i02 kcport op the secretary general. 



Article 7. 



The Second Pan American Scientific Congress recommends that — 



There be appointed an international Pan American committee to 

 study and report upon the question of establishing such a 

 uniform railway gauge as will best serve the countries' inter- 

 est, their international communication, and the communica- 

 tion between all the countries of America. 



Article 8. 



The Second Pan American Scientific Congress recommends — 



The appointment of an American committee on radio communica- 

 tion to assist in the development of the science and art of 

 radio communication, to the end that it may serve to convey 

 intelligence over long distances and between ships at sea more 

 quickly and accurately, and to bring into closer contact all 

 of the American Republics. 



Article 9. 



The Second Pan American Scientific Congress recommends that — 



A cooperative study of forest conditions and of forest utilization be 

 undertaken by governmental agencies of the American Repub- 

 lics and that data thereon be published. 



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. 



