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[ PROCLAMATION NO. 13, November 09, 1946 ]

RESERVING FOR AGRICULTURAL COLONY SITE PURPOSES A PARCEL OF THE PUBLIC DOMAIN SITUATED IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF CARAMOAN, PROVINCE OF CAMARINES SUR, ISLAND OF LUZON.

Upon the recommendation of the Secretary of Agriculture and Commerce and pursuant to the provisions of section 83 of Commonwealth Act No. 141, as amended, and Commonwealth Act No. 691, as amended, I hereby withdraw from sale or settlement and reserve for Agricultural Colony site purposes, under the administration of the Director of Lands, subject to private rights, if any there be, and to future classification and survey and to the conditions that the timber and forest products therein, if any, shall be placed under the administration and control of the Bureau of Forestry, in accordance with Forest Laws and Regulations, the following parcel of the public domain situated in the Municipality of Caramoan, Province of Camarines Sur, Island of Luzon, to wit:

Beginning at point 1, marked on the accompanying map, located on the western bank of Tabgon River, identical to F, Z, Cor. No. 113 of Block I, L.C. Proj. No. 17-A, Camarines Sur, a Duñgon-late tree 20 cm. in diameter, which is about 8,100 meters N 42 degrees W from BLLM No. 1, Caramoan, Camarines Sur; thence following the Tabgon River upstream in a southerly direction about 6,300 meters to point 2, identical to F. Z. Cor. No. 59 of Block I, L, C, Proj. No. 17-A, a Balobo tree 40 cm. in diameter; thence following the forest zone line in a northwesterly direction about 3,875 meters to point 3, identical to F, Z, Cor. No. 74 of Block I, L, C, Proj. No. 17-A, a Dalunut tree 30 cm. in diameter; thence following the forest zone line in a southwesterly direction about 2,975 meters to point 4, identical to F, Z, Cor. No. 85 of Block I, L, C, Proj. No. 1`7-A, a Taratara tree 30 cm. in diameter; thence following the forest zone line in a westerly direction about 5075 meters to point 5, identical to F, Z, Cor No. 101 of Block I,L,C, Proj. No. 17-A, an Amugis tree 40 cm. in diameter; thence following the forest zone line in a northweterly then easterly direction about 6,500 meters to point 6, identical to F, Z, Cor, No.34 of Block I, L, C, Proj. No.17-B, a Salingogon tree 35 cm. in diameter; thence following the forest zone line in northwesterly direction about 7, 475 meters to point 7, identical to F, Z, Cor. No. 62 of Block I, L, C, Proj. No. 17-B, a Binuang tree 65 cm. in diameter; thence following the forest zone line in a northwesterly direction about 5,525 meters to point 8, identical to F, Z, Cor. No. 81 of Block I, L, C, Proj. No. 17-B, a Malapapaya tree 20cm. in diameter; thence following the forest zone line in a southerly then northwesterly direction about 4,450 meters to point 9, identical to F, Z, Cor. No. 98 of Block I, L. C. Proj. No. 17-B, a Terminalia sp. Tree 25 cm. in diameter; thence following the forest zone line in a southerly then northwesterly direction about 7,100 meters to point 10, identical to F. Z. Cor. No. 19 of Block X, L. C. Proj. No. 2-B, Lagonoy, Camarines Sur, a Garcinia sp. Tttree 35 cm. in diameter; thence following the forest zone line in a southerly direction about 2,850 meters to point 11, identical to F. Z. Cor. No. 28 of Block X, L. C. Proj. No. 2-B, a Putian tree 20 cm. in diameter; thence S 14 degrees W about 900 meters to point 12, a point at the bank of a creek thence S 60 degrees W about 2,300 meters to point 13, a point at the junction of Sipaco River and a branch creek; thence N 82 degrees W about 2,200 meters to point 14, a point at the north bank of a creek; thence N 2 degrees E about 2,750 meters to point 15, a point at the north bank of a creek; thence N 60 degrees E about 1,700 meters to point 16, a point at the north bank of a creek ; thence following the creek and Sipaco river down stream in an easterly direction, about 1,900 meters to point 17, a point at the north bend of Sipaco River; thence following the Sipaco River down stream in a northerly direction and the edge of a mangrove swamp in a southerly then northeasterly direction about 8,000 meters to point 18, identical to F. Z. Cor. No. 106 of Block 1, L. C. Proj. No. 17-B, a Katongmachin tree 25 cm. in diameter; thence following the edge of the mangrove swamp in a northwesterly direction about 1,650 meters to point 19, a point at the edge of a mangrove swamp; thence following the seacoast in a southeasterly direction about 2,900 meters to point 20, identical to F. Z. Cor. No. 2 of Block I, L. C. Proj. No. 17-B, a point at the edge of a swamp on the east bank of Bani River, thence following thence following the edge of the mangrove swamp and seacoast in a northeasterly then westerly direction about 11,175 meters to point 21 at the bank of Pambuhan River, identical to F. C. Cor. No. 6 of Block I, L. C. Proj. No. 17-B, a Bacauan tree 20 cm. in diameter; thence following the Pambuhan River up stream in a southwesterly then easterly direction about 7,000 meters to point 22, identical to Cor. No. 135 of the sketch plan of the land claimed by Ramon O. Alvarez; thence S 55 degrees E about 5,800 meters to point 23, identical to Cor. No. 32 of the sketch plan of the land claimed by Ramon O. Alvarez; thence following the eastern boundary of the land claimed by Ramon Alvarez in an easterly then northeasterly direction about 4,800 meters to point 24, identical to F. Z. Cor. No. 109 of Block I, L. C. Proj. No. 17-A, a Pototan tree 30 cm. in diameter; thence following the edge of the swamp and seacoast in a southerly then northeasterly direction about 7,700 meters to point 1, point of beginning, containing an area of about 10,200 hectares minus 2,300 hectares covered by possible legitimate claims, thus giving as remainder 7,900 hectares for the  initial Agricultural Colony Site.

Bounded on the north by mangrove swamps, Sisiran Bay and land claimed by Mr. Ramon O. Alvarez; on the east by Tabgon River; on the south by Forest Zone; and on the west by Public Forest.

(Note.-This is subject to change to conform with future survey.)

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the Republic of the Philippines to be affixed.

Done at the City of Manila, this 9^th day of November, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and forty-six, and of the Republic of the Philippines, the first.

(Sgd.) MANUEL ROXAS

President of the Philippines

By the President:

(Sgd.) EMILIO ABELLO

Chief of the Executive Office