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distilling flasks, condensers, etc., have been bought in sufficient 

 quantity to meet all probable demands for the year, so that the 

 laboratories are well equipped to meet emergencies. A detailed list 

 of all the apparatus in the building would be too extensive for the 

 present paper, nor would it be necessary, because the outline given 

 above is sufficient to indicate the nature of the equipment. 



CONCLUSION. 



The Bureau of Government Laboratories, as the description given 

 above will indicate, is now prepared to do all necessary work, and 

 also to extend its field in the lines of investigation so essential for 

 the success of any institution. The results of these investigations 

 are being issued in a series of publications numbering up to the 

 present time twenty-two. The list of these is given on the inside 

 cover pages of this bulletin, and the range and variety of the work 

 can best be judged by a perusal of the titles. One aim of the Bureau 

 from the beginning has been to place itself in a position to attract to 

 it foreign guests and students who may wish to come to Manila for 

 the purpose of carrying on research work in which they are inter- 

 ested. To such investigators the doors of the laboratories will be 

 open and the facilities of the Bureau will be at their disposal. 



The scope of the library, as is shown by the librarian's description 

 which follows, is such that no one need fear a lack of literature if 

 he choose to carry on work in Manila. The Bureau, in the event 

 that foreign investigators avail themselves of the privileges of the 

 institution, will reserve to itself only the right of publishing their 

 results as laboratory publications, however, without thereby in any 

 way interfering with the desire of the investigators to send their 

 work to the usual journals. 



The Civil Government has given what it can to establish the 

 Bureau on a proper basis. It has been most liberal in its support 

 and in the encouragement of scientific work. However, it would 

 seem as if an organization like the Bureau of Government Labora- 

 tories should also command the support of disinterested persons 

 who wish to assist in the advance of science in general and in the 

 Tropics in particular, and it is believed that the institution can 

 be commended to such as one worthy of donations not only for 

 specific but also for general purposes. 



