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Mr. Edw. C. Renwick #5 Surveyor on or before a definite date. Blank forms for filing these proofs are furnished the permittee upon re­prescribed by law and set forth above, the permittee is in line for a final water certificate. Since beneficial use shall be the basis, the measure, and the limit of the righ to the use of water (Sec. 3, Chap. 140, Stats. 1913), the amount of water allowed in the final certificate is based upon the amount of water placed to beneficial use, which l no case can exceed the amount of water originally applied for, (Sec. 11, Chap. 140, Stats. 1913.) the holder a perpetual right to the use of certain waters for a definite purpose and definite place of use as set forth under the terms of the certificate, as long as said holder places the water to beneficial use. Such rights can be lost upon, abandonment or nonuse, in which case the water reverts to the State. of use of any water right held under a permit or certificate, application must be made to the State Engineer* tion for permit to appropriate water, may be assigned sub­ject to the conditions of the permit, but no such assign­ment shall be binding except between the parties thereto, unless filed for record in the office of the state engineer. Such assignment can be made in the same manner as real es­tate by means of a grant, bargain or sale deed. A transfer of a water right on which a certificate of water appropriation has been issued should also be made of record in the state engineer’s office. In filing such record a certified copy of the deed should be submitted together with the statutory filing fee of $1* " quest Following the filing of the various proofs as A certificate of appropriation of water grants To change the point of diversion, place or manner A water right held under a permit or an applica- Sincerely CMC/b CALVIN M. CORY