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Annual Report of C t U it ie s j L&a Vegas - August 10, 1938 1 16*6<>>3 Mr, H. A, Toland, General Auditor Omaha, Wehraefca Gear S in Reply to your le tte r August 3d, f i l e SB i«8 above subject, has been somewhat delayed m that we eould go Into this matter thoroughly, which we did in conference at Los Angeles August 13th. Decision as to the various inquiries raised in y o m le tte r m m ® to hinge on-the question of whether the annual report to the Cotwisalon is being rendered'on behalf of both the railro ad and the Water Company or whether the report i s being rendered, on behalf of the has Vegas hand and la te r Company only, as the reporting u t ilit y . Aa fa r back as our f i l e s disclose (June 1913) we have submitted figu res to the auditor fo r compilation o f the annual report on the basis of reporting fo r the Las vegaa lis.fid and Water Company only. Replying to the questions In your le tte r, second paragraph, your understanding is correct that the water produced at has Vegas is Jointly u tiliz e d by the Water .Company .and the railroad company. However, it is not our unds*rttand-iRg that the ra ilro ad company f * ’ required, to, report to the Commission as a water u t ilit y , and th erefore.for the purpose of this report the figure repotted •%» "Maximum amount of .water a v a ila b le* should include only the amount a v a ila b le .fo r resale" by the Las Vega® Land and la te r Company aa indicated as having passed.through the master meter, which in the year 193? would be 938,703,903 gallons as reported by us. The balance of the water developed is used here fo r r a ilr o a d ' purposes or is wholesaled by the railroad company as a non-public u t ilit y operation, - and in our opinion is therefore not reportable to the Comsslaaiotf. The surplus, i f &uy* la permitted to run down the Las Vegas Creek and'