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. 259 of doing it and it might. be better to leave out the words. "between the upper 'It basin and lower basj.n," and just let them apportion the waters. MR. NORVIEL: I am .agreeable to that, very. 1m. CALDWELL: "whose duty it shan be to dj.v.ide and apportion equitably the beneficial use of the unapportioned water of the Colorado River Systerl." MR. DAVIS.: I am agreeable to that. CHAJRl:L\H HOOVER: Unapportioned water would be vrater unapportioned between the two. basins. I don't lillo.., what sort of a division they could make on it. They probably would find themselves in that position, that is all. lim. SCRUGHhill: It mir,ht be desirable to apportion it between the states at some future period. .. CHAJRlvlt\N HOOVER: I don't see any reason for binding them at all. MR. DAVIS: The wording is .a lirlitation. I thj.nk their powers ought to .. be just as broad as possible when they meet. MR. NORVIEL, To bo thoroughly consistent I think it should be thoroughly consistent as it is. 1m. HC CLURE: I move its passage w'ithout the change. (Thereupon a vote having been. taken the Chair announced the paragraph to have been. passed with themnendments striking out the words "with like powers to those of this Commission"on the first page, striking out the nards "basin .as described" on the seeond page and inserting in place thereof the nards "Colorado River System as mentioned.") Thereupon, Article III was adopted in the following form: - Tue beneficial consumptive use of the waters of the Colorado River System.are hereby divided and apportioned betneen the Upper Basin and the Lower ~asin as follo~s: . (~) There is hereby apportioned in perpetuity to each Basin tho ex- olusive benoficial consumptive use of 7,500,000 acro feat of water par annllin, which Shall include all vrator necossary for the supply of any rights whioh may now exist.