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ment of the latent resources of the Islands. Kindly let me know what I 

 owe the Bureau of Science over the credit which I now have with your 

 department. 



Yours very truly, 



Manila, January 26, 1916. 

 Allow me by these presents to tender you my sincerest thanks on behalf 

 of "La Nacional Guano Factory," for the scientific services you have 

 rendered us, through your valuable assistance of plant analysis, as received 

 by us on the 18th inst. 



Your tables are indeed interesting, and will help us materially in man- 

 ufacturing a standard fertilizer suitable for these islands. 

 We are sir, very respectfully, 



FAR EASTERN ASSOCIATION OF TROPICAL MEDICINE 



The Fifth Biennial Congress of the Far Eastern Association 

 of Tropical Medicine was to have been held in Java during the 

 year, but the arrangements were canceled because of the 

 European war. 



PHILIPPINE ISLANDS MEDICAL ASSOCIATION 



No meeting of the Philippine Islands Medical Association was 

 held in 1916. 



CONGRESS OF PHYSICIANS AND PHARMACISTS 



The third congress of physicians and pharmacists was held 

 in Manila under the auspices of the Colegio Medico-Farmaceutico 

 of the Philippine Islands from the 7th to the 11th of February, 

 1916, inclusive. The congress was in every way a success, and 

 employees of the Bureau of Science presented 17 papers on 

 various subjects associated with or related to medicine or 

 pharmacy. 



STANDARDIZATION OF SUPPLIES 



On March 28, 1916, His Excellency the Governor-General 

 issued Executive Order No. 21, appointing "a permanent com- 

 mittee to be known as the Committee on Standardization of 

 Supplies." The committee has held a number of meetings and, 

 in accordance with the provisions of the Executive Order, has 

 secured from Government officials reports and such other infor- 

 mation as are essential to carry on its work. The available 

 information is now being used to eliminate inferior material 

 and to effect economy in the purchase of general supplies. The 

 Bureau of Science is carrying on tests to classify many articles 

 of wide variations, so that they may be purchased under specifi- 

 cations with the least cost. It will take a long time to standard- 

 ize the thousands of articles needed by the Government. The 

 war in Europe has interfered with many of our sources of 



