Acreage of cultivated and uncultivated lands in the municipal districts of Porto Rico, fiscal year 1899-1900. REPORT OF THE COMMISSIONER OF EDUCATION FOR PORTO RICO. LETTER OF INSTRUCTIONS. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, SIR: I have the honor to invite your attention to section 25 of the act of Congress, approved April 12, 1900, entitled "An act temporarily to provide revenues and a civil government for Porto Rico, and for other purposes," which provides as follows: That the commissioner of education shall superintend public instruction throughout Porto Rico, and all disbursements on account thereof must be approved by him; and he shall perform such other duties as may be prescribed by law, and make such reports through the governor as may be required by the Commissioner of Education of the United States, which shall annually be transmitted to Congress. I have to request that you will cause this matter to be brought to the attention of the commissioner of education, with request that he will prepare and forward through you for my consideration, at a date not later than October 1, 1900, a report of the educational matters pertaining to Porto Rico with which he is charged under existing laws. In addition to such matters as may be embodied by the commissioner of education in his report, it is desirable that he incorporate therein answers to the following questions, which correspond to questions annually propounded by the Bureau of Education of this Department to each State and Territorial superintendent of public instruction in the United States, to wit: 1. Number of pupils enrolled on the school register (excluding duplicates or reenrollments): 3. Average number of days the public schools were kept: White. All... 4. Number of buildings used as schoolhouses (including buildings rented): For white schools For colored schools.. All.... 5. Estimated value of all public school property. 6. Number of pupils enrolled in public high schools or studying highschool branches, i. e., pursuing such studies as algebra, geometry, physics, chemistry, general history, Latin, and modern languages other than English and Spanish (included in answer to question) 7. Whole number of different teachers enrolled: White- |