FOURTEENTH ANNUAL REPORT OF THE 

 DIRECTOR OF THE BUREAU OF SCIENCE 



The Government of the Philippine Islands, 



Department of the Interior, 

 Bureau of Science, 

 Manila, Jantiary 1, 1916. 

 Sir: I have the honor to submit the following account of the 

 Bureau of Science and the work performed therein from January 

 1 to December 31, 1915. In the space which I propose to 

 devote to the purpose it will be scarcely possible to mention all 

 its activities, but I shall briefly discuss the Bureau's important, 

 and some of the less familiar, lines of work and indicate its 

 needs. 



The demands upon the Bureau of Science have increased 

 during this year as they have during each preceding year. The 

 amount of work done for pay has amounted to 'P98,197.62 for 

 the year as compared with ?104,880.62 for 1914, !P96,634.81 

 for 1913, f=88,191.18 for 1912, and ^81,510.12 for 1911. The 

 increase in routine examinations is shown by the following 

 table : 



In spite of a large increase in the amount of routine work 

 during the last year and a decrease in available appropriation 

 and in the face of other adverse circumstances, I consider it a 

 great credit to the employees of this institution that they have 

 been able to carry on so much work, all tending to improve 

 sanitary conditions, to develop the valuable resources of the 



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