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and complete display of curious and bright-colored fishes, sea 

 anemones, crabs, sea urchins, starfishes, and other representa- 

 tives of the wonderful and interesting forms of marine life 

 found in the tropical waters of the Philippine Islands. The 

 two large tanks outside of the corridor are stocked with cro- 

 codiles, turtles, and large fishes. A certain number of goldfishes 

 and other fresh water fishes are on display. In the aquarium at 

 present there are 756 specimens representing 154 species of 

 fishes, 10 species of crabs, 3 species of suckers, 2 species of 

 turtles, and a number of species of prawns and other shellfishes. 

 The aquarium is one of the best of its kind in the world. Stone 

 steps lead to the top of the old bastion wall, from which a fine 

 view of the harbor, shipping, Luneta, and bay shore can be 

 obtained. The aquarium is self-supporting. Since it was opened 

 there have been 33,621 paid and 28,052 free admissions. The 

 latter consist of those who attended during the opening days and 

 when we had certain free days, and of students and teachers of 

 schools who have been admitted by special arrangement. 



BUREAU OF SCIENCE EXHIBIT AT THE 1914 PHILIPPINE EXPOSITION 



The Second Philippine Exposition was held in Manila, Feb- 

 ruary 7 to 15, 1914. It is very difficult properly to represent 

 the various activities of the Bureau of Science at an exposition 

 for the reason that much of the work is of such a nature that it 

 does not lend itself to exposition purposes. However, a very 

 interesting exhibit was displayed, and the Bureau received a 

 beautiful silver tablet bearing the coat-of-arms of the Govern- 

 ment of the Philippine Islands which reads as follows : 



Awarded by the Philippine Exposition Board to the Bureau of Science 

 for its exhibit at the Philippine Exposition of 1914 of the industrial re- 

 sources of the Philippines, including calcareous and siliceous, nipa and 

 other chemical products, mining and minerals, botany, ethnology, fishery, 

 silk and bird exhibits, and for educational models and apparatus. 



A full account of the Bureau of Science exhibit at the 1914 

 Philippine Exposition was published in the Philippine Agricul- 

 tural Review (1914), 7, No. 4, April, 156-66. 



PANAMA-PACIFIC INTERNATIONAL EXPOSITION EXHIBIT 



The Bureau of Science sent to San Francisco for the Panama- 

 Pacific International Exposition to be held February to De- 

 cember, 1915, 72 large packing cases filled with exhibits for the 

 3,946 square feet (366.5 square meters) of floor space allotted 

 to us in the Philippine building. The Bureau of Science display 

 consists of nearly 4,000 items representing (1) applied chemistry 

 in Philippine industry, including numerous samples of wood. 



