Upon recommendation of the Secretary of Agriculture and Commerce and pursuant to the provisions of section 83 of Commonwealth Act No. 141, as amended, I hereby withdraw from sale or settlement and reserve for naval purposes under the administration of the Army of the Philippines, subject to private rights, if any there be, the following parcel of the public domain, situated in the district of Malate, City of Manila, to wit:

A parcel of land (lot 4 of plan Swo-18580), situated in the district of Malate, City of Manila; Bounded on the NE., by Yacht Basin, Dewey Boulevard and lot 3 of plan Swo-18580; on the SE., by Manila Bay; on the SW., by Manila Bay; and on the NW., by Manila Bay, Yacht Basin and Dewey Boulevard. Beginning at a point marked œ1  on plan, being N. 58 deg. 11 ™ W., 528 meters from C.B.M. 2, City of Manila;

thence S. 23 deg. 16 ™ E., 182.98 m. to point œ2 ;

thence S. 60 deg. 27 ™ W., 501.77 m. to point œ3 ;

thence N. 29 deg. 28 ™ W., 458.32 m. to point œ4 ;

thence N. 61 deg. 06 ™ E., 326.14 m. to point œ5 ;

thence S. 59 deg. 47 ™ E., 264.42 m. to point œ6 ;

thence N. 61 deg. 07 ™ E., 31.32 m. to point œ7  ;

thence S. 29 deg. 14 ™ E., 45.19 m. to point œ8  ;

thence No. 58 deg. 05 ™ E., 3083 m. to the point of

beginning; containing an area of two hundred five thousand one hundred and seven square meters and ninety square decimeters (205,107.90) more or less.  All points referred to are indicated on the plan and are marked on the ground as follows: points œ3,  œ4  and œ5  by crosses in rock on breakwater, points œ6  and œ7  by G.I.S. on Retaining Wall, point œ8  by nail on adobe stone and the rest by B. L. Cyl. Conc. Mons..; bearings true; declination variable; date of survey, Nov. 5-6 and Dec. 2-3, 1946 and that of the  approval, May 9, 1947.

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 27^th day of June, in the year of Our lord, nineteen hundred and forty-seven, and of the Independence of the Philippines, the first.

(Sgd.) MANUEL ROXAS

President of the Philippines

By the President:

(Sgd.) EMILIO ABELLO

Chief of the Executive Office