Ill THE GOVERNMENT OF THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS DEPARTMENT OF MINDANAO AND SULU OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR ZAMBOANGA. P. I. November 19, 1917. Sir: Pursuant to the provisions of section 2579 of Act No. 2711, I have the honor to request that you prepare the “Administrative Code for the Department of Mindanao-Sulu”, to consist of the following*: 1. Statement of the rules of application of the laws enacted by the Philippine Commission, prior to the organization of the Philippine Assembly; acts of the Commission and Assembly; acts enacted within the exclusive jurisdiction of the Philippine Commission; and, lastly, acts enacted by the Philippine Legislature consisting of the Senate and the House of Representatives. 2. Tabulated list of acts of the Legislative Council still in force, in chronological order, and references to compilation sections where they may be found. 3. Tabulated list of acts of the Legislative Council, numbers 1 to 328, and the status of each act whether amended, repealed, or obsolete, and by what act. 4. List of acts of the Philippine Commission and the Insular Legis- lature made applicable and by what acts made applicable to Mindanao- Sulu. 5. Compilation proper of all the acts of the Legislative Council still in force, divided into chapters, classified and coordinated as to subject matter. 6. Appendix one, relating to organization of municipal district gov- ernments. 7. Appendix two, administrative instructions of permanent char- acter contained in circulars issued by the Department Governor, for information and guidance of departmental, provincial and municipal officials in Mindanao-Sulu. 8. General alphabetical index of matters contained in the compila- tion and Administrative Code for Mindanao-Sulu. The foregoing should be submitted through this office to the Honor- able, the Secretary of the Interior, for approval. Very respectfully, F. W. Carpenter, Governor. Ponciano Reyes, Esq., Zamboanga.