When a channel is scoured, any regulator in it can be kept partly closed so as to reduce the surface slope in the reach upstream of the regulator and encourage the deposit of silt. A table should, in such cases, be drawn up giving the gauge readings to be maintained at the tail of the reach corresponding to given readings at the head. Various methods of protecting banks are described in _River and Canal Engineering_, Chapter VI. The growing of plants on the inner slopes of channels whose sides fall in, needs special attention. Some remarks on this are given in _Punjab Rivers and Works_, Chapter II., Art. 3. A specification for bushing is given in Appendix E of this volume. A Subdivisional Officer generally receives a steady stream of applications from members of the irrigating community regarding--among other matters--outlets or watercourses. Generally these applications are made over to the zilladar to be reported on. In a large number of cases the applicant states that the irrigation of his land or “holding” is not satisfactory, or has fallen off, and sometimes he asks that it may be transferred, wholly or in part, to another watercourse which he thinks will give a better supply. In all such cases, and in some others, the first requirement is a statement of the irrigation figures. The irrigation register gives only the total for the watercourse. A printed form should be prepared with spaces for showing the name of the distributary, villages, watercourses, holdings and applicants concerned, and the nature of the application. Below this is a form, prepared somewhat as shown below. When this form is filled in, the state of affairs can at once be seen and much trouble is saved. The zilladar obtains the figures from the old field registers. The amount of detail required as to the applicant’s lands depends on the nature of his application. If it deals with only part of his land the other parts should also be shown. He may for instance be giving a disproportionate share of water to one part. If a transfer to another watercourse is asked for, the figures for that watercourse are also required.