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extension of and to the use of water through the said ditch by — , according: to the terms 



of tliis enlarged permit. 



The ap]->licati()n must show the name and post-office address of 

 the apphcant, use to which the water is to be apphed, the name 

 of the ditch or canal, the source of water, k)cation of head gate, 

 the length and dimensions of the ditch, the character of the material 

 to be moved, the amount of tunneling and iluniing, estimated cost 

 of the works, description of the lands to be irrigated, time when 

 work is to begin, time when the works are to l)e completed, and the 

 time when the water is to be ap])lied to a beneficial use. 



An application is given a temporary number and acknowledged as 

 soon as it is received. When it has been approved it becomes a per- 

 mit and is returned to the api)licant with a notice calling his attention 

 to the law requiring the submitting of proof of completion of works, 

 to which is attached a stub to be used for tliis purpose. 



Unless proof of completion has been previously received, a short 

 time before the expiration of the time allowed for the completion of 

 works under a permit notice is sent calling the attention of the appro- 

 priator to the fact that the time is about to expire and warning him 

 that unless proof is sulmiitted witliin tliii'ty days liis permit may be 

 canceled. 



The proof of appropriation must show the name and address of the 

 appropriator, the permit number, purpose for which the water is taken, 

 the dates of beginning and completing construction and of applying 

 the water to a beneficial use, the dimensions of the ditch, description 

 of the land irrigated, crops gro^m, the time during each year when the 

 water is used, the amount of the investment in the ditch, the estimated 

 cost of preparing land for irrigation, and a statement as to whether the 

 map filed with the permit shows correctly the completed works and the 

 lands irrigated. This statement must be sworn to by the appropria- 

 tor. The proof of a])propriation is accompanied by a statement from 

 the superintendent of the water division in which the works are located 

 that he has examined the works and found them to be as stated in the 

 proof, or otherwise, as the case may be; that the proof has been'open 

 for public inspection, and that he recommends that the certificate of 

 appropriation be issued in accordance with the proof. 



Applications for the enlargement of existmg works are made on 

 forms substantially the same as those used for original applications, 

 except that they have blanks for descriptions of the works as they are 

 and as they are to be enlarged. 



Under the original law no fees were required and maps were to be 

 filed within six months after approval of the application, instead of 

 with the apphcation, as is done now. In liis second report the State 



