se, as well as
others which may be seen to result from this matter, that henceforth
these Indians should be compelled to agricultural labors and the
raising of cattle, according to the conditions of the provinces where
they live, and to taking gold from the mines and rivers. If this were
put in force, a great deal would be gained by it; for there is a large
quantity in the said mines, rivers, and placers. In this way a great
part of the trade with the Chinese would cease, and the returns from
what was carried to and sold in Nueva Espana, from both gold and cloth,
would remain in this country, and would not be taken away to China,
as it now is. The said Indians would be compelled to this, in such
manner that, with the practice and profit which they would get from
it, in a few years they and their descendants would do it of their
own will, without compulsion. The principal thing to be done in order
to start the Indians to do this is, to have them pay the tribute in
the kind which they raise and harvest.

[_In the margin_: "With this report write to the new governor to
call together the Audiencia, the ecclesiastical prelates who are
present in Manila, and the superiors of the religious orders; and
have him communicate with those who could not conveniently go there,
getting their opinion in writing; and have all of them confer as to
what is expedient and ought to be done in this matter--taking into
consideration the fact that the Indians should not be annoyed or
aggrieved; and that their object should be the cultivation of crops
and other things which the land bears; and that for this purpose
the tribute should be paid in kind, and the valuation should be as
equitable as possible. Whatever they may resolve in regard to this
matter, the governor shall cause to be executed, and advise us as to
what he does, seeing to it that the Indians labor and are not idle."]

7. With the reestablishment of the said royal Audiencia, the expenses
of the royal treasury have been increased by more than sixteen
thousand five hundred pesos in the salaries of four auditors and one
fiscal. Wherefore it would be well, were your Majesty so pleased,
to command that the encomiendas or repartimientos of Indians which
may in the future be vacated, up to the amount of ten thousand pesos,
be placed under the royal crown, as an aid to the payment of the said
salaries; and that, until these are so placed, the governors shall not
be able to assign any per