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K f w lir. I. H. % m » 5 Re inhardt lir. R. M. Sutton Mr* T. W. Boekes ) WM. R-FEB 1 1951 It is my suggestion, la which Mr. Reinhardt concurs, that either you ear seme qualified person from your Depart­ment who eaa testify concerning the valuation schedules prepared by your Department he present at the hearing on application of ins yogas later Department of the LVIAWCo. for increased rates set for hearing March 6th and 7th, 1751. It is suggested that the representative of your De­partm ent arrive in las Vegas not later thus the morning of March 5th for consultation. I also suggest that you bring does to December 31, 19$0 your statements A and B showing the present cost of re­production of the water facilities of LAABL HR Go. and lllliCo. and your statements showing the investment oost and original oost of the water facilities of those two companies. I sug­gest that the title to the statement showing the investment cost and original cost of the water facilities of LA&SL HR Co. be eh&sged to refer t© the sew contract between that company and LYIAWCo. and that the reference to land values and acre­age involved shown cm sheet 6 o f that statement be revised to ahow only the 675.42 acres of land which the Wehe report in­cludes in the rate base of the IA&SL SS Co. for your informa­tion, the Wehe report computes the original cost and present market value of these lands as follows: Purchase Involved Acreage Original Cost Present Market Value Original purchase 320 $9,123.00 mum- W.O, 1136 80 «,593.60 — W.O. 1537 279.42 1,604.60 am m Total 679.42 $67,900.00 U 2 \9c>i C . o