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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 other wells. 139. A. It would. Q. It would solve the peak problem. A. It would enable you to obtain an additional supply of water to meet the peaks. Q. And in your opinion, if you had the meters or the pumps, or both, you would not need to drill any new wells. A. I can’t see any particular advantage in drilling a new well if you can obtain water by putting pumps on the existing wells. Q. I presume, in view of the natural tendency of the State Engineer to conserve the overdraft, or reduce the over­draft, that your first preference would be meters. A. As a matter of conservation, we recommended that move­ment in 19M+—as a matter of conservation. Q. And if the meters would not make a saving of twenty- five per cent, as you suggest, then you would add the installa­tion of pumps on one or two wells. A. If it’s not possible to put the meters in, then the pumps. Q. But the meter would be the first suggestion to make the conservation. A. That’s right. CBOSS-EXAMINATIOW BY MR. CATWOBi Q* Mr. Shamberger, directing your attention to Page § ©f the Water Resources Bulletin Wo. 5» which you said you assisted in compiling, Mr. Bennett asked you concerning the Figure 3, as