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% g*| a MBGm i making such investigation the Oomaiesion stay avail themselves of all Inform­ation contained In the aeeeeament roles of the various counties and the public records and files of all state department©, office©, and cojamlseione, and any other infestation obtainable.11 The Ootagsiesion did not use any material or records vhioh were net a part of the records of the La? Vegas Land and Water Company and ouch information was a part of the records of that Company and available for Its use at any time. There ms no violation of Amendment 14 to the Constitution of the United States and Section 8 of Article 1 to the Constitution of the State of Nevada. BWnClEMOX IS BATS BASE OF RAILROAD Ml fhe rate base found by the Cbrnsission to be the reasonable rat© base for the water production facilities and water bearing lands of the Union Pacific* Railroad Company is contended to be not based upon the evidence of the record and to be grossly insufficient because* 1. It does not include the capital actually expended and recorded on the books for all of the water production facilities of the Onion Pacific Railroad Company, used or useful in the production, transmission, and delivery of vster to the Water Company. The Lae Vegae Land and Water Company files m Annual Report to the Public Service Commission of Nevada. Under General Instructions, paragraph 5, I it reads "Bvery Annual Report should in all particulars be complete in itself and reference to rates of former years or to other reports should not be made to take the place of required entries except as otherwise specifically author- ised. ®, and each Annual Report contain® a statement under "Important Change® Baring the fear", page 3, and it says, "If no changes of character indicated have occurred during the year, state that fact." And then it set® up a statement of mains lald§ so many feet of ©", so many feet of 8", and so many feet of 12",1 —S*»