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from the Army and Navy constituted a 

 preferred class, and with the few ap- 

 pointments, generally of a highly tech- 

 nical or scientific character, necessary 

 to be made in the United States, the 

 United States Civil Service Commission 

 conducted the preliminary inquiries and 

 advised this Bureau of the names of the 

 persons to be appointed, whereupon 

 transportation was arranged. 



At this time, however, more than two 

 3'ears subsequent to the muster out of 

 these volunteer regiments, there is not 

 material available in the islands for ap- 

 pointment to many civil employments, 

 which has made it necessary that such 

 appointments be made in the United 

 States, both to vacancies caused by resig- 

 nations and to the newly created posi- 

 tions caused by the extension of civil 

 government throughout the archipelago. 



Furthermore, on September i, 1903, 

 the corps of American teachers em- 

 ployed in the insular civil service be- 

 came subject to civil-service rules, and 

 since that time — that is, within the past 

 four months— over one hundred and fifty 

 school teachers alone have been selected 

 and appointed under competitive civil- 

 service examination. 



The Philippine laws require that in 

 addition to the general labor incident to 

 appointments each appointee execute a 

 contract with the Insular Bureau, in 

 legal terms, to comply with certain re- 

 quirements of that service. Appoint- 

 ments have been made to all classes of 

 positions, ranging upward from that of 

 clerk and including many of a scien- 

 tific, technical, or professional charac- 

 ter, as well as trades positions. Diffi- 

 cult}'' was experienced in properly filling 

 a large number of newly created posi- 

 tions of a highly scientific and technical 

 character incident to the development 

 of the work relating to the laboratory 

 and agricultural bureaus in the islands. 

 The Bureau has had recourse to forty- 

 two different eligible lists of the Civil 

 Service Commission in making appoint- 



ments within the past year, aside from 

 the fact that many appointments have 

 been made by transfer of persons al- 

 ready in the United States service, and 

 to the judiciary, which is not subject to 

 civil-service requirements. However, 

 the number of persons appointed under 

 competitive civil-service examination 

 during the past year was about 400. 



All insular employes on leave of ab- 

 sence in the United States are required 

 to report promptly in writing to the In- 

 sular Bureau and look to that office for 

 arrangements for their return to the 

 islands. 



During the past year the Bureau was 

 able to persuade the United States Civil 

 Service Commission to recommend to the 

 President an amendment to the civil- 

 service rules which made it possible for 

 a person who had rendered loyal and 

 faithful service in the Philippines to be 

 eligible to transfer to the United States 

 service. Such a step tends to the es- 

 tablishment of a system of ultimate re- 

 ward at home for efficient service in the 

 insular possessions. The Civil Service 

 Commission, however, only issues such 

 certificates upon the statement of this 

 Bureau of a clean record in the Phil- 

 ippines. 



On account of the crowded condition 

 of the transport service, which is main- 

 tained primarily for the accommodation 

 of the military, the Bureau entered into 

 a contract with the large railway and 

 steamship lines whereby it enjoys an 

 economical rate from all points in the 

 United States to Manila and return for 

 the benefit of insular appointees, as well 

 as members of their families. A system 

 of transportation orders, as well as their 

 details, have been worked up and about 

 fifty or sixty persons are now being 

 monthly booked from various points in 

 the United States and transported to 

 Manila via commercial lines. 



Deaths of all insular employes, from 

 whatever causes, are promptly reported 

 to the Insular Bureau by cable, and 



