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Show 33. aither above tho canaia aa constructed, or subject to overflow in times of high wator. At the present time, 43,000 acres of tho Indies land aros in crop, and it i a probablo that this area will bo increased to 50,000 acres.during the present year. Tha land not in crop thia season has had sufficient werJc done on It to obtain a water-ri ght, having bees, cropped during seme period of the x:aat five years. LITISA^IOB WITH IBBIIA'IIOB COHPAtflBS:- The expansion of the cultivated lmada belonging to tho whita settlors waa squally remarkable, aa at tha -praaent time, they loave approximately 100,000 acres under cultivation served by thirty-five canals. In a way, this expansion waa to t_» disadvantage of the Indians, as it forced thea into active competition vrlth the white settlers to secure their **iter-yight3, and thoy ^era of tea prevented from enjoying the b«n__2it of their prior rights, as tha3s priva-t*. companies took water from the riv&rs when they needed it regardless of priority, and to the detriment of tha Indian can el a. Upper stream filings usurped the ri^ita of prior filings, as tho different ditoh companies raised and. lowered their head-gates at will, with the .r?ault that tha Indiana aufferod. To remedy this condition a 3tata Water Oommiaaloner 33 |
