3.  The island called Negros, which has been so called by the Spaniards because in this island there are more than the usual proportion of a race called Negrillos; they are not, however, as black as those of Guinea.  They live separate from the natives of the island, which is something like one hundred leguas in circumference.  Four thousand five hundred Indians pay tribute in this island, which is allotted to eight encomenderos.  These, as well as the encomenderos of Leyte, above mentioned, have repartimientos of Indians in other places.  For the conversion of these natives, nine or ten more ministers of the gospel will be needed.  According to the above report, there are some twenty thousand souls there.

4.  The island of Panay has twenty-five thousand Indians as tributarios, or about one hundred thousand souls, rather more than less.  It is one hundred leguas in circumference, and has sixteen encomenderos, and fourteen religious of the order of St. Augustine, in six monasteries founded there—­one on the river of Panay, which is in the royal crown lands of your Highness, and the other five monasteries in villages of the encomenderos.  All the other villages of this island, which is the best in that land, after Luzon, are without ministers.  To comply with the obligation and relief [of the conscience] of the encomenderos, thirty-six ministers are needed, in addition to the aforesaid; for the island, as I have said, contains about one hundred thousand people, great and small, requiring the ministry of instruction.

5.  The island of Cubu, which was the first in this archipelago to render obedience to your Highness, and where the first settlement of Spaniards was established, is one hundred leguas in circumference, or thereabouts.  The number of Indians in the southern part, is not known with accuracy, because it has not been visited.  Four thousand Indians pay tribute to eight encomenderos.  It has no ministers of the gospel, but there is a monastery of the order of St. Augustine, established in the city of Santisimo Nombre de Jesus, and they have in charge a village of the natives near by, with about one thousand two hundred inhabitants.  All the rest are without instruction.  Six ministers, besides the three in the said monastery, are needed for the conversion of those natives.

6.  The island of Bool is twenty-four leguas in circuit, with one thousand Indian tributarios, or about four thousand souls.  They have never had, nor have they now, any instruction, and they have paid tribute for eighteen years.  They need two ministers for their conversion.

7.  The island of Cuyo is twelve leguas in circumference.  It has one thousand Indians paying tribute, but, for want of ministers, none of it is christianized; for they have never had them and have not now.  They have been paying tribute as long as those of the island of Bool.  Two ministers are needed for the instruction of these natives.

8.  The island of Mindoro is eighty leguas or so in circuit, and lies to the south.  It is but scantily populated; although much of it has not been visited, in the known parts there are about two thousand Indian tributarios.  The chief village of this island, which belongs to your Highness, has one minister.  There is need of six ministers of the gospel, counting the one priest that it has.