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ARTICLE 10. 



The Second Pan American Scientific Congress recommends that 



Each of the American Republics appoint a commission to investi- 

 gate and study in their respective countries the existing laws 

 and regulations affecting 



(a) The administrative practice of regulating the use of 



water; 



(6) The adjudication of rights pertaining to . the use of 

 surface and underground water for irrigation pur- 

 poses ; 



(c) The distribution, application, and use of water upon 



arid and irrigable lands ; 



(d) Methods of conservation of surface and underground 



waters for irrigation or industrial purposes ; 



And to suggest laws or regulations in the interest of general industry* 

 navigation, and commerce. 



ARTICLE ii. 



The Second Pan American Scientific Congress suggests that 



The question of the reclamation of arid lands is one that should 

 receive immediate and careful consideration of the Govern- 

 ments of the American Republics, to the end that there may 

 be increased areas of productive lands to meet the needs of 

 their increasing populations. 



ARTICLE 12. 



The Second Pan American Scientific Congress recommends that 



(a) Each country should maintain a well-organized and competent 

 live-stock sanitary service comprising executive officers, 

 field inspectors, and a laboratory force; 



(6) Each country should enforce live-stock sanitary laws and regu- 

 lations with the view of preventing the exportation, importa- 

 tion, and spread within the country of any infectious, conta- 

 gious, or communicable animal disease by means of animals, 

 animal products, ships, cars, forage, etc. ; 



(c) Each country should maintain a thorough live-stock sanitary 

 survey to determine what communicable diseases of animals 

 are present and the localities where they exist. This infor- 

 mation should be furnished regularly to each of the other 

 countries at stated periods as a matter of routine; 



