MALACAÑANG
Manila

BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES

Proclamation No. 269

RESERVING FOR THE USE OF THE GIRL SCOUTS OF THE PHILIPPINES A CERTAIN PARCEL OF THE PUBLIC DOMAIN SITUATED IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF SAUG, PROVINCE OF DAVAO ISLAND OF MINDANAO.

Upon the recommendation of the Secretary of Agriculture and Natural Resources and pursuant to the provisions of section 83 of Commonwealth Act No. 141, as amended, and pending the final grant of the land to the Girl Scouts of the Philippines in accordance with the provisions of section 2 of Republic Act No. 540, I hereby withdraw from sale or settlement and reserve for the use of the Girl Scouts of the Philippines, subject to private rights, if any there be, a certain parcel of the public domain situated in the municipality of Saug, Province of Davao, Island of Mindanao, and more particularly described as follows, to wit:

"Beginning at a point 1, marked on the accompanying map. Sp. 141, identical to corner 2 of the proposed Alienable and Disposable block II of Saug Land Classification, Davao project No. 20-B, which is 3,340 meters S. 70° W. from the old site of barrio Sagayon, Sang, Davao; thence following Saug-Kapaleng municipal boundary about 10,920 meters to point 2; thence due east about 3,140 meters to point 3, a point at the junction of Matgao River and a creek; thence following Matgao River downstream in a general southeasterly direction about 3,600 meters to point 4, a point on the west bank of Matgao River; thence S, 83° . W. about 400 meters to point 5; thence due south about 690 meters to point 6; thence due east about 540 meters to point 7; thence S. 50° E. about 1.010 meters to point 8: thence S. 10° E. about 850 meters to point 9; thence. S. 26° W. about. 280 meters to point 10 point; a point at the junction of Matgao River and Matiwawas Creek; thence due south about 2,380 meters to point 11; thence due east about 160 meters to point 12; a point at the juncture Matgao River and Papasan Creek; thence following the forest zone line in a general southwesterly direction about 2,400 meters to point 13 identical to FZ corner No. 4, block I, project No. 20 of Saug Davao; thence N. 1° E, about 2,840 meters to point 14; thence N. 18° W. about 550 meters to point 15; thence N, 7° E. about 520 meters to point 16; thence N. 15° E, about 650 meters to point 17; thence N. 80° W. about 380 meters to point 18; thence S. 11° W. about 1,250 meters to point 19; thence S. 19° E. about 780 meters to point 20; thence due South about 2,080 meters to point 21; a point at the north bank of Banawan Creek; thence following Banawan downstream in a general southwesterly and south­easterly direction about 740 meters to point 22, identical to FZ comer No. 6 of the proposed Alienable and Disposable block II of Saug Land Classification, Davao project No. 20-B; thence following the forest zone line in a general southwesterly and northwesterly directions about 2,310 meters to point 1, the point of beginning, containing an area of 3,936 hectares, more or less, an initial grant to the Girl Scouts of the Philippines.

Bounded on the north, by public forest; on the east, by Matgao River, Banawan Creek and public forest; on the south, by the alienable and disposable area of Saug Land Classification, Davao project No. 20 and the proposed alienable and disposal area of Saug Land Classification, Davao Project No. 20-B; and on the west, by public forest."

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

Done in the City of Manila, this 7th day of August, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and fifty-one, and of the Independence of the Philippines, the sixth.

ELPIDIO QUIRINO
President of the Philippines

By the President:

(SGD.)MARCIANO ROQUE
Acting Assistant Executive Secretary


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