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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 158. A. »©, We base that—if a permittee has a right for so mueh water, and he’s not getting that required amount, we re­quire no permit for developing more water. He can get that by either deepening or by installing a pump, Q. Would that be true of the Miller well? In other words, it did come in small, and then deepened. A. That was the same case in Abe Miller’s well. Q. And Roger’s well? A. Wo? there's a little different situation there. Roger is a well driller. He got a permit—he and two of his neighbors, on five acres of land, which was a very small amount of water, and in drilling his own well, he didn’t encounter much water until he got that lower zone water, and after he procured that large flow, that was when these other fellows were willing to invest more money. That’s the reason for deepening, rather than going to the expense of pumps, q. At the time permits were issued for the Searles well and the Miller well, the amount of water to be produced was rela­tively small, I believe* A. That’s right. q. And these big productions came in by deepening, for which no permit Is necessary. A. That’s right. Q, And of which the Water Company has no means of knowing except by observation, A. That’s correct, q. Are you familiar with the water pressure of the various districts in the City to any extent, as to whether they are high ©r low?