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to conserve water under a system which forbids metering, as in Nevada, by state law.. Efforts to have this law repealed should he continued. There are many uncapped artesian wells in the Valley, their product flowing to waste. The situation should, be corrected; it would involve considerable expense in some cases, and this may explain why nothing (as it is said) is done about it, but a remedy would seem to be open by the passage of a state lav: forbidding the waste of this, one of N e v a d a ’s most valuable natural resources, and providing for the capping of wells by the counties at the expense of the owners if they do not promptly attend to it themselves. There seems a possibility that further expansion of our water bearing land holdings, if it should be needed, may be hampered by the difficulties that would, be met if efforts were made to buy the Lcrenzi tract on the north of our wells and the northerly 300 acres in Section 5, south of our property, the latter including the flowing Sund well. These properties, outlined, in green on map No. 1, are now owned by pa r t i e s who propose to use them for home sites. The Government Defense Plant Corporation, through Basic Magne­sium, Incorporated, I understand, is constructing a 40 inch pipe line from Lake Me a d to the site chosen for the magnesium plant at Eracken new under construction. This line should, be able, also, to supply the needed water for the recently authorized manganese plant, and for a second magnesium pl a n t and an aluminum plant, if these latter industries should be located at or near Las Vegas. It may be adequate for more extended use. On January 13, this year, the Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce adopted a resolution recommending to the boards of the city and county