employees of the civil service of the Insular Government, or of any of the departments thereof, or in the  offices of the military government, at the same price as shall be fixed for furnishing ice to the Army of the United States. [Comp., 2064.] SECTION  1910 . Competition with Private Firms Prohibited.  — The cold storage and ice plant shall not engage in competition with private individuals or corporations in providing cold storage or ice or distilled water, but should there be any cold-storage spa ce available not required by the Army of the United States under its contract with the Insular Government, such space may be made available for private individuals at prices to be fixed by the Purchasing Agent with the approval of the Secretary of Public I nstruction; but the terms so fixed shall be such as not to create a competition with existing industries. Ice and distilled water produced in the plant, if in excess of the demands for the purposes specified in the last preceding section, may be disposed of  to the public at large under such restrictions to be fixed by the Purchasing Agent, with the approval of the Secretary of Public Instruction, as shall not constitute a competition with existing industries. [315-9; 1407-27; 1609-2; Comp., 2065.] SECTION  1911 . Inspection of Stocks of Supplies on Hand. — The Purchasing Agent, or his duly authorized representative, shall make an annual inspection or more frequently in the discretion of the Governor-General of the stock of supplies kept on hand by eac h Bureau, Office, or other branch of the Insular Government, or by the city of Manila, in the manner hereinafter prescribed, for the purpose of ascertaining what supplies are carried in stock that, in his opinion, are unnecessary. cCSDaI Each chief of Bureau or Office, or other branch of the Insular Government, or department of the city of Manila, shall within fifteen days after receipt of written notice from the Purchasing Agent, prepare and submit to the latter an itemized statement of a ll supplies he has on hand, showing the quantities thereof, the purposes for which they are to be used, the length of time they have been in stock, and the condition thereof. As soon as possible thereafter, the Purchasing Agent may, in his discretion, caus e an inspection of such supplies to be made, and the chief of such Bureau, Office, or other branch of the Insular Government, or department of the city of Manila, shall render all the assistance necessary for the due accomplishment thereof. ARTICLE  VII Inspection of Stocks of Supplies on Hand  568 Copyright 2012 CD Technologies Asia, Inc. and Accesslaw, Inc. Philippine Law Encyclopedia 2011