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and it is recommended that early steps be taken to begin such records, th2 same to b 2 under the supervision of the Depa:t- ment of Public Works. 41. The percentage runoff as above d:termined has been applied to the rain- fall data in the drainage basins of the several projects considered, namely, the Jolly Hill, River. Manning Bay, and Salt River, projects-See Plate A for tha loca- tion. In the case of Joliy Hiil basin, the rainfail at Anaally is assumed to apply to the basin. In the case of the River and Maaninz Bay projzcts-these are altern- arte projecis in the same basin-only the mountain area is figzured to be effective 1u so far as runoff is concerned, as it is common knowledge that for the usual rains there is no miterial ranoff from the flar lands. Al!so inasmuch as the rainfall at Anally, whi*h i 3 near the summit, is about 457 greater than at River, which is at the foo: of the mountains, it is as- samed that the rainfall is greater for hizher elevatious, and that the mean for the mountain area of the liver or Man- ning Bay water shed is 1577 greater than at the River staiiorn. In the case of the Salt River drainzge basin, the villey area is here also figured as ineffective, and the rainfall on the mountain area 1s figured as ecual to the mean for the Island, or about 5% greater that at the rain gage stations Giynn and Windsor. DuTty oF WATER. 42. Net Duty: The duty of water, or the amount of water required per acre has been considered with the object in view of the greatest efficiency of water, that is, the greatest crop production per acre foot of water rather than the great- est production per acre of land, as the water and not the land is the limiting feature. There hzs been no irrigation on the Island, so there is no local experience from which to judge of the crop require- ments. It is a fact, however, that sugar cane,which is the prinecipal erop of the Is- land has been raised here tor a period of probably 200 years with their success with- out irrigation and this [fact is a convinc- irg argument that the rainfall in a nor- mal year, if properly distributed, is at least nearly sufficient for crop require- ments. In faet it 1s a commcn statement of the planters that if they can get a lice of raintall ad:cy, or 365 lines per year, and if this is properly distributed thrcugh- out the 12 months, they will bv assured a reasonatle erop return; and it mey be seen from Table 1 that the mean rainfall for the Island covering a 72 year period is 368 lines. On the Island of Forto Rico where the (irrigation of sugar cane is in extensive u‘e a lasw has been enacted which provides for a duty of irrigation water of four acre feet per acre at the lgnd in addition to the rainfall, and on the proposed Government (lsabeia) project there this culy is adopted and the wrean znnual benetficial rainfall 1s estima- ted at 38 Inches, making a total net duty of 8 inches. Water is more plentiful, rE 1. 4+ Rol AN B however, at Porto Ri¢co and a move liber- al usa car be fizured than it will bz pos- sibie at St. Croix with its scant water supply. ’ . TELEGRAMS. Sl. CROIX STATION. New York, June 11lth. —Annjuncing a list of clubs at which Davis Cap mateh- es to be played in the United States this year will take place, the Davis Cup Com- mittee vesterday intimated that the sur- vivor of the Australian Chinese-Mexican matcher will meet the survivor of the Canadian-Cubaa Japanese matches at Agawam Hunt Providence, R. 1. Cana- da is matched against Cuba in the first round and to win through the semi-final must triump over both Cuba and Japan. The latter drew a bye in the first round,. The Canadian matches will take place at Ottawa and Montreal. Ottawa, June Ilth.—A OCanadian Cus- toms Officer will be appointed at New York, when the Department of Customs *‘has been notified that Canadian goods have arrived there under aspecia! customs manifest, as provided in the regulations. This was the answer today by the Minis- ter of Customs in the House of Com- mons to a question. An order in coun- cil was passed some months ago authori- zing the appointment of a Canadian Customs Off.cer at some part in the United States, to permit the transport of merchandise between Atlantic and Pacific Ports in Canada, via the jPanama Canal, without payment of customs du- ties at the port of transport. Havuna, Jume Ilith,—Genperal Archi- bald Jack, General Manager of the United Rzilways of Havana, the em- ployees of which are un strike, was shot and w unded late yesterday as he left bis office in Central Station. At bhis office it was said be suffered only a flesh wound in the cheek. He wastaken to an emergency. hospital. A nineteen year old boy was arrested charged with the shooting General Jack is a native of England and a veteran of the British Army. His assailant was Emilio Cres- po, a trolley tender, who with other un- ion employees us the railway went on strike \wo wec ks ago. ‘lhe youth leaped on the runnirg tourd of the General’s au- tcmobiles in a down town street, as the Ceneral Manzger was on his way home from his office. He fired one shot, the bullet yenetrating the General’s cheek knocking out several teeth and passing throuzh the left cheek. A member of the Cuban Secret Police was in the auto- mobile and plared the youth under ar rest. Crespo blamed General Jack per- sonnally for the strike. Efforts have been made by the Labour leader to have General Jack deported. They charged t. at he was unfair to his employees and thus precipitated the strike. Bagdad Irak June 10th—The Constit- geot Assembty of Mesopotamia ester- day refused to ratify the proposed Any- lo Irak Treaty, which has b2en und:r consideration for u long time. A ma- Jority of the members expressed their unwillingness to ratify the treaty unti Great Britain furnished a written prom- ilse to modify soiae of the points of the treaty concerning the independence o Irak after the formal ratification wu- granted. Stormy seenes took place in thn Assembly. Hong Kong, June 12°'h. The United States army round-the-world fliers, who left here Tuesday wmorning, arrived at Haipbhong, Freunch Indo-China, at 4 15 that afternoon. They covered the Hti miles in six hours and twenty nunutes. They encountered strong sovuth-wester ly winds. Galesburg, 111., June 12th.—Damage estimated at wnearly SIOOO,OOO was oc casioned by a tornado and bail storm in this section early today. Consider ahle livestock was reported kitled. Cleveland, June 12th.—Fresident ('« o'- idge conferred tod iy with Senator Borui of Idaho in an et ut 1o have him recon- sider his refusal to accept the nomina tion of Vice-President, Copenhagen, June 12th—The Folke- thing or Danish House of Commons, last evening ratiied the agreement with Nor- way governing their relations with re- gard to Greenland. The agreement was ratified with the Norwegian Storthing on Mareh 27th Dermarlh’s sovereignity over Creenland is maintaired, but Norway s guaranteed protection tor her scientific and practical interests. Denmark’s air- tight trade monopo'y in sections of Eas- tern Greenland is modified by the agree ment, which also provides machinery for dealing with any future disputes. Cleveland,June 12ih.--President Calvin Coolidge was nominated for the Presiden- cyt day in the Republican National Con- vention. His nomination was all but una- nimous. The voices of the little groujp of Lafolette men from Wisconsin and Norih Dakota, who have stood through the convention in militant insurgenc against the policies of the party leaders were alimost swallowed up in the tremen- deus wave of acelamation *hat formaliy ratified Mr. Coeolidges’s choice as the standard bearer of his party. Brigadier General Charies G. Dawes, of lliinois, was nominated for the Vice-Presidency by the Republican National Convention tonight, after it had once nominated Mr. Erank Lowden former wsovernor of lLin- nois, and he refused 1o accept this place I'he unominatien of Brigadier General Dawes, came as the climax to one of the most spectacular scenes in Republican Party history, in which the convention, once having nominated a candidate, weas obliged te undo its work and tind anoth- er. The official total of the third ballot on which General Dawes was nominated was Dawes 682¢, Kenvon 75, Watson 45, Hoover 234¢%, Norris 29, Dixon 6, Wrigley 1, Sauders 4 Dupount 11,