FIFTEENTH ANNUAL REPORT OF THE DIRECTOR 

 OF THE BUREAU OF SCIENCE 



The Government of the Philippine Islands, 



Department of the Interior, 

 Bureau of Science, 

 Manila, January 1, 1917. 



Sir: I have the honor to submit the following general state- 

 ment of the activities of the Bureau of Science from January 1, 

 1916, to December 31, 1916. 



During the year the Director and his staff have been in de- 

 mand by manufacturers, teachers, contractors. Army and Navy 

 officials, sanitarians, practitioners, dairymen, sugar growei s and 

 other agriculturists, geologists, engineers, metallurgists, whole- 

 sale druggists, mining and dredging operators, consuls, mer- 

 chants, and others for information on a great variety of subjects. 

 Besides hundreds of interviews I have received many inquiries 

 by mail, which the following will serve to illustrate : 



Manila, November 27, 1916. 

 Dr. Alvin J. Cox, 



Bureau of Science. 

 Dear Sir: Enclosed please find check for $75 as requested. You will 

 kindly get the following paper pulp materials for me — A bale of Talahib 

 grass, a bale of Cogon grass and one bale of Nipa Palm, each weighing 300 

 pounds. In the woods, I would like a log about 10 or 12 inches in diameter 

 3 feet long of the following. Cupang, Talisay, Palosapis, Teluto, and 

 Laoan. * * * Will call at your Bureau Tuesday p. m. Thanking you 

 for your early attention to the above — and for other favors, 

 I remain, yours truly, 



Manila, November 21, 1916. 

 We have an inquiry for Soya Oil from one of our friends abroad. We 

 should like to be advised whether this is produced in the Philippine Islands. 

 Yours very truly, 



Manila, November 12, 1916. 

 * * * At one time a circular was issued by the Bureau in which it 

 had a sample of paper made from cogon so it might be that you have some 

 information that will be a help to me along a line that has been bothering 

 me for some time. The hemp waste from the knives makes good paper 

 but on our places it is going to fertilize the ground only. What dope can 

 you furnish me along the following? 



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