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probably be Indicated by the flow from the four wells Nos. 7 , 6, 9 and 10 now under construction which are being drilled in an area hitherto unoccupied* Unless it has been established that the output of wells Nos. 1 and 2 can not be restored to something like the original volume (see page 5 of this report)a reasonable expenditure on these two may be productive of excellent results. there has been a great deal of waste of water in the Las Vegas Valley, and in a considerable measure this condition persists. Until the wood stave pipes which quite recently underlaying the principal part of the city and several of Its platted additions were replaced with east iron pipe, the constantly recurring leaks in the mains accounted for a considerable loss of water both visible and annoying to the townspeople. Under the circumstances it must have been difficult to obtain serious re-* gard to the company’s reiterated complaints concerning oitlsens she leave their lawn hose running all day and operate air conditioning devices with continuous streams of water throughout their waking hours. Last year marked the end of the wooden mains and their wasteful leaks; and last summer a beginning was mads of polios regulation of water use, a uniformed offiosr being maintained for three months at the equal joint exponas of the olty and the LVLandWCo. to eall attention to waste and secure its correction. Lasting effect of this eduoatlonal work can only be assured by oontinuing the offioer during a series of hot weather seasons. At the peak of the heated term last year the per capita use of water was 600 gallons per day, and this should be reduoed by 50# at least, through per­sistent eduoatlonal effort and enforoement of the eity ordinance relating to waste of water. There will always be a tendency to wasterrather than \ - 14-