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PHILIPPINE ISLANDS

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the Chartered Bank of India, etc., the Philippine National Bank, the Peoples Bank and Trust Co., the China Banking Corporation, the Bank of the Philippine Islands, and the Philippine Trust Co.:

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The coins used in the Philippine Islands are of the following denominations:-Peso, one-half peso (50 centavos), peseta (20 centavos), media peseta (10 centavos), five centavos, and one centavo. The paper money is issued in 1, 2, 5, 10, 20, 50, 100, 200, and 500 peso denominations. The Philippine peso is equivalent to fifty cents in United States currency. The Philippine Commission maintained this parity by passing the Gold Standard Act on October 10th, 1903. The new peso now coined contains 20 grammes of silver, 800 fine; the 50 centavo piece contains 10 grammes of silver, 750 fine; 20-centavo piece, four grammes of silver, 750 fine; and the 10-centavo piece, two grammes of silver 750 fine.

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DIRECTORY

GOVERNMENT OFFICES

PHILIPPINE HEALTH SERVICE

P.O. Box 619 (Manila)

Director of Health-Jacobo Fajardo, A.B.,

M.D.

DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE

(Ayuntamiento Bldg., Walled City) Actg. Secretary of Finance-V. Singeon

Encarnación

Under Secy, of Finance Vicente Carmona Under Secy. of Finance-Guillermo Gomez Chief, Budget Office-R. Ceballos Chief Clerk Jose L. Celeste

BUREAU OF CUSTOMS

(Port Area)

Insular Collector-Vicente Aldanese Insular Deputy Collector-Jesus Obieta

BUREAU OF INTERNAL REVENUE (229, Juan Luna)

Collector-Juan Posadas

Deputy Collector-Alfredo L. Yatco

BUREAU OF the TreasURY

(Interdencia Building)

Insular Treasurer-Salvador Lagdameo

BUREAU OF PRINTING (P.O. Box 157)

Director-Pablo Lucas

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE (Ayuntamiento Intramuros)

Secretary-Jose Santos

BUREAU OF JUSTICE Solicitor-General-Serafin P. Hilado Assist. Attorneys-Emilio Peña, Salvador

Abad Santos, Ramon

Ramon Quisumbing, Jose P. Melencio Catalino Buenaventura, Antonio E. Cuyugan, Felipe Natividad, Emilio Rilloraza, Natividad Almeda- Lopez, Francisco Ventura, Felix Bautista Angelo, Arsenio Paez, Marcial P. Lichan- co, Roberto Concepcion, Pompeyo Diaz and Raphael Dinglasan

PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION

(86, Sta Potenciana, Intramuros)

Public Service Commissioner-Manuel V.

del Rosario, (actg)

GENERAL LAND REGISTRATION OFFICE (77, Real, Intramuros)

Chief-Enrique Altavas

Director

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NATIONAL LIBRARY

(Legislative Building)

Office of the Director

Teodoro M. Kalaw, Teleph.

Asst. Director - Eulogio B. Rodriguez,

Teleph. 22369

Administrative Division. (With Sections of Accounts and Property; and Supervision of Branch Libraries) Chief of Division and Chief accountant-

Daniel S. Albano, Teleph 22372 Property Clerk-Francisco L. Pantaleon Cashier and Collection Clerk-Leoncio F.

Cruz