124,000 cubic feet 



per 



minute. 



10,000 



j' 





j? 



20,000 



>j 





3) 



80,000 



>» 





J) 



60,000 



5) 





3) 



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this area would require a flow of about 80,000 cubic feet per 

 minute. To this has to be added the concession to Mildura by 

 that Government, the effect of which was to authorise the taking 

 of water up to 60,000 cubic feet per minute from the river Murray. 



It appears from the figures given that arrangements have 



actually been made for the diversion of water from the river 



Murray and its tributaries under the sanction of the Victorian 



Government as follows : — 



From the Goulburn River 

 ,, Campaspe River 

 ,, Loddon River 

 ,, Murray (for Trusts) . . . 

 ,, Murray (for Mildura) 



Total ... 294,000 



The Government of Victoria has thus actually constructed works 

 or concluded arrangements for the interception and utilisation of 

 294,000 cubic feet of water per minute from the river Murray 

 and its tributaries. This is nearly 5,000 cubic feet per second, 

 and is in excess of the entire quantity proposed to be diverted 

 from the Murray, Murrumbidgee and Darling, by all the projects 

 yet placed before the Government of New South Wales. In 

 addition to the works enumerated, several projects which will 

 require further supplies of water from the river Murray and its 

 tributaries have been suggested to the Government of Victoria, 



From the facts now set forth, it is clear that as regards the 

 question of Inter-State water rights, the position of Victoria 

 differs widely from that of Queensland and New South Wales. 

 In dealing with the latter two States the Inter-State Commission 

 will find its duties practically unaffected by any works which have 

 .yet been constructed, whereas in regard to Victoria it will have 

 to consider the position of large and important works which are 

 already in partial operation, and of extensive water rights which 

 have been granted and are partly being utilised. 



While South Australia contributes practically nothing to the 

 supply of water in the river Murray, it occupies an important 



