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The total foes for aequiring a right to water from an Ichilio stream 

 for a liomestead of 1 (10 acres are as follows: 



Coat of securinrt water ruihts in Idafio. 



I-'iliiitr fee witli application (8.2 cubic foot per second) $1. 30 



Fee for exainininfi w cks for completion 5; (X) 



Advprtisin<j date of pioviiig complet ion ^.00 



Fee for examining: land for ai)plication of water to l)ene(icial use S. (X) 



Advertising date of pro\ in<r heneficia! use 5. 00 



All of tliese fees go to the general fund of the State, as similar fees do 

 in the other States. In some States there is a desire on the part of the 

 engineers to liave the fees retained in the engineers' otiices, to allow of 

 an extension of the work done. This is not considered very important 

 in Idaho, however. It is felt that if the fees are large the legislature 

 will make larger appropriations than otherwise, and the result will be 

 the same as if the fees were retained in the ollice. 



DISTRIBUTION OF WATER. 



For tlie purpose of administering and controlling the public waters, 

 the State is divided into three water divisions, and ft)r each of these 

 divisions there is a water commissioner appointed by the governor and 

 confirmed l)y the senate. The State engineer and the three water com- 

 missioners constitute the State board of irrigation. This board makes 

 rules in regard to making proof of completion of works and the applica- 

 tion of water to beneficial use, and all needful rules for the distribution 

 of water. Each commissioner must reside in his division, and has 

 immediate direction and control of the water masters and of the dis- 

 tribution of the water in his division, under the general supervision of 

 the State engineer. The commissioner is also, when requested by the 

 engineer, to take proof of completion of works and of the application 

 of water to beneficial use. The commissioners are to serve six years, 

 the terms being so arranged that one will be appointed every two 

 years. The commissioner of water division No. 3 is secretary of the 

 board. 



The board, in addition to making rules regarding making proof and 

 distribution of water, is to divide the State into districts for the dis- 

 tribution of water. These districts are to be created as necessity for 

 them arises, the first ones being made to embrace the streams whose 

 waters had already been allotted by the courts, and others are to be 

 created as the streams are adjudicated. Any company or association 

 not selling or renting water may have a water master appointed by the 

 water commissioner. Water masters are appointed by the water com- 

 missioners and serve for one year, but on adjudicated streams where 

 the extreme points of diversion are not more than 20 miles apart the 



