Show BODY REPORTS I ION ON HA HATCHTOWN I WATER CLAIMS CLAIMS' I II I Abandonment of Project j y lUa May Cost State Over S SIn I In view of the abandonment of or the thc Hatchtown Irrigation QUon project claim a aggregating alln between and and I will have to be paid to the theland land Kind an and water owners o on the project The land board Loard appointed a a. special j committee to Investigate ate the matter I a view to adjusting the claims Tho The claims are to be l presented resented the I board of ot examiners for their recommendation to th tho 0 Legislature This committee completed Its report I day with the exception of oC the tabulation tabulation 1 tion lion of the tho claims I I The claims have been classified Into three groups Tho Thu first consist of f bona tide fide residents who were in jn the I district to develop tho the country and make It their home The second are arc those who made purchases more or orl 1 less for or speculative purposes and third those who purchased water on only I I th i state slate and u used ed It on lands Group I On the first group or tile ino bona fide Ude residents the committee recommends the following fono reimbursements reimbursements- 1 L. 1 l Lands planted to alfalfa SO per pcr acre 2 Cultivated Z d lands planted to I grain g seo CO per her acre aCIo 3 Uncultivated I-Uncultivated lands with water at It 50 per pr aero acre I Uncultivated 4 Jan land without water at 5 S 5 per pOI acre 5 Homestead 5 lands or lands purchased purchased pur pur- chased of oC the United States at r. r per acre provided pro the claimant will deed ced said flaIr land to the state showing a clear and title C C-A C A price for improve improve- ro e in ments e n ts 7 Less Les Less balance duo on purchase price Scrum G ron I ITo To the tho second group who did not make a legitimate effort to develop the tho country countr or make it their permanent permanent perma perma- nent home we recommend that the they I be reimbursed the tile actual money paid the state without Interest Crue er C erThe The rue third group consisting of oC those persons who purchased water only from toni tho state and used samo same on private I vate lands we wco C recommend that th they be reimbursed d for the monc money paid tho the I state together with interest at the rate rato of oC o per cent I per er annum and that I If IC the claimants will deed deell their lands j to the thc state showing 11 n clear and un- un I title that the claims be a adjusted us follows follows- 1 Land LandI Land J planted to alfalfa 80 80 per acre Cultivated lands hands planted to grain GO CO o per acre 3 Uncultivated 3 lands with water I 40 0 0 per acre 4 Uncultivated 4 lands without water 5 5 per acre I 5 A i-A A reasonable price for improve improve- meats ments i |