the chief, the make, model and caliber thereof to be determined by the Chief of Constabulary. In his discretion, the Governor-General may suspend the operation of this section in the case of any municipality when the public interest warrants such action. [2597.] SECTION  2209 . Expense of Equipment . — Each municipality shall, at its own expense, provide all necessary police equipment, including arms, uniforms, and insignia, in conformity with the specifications of the Chief of Constabulary; but the uniform and insig nia of the chief of police shall be supplied by himself. [2169-24, 25.] SECTION  2210 . Loss of Arms or Other Equipment.  — The chief of police shall be the proper custodian of all police arms not issued to individual policemen for use and shall be responsible therefor. Individual policemen shall be responsible for arms issued to  them for use, as well as for their uniforms, insignia, or other equipment. Losses of such articles shall, in all cases, be made good by the person herein declared to be responsible therefor. [2169-27, 28.] SECTION  2211 . Examining Board. —  There shall be in each province a municipal-police examining board to be composed of the senior inspector of Constabulary, a member of the provincial board, and a municipal president, the two last of whom shall be appointed  by the provincial governor. The senior inspector shall act as chairman and the member of the provincial board shall act as secretary of the examining board. The appointive members of the examining board shall receive their actual and necessary travel expense from their places of residence to the place where an examination is held, and  vice versa . The member of the provincial board shall also receive his lawful  per diem for each day of session of the examining board. These expenses shall be paid from provincial funds. [2169-4.] SECTION  2212 . Time for Holding Examinations. —  An examination for admission to the police service shall be held in each province during the month of January of every year; and it shall be the duty of each secretary, by authority of his Copyright 2012 CD Technologies Asia, Inc. and Accesslaw, Inc. Philippine Law Encyclopedia 2011 649