated for salaries, contingent expenses including investigations against illicit trading, and expenses for land surveys.
Executive Bureau Appropriations
- $20,802.50 for salaries of a range of officials including the Executive Secretary and many clerks, and contingent expenses for furniture, printing, and emergency clerks.
- Special account of $150 for Malacañan Palace lighting and incidental expenses.
Philippine Civil Service Board
- $7,312.50 for salaries including board members and examiners, $200 for transportation, and $600 for contingent expenses covering printing and supplies.
Bureau of the Insular Purchasing Agent
- $49,355 for salaries of numerous officials including the Insular Purchasing Agent and clerks, transportation expenses, and contingent expenses for supplies, repairs, and purchase of animals and vehicles.
Department of the Interior
- Salaries and contingent expenses totaling $3,575 for the Office of the Secretary.
- Board of Health allocated $188,462.65 covering a wide range of operational expenses like salaries, hospital support, disease suppression, pail system installation in Manila, transportation, and contingencies.
- Quarantine Service provided with $24,400 for salaries, transportation, quarters commutation, station support, and contingent expenses.
Forestry, Mining, and Weather Bureaus
- Forestry Bureau allocated nearly $19,630 for personnel, transportation, and general expenses.
- Mining Bureau gets $4,553.34 for personnel and survey expenses.
- Weather Bureau funded $10,337.50 for directors, clerks, observers, and operational expenses.
Bureau of Public Lands and Agriculture
- Public Lands receives $2,230 for salaries and incidentals.
- Agriculture allocated $75 for purchase and transportation of seeds.
Bureau of Non-Christian Tribes
- $4,033.67 for salaries, transportation, and contingent expenses covering anthropologists, agents, clerks, and natural-history specimen collectors.
Bureau of Government Laboratories
- $7,773.25 for salaries, transportation, and contingencies including medical staff and apparatus repair.
Specialized Bureaus, Hospitals, and Farms
- Minimal funding for Patents and Copyrights.
- Philippine Civil Hospital allocated $30,735.81 for personnel, transport, and operating costs.
- Civil Sanitarium at Benguet funded at $4,048.65.
- San Ramon Government Farm receives $5,593.34 covering salaries, transportation, and contingent expenses.
Commerce and Police Departments
- Various appropriations for their offices, post offices (totaling $62,022.12), signal service, Philippine Constabulary ($339,445), and prisons ($51,283) all covering salaries, expenses, equipment, and transportation.
Public Works and Related Government Functions
- Department of Engineering and Public Works, Manila, allocated over $185,000 for salaries, maintenance, repairs, and contingencies.
- Departments of Assessments and Collections, Fire, Law, Police, City Schools, and others funded for personnel, equipment, and operating expenses.
Other Government Bureaus and Offices
- Appropriations for Archives, Architecture, Statistics, Public Printing, and various specialized office functions amounting to several thousands or tens of thousands.
Specific Regional and Miscellaneous Appropriations
- Includes pay for district commanders, provincial government refunds, custodial services, military-related expenses, and allowances for officials in lieu of quarters or transportation costs.
Currency and Disbursement Provisions
- Funds are to be disbursed in local currency at a fixed exchange rate ($1 US = PHP 2.10) with specified exceptions to be paid directly in US dollars.
- Amendments to prior acts allow certain sums to be disbursed wholly in US dollars for specific expenses.
Legislative Procedures and Effective Date
- The act was expedited due to public good requirements.
- It took effect upon passage on January 9, 1902.
This comprehensive appropriation act meticulously details funding provisions across numerous government departments and localities, establishing salary schedules, operational costs, and contingency funds to support the Philippine insular government's functions during the fiscal year 1902.