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lifts Yegas - December 6, 1948 W 25 Hr, 1*. A, Whites Xour letter So t saber 15 th, file BD 5-7 , re­garding adjustments In accruals shewn In October Fora 26: We have Investigated each of the items, inr-eluding physical check of vacancies claimed, and are attaching result thereof. In the case of Auto Courts, we inspected books maintained by owner, as the occupancy changes from day to day. In each instance, we satisfied ourselves th&t no water was used during the period claimed and that the vacancy allowances were properly granted. lou will note some of the adjustments in the October Form 26 were for previous months accruals, such as duplication of accruals under different service num­bers for the same house, services previously shut off, cabins removed from property, etc. In explanation of the comparatively large number of vacancies, this is due chiefly to changed economic conditions in has Yegas. At the expiration of their labor contract in September, the members of the Building Trades union went on strike and construction was practically at a stand-still for about six weeks. During this time, a large number of carpenters and laborers went to Albuquerque and other places for employment, leaving considerable vacancies here la houses, cabins and courts. By the time this was settled, the threatened gasoline shortage due to strike in the oil industry caused many tourists to remain at home in California and the ef­fect was severely felt by Auto Court owners in has Vegas. It is only natural to expect some miner recessions after the "boom* has Yegas has enjoyed in the past several years. It has been our policy to insist on payment for service rendered; but where no water is used we do nub best to adjust ohargss to the mutual satisfaction of the Company and the consumer. In the absence of meters, this sometimes resolves Itself into a question of satisfying ourselves as to the honesty of the consumer or the reliability of his occupancy records, as a physical check conducted at