iv LIST OF LANDS PUECHASED. 



In the year 1892 the Adirondack Park was established. The boundaries 

 have since been changed ; a full description will be found in section 35 of 

 chapter 24 of the Laws of 1909. In 1904 the Catskill Park was created 

 by act of the Legislature; a description may be found in section 36 of the 

 Forest, Fish and Game Law. 



The first appropriation for buying land for the Forest Preserve was 

 $25,000 in the year 1890, to be expended by the Forest Commission. The 

 next appropriation for the purpose was in 1895, f $600,000, and was used 

 by the Fisheries, Game and Forest Commission. 



In 1897 a special board known as the Forest Preserve Board was 

 created by chapter 220, to purchase land for the Forest Preserve or to 

 acquire by " condemnation " proceedings, and appropriations for the pur- 

 pose were made from time to time until the Board was consolidated with 

 the Forest, Fish and Game Commission in 1901. 



Purchases of land were suspended from 1902 to 1904, but are now made 

 by the Forest Purchasing Board, which consists of the Forest, Fish and 

 Game Commissioner by virtue of his office, and two commissioners of the 

 land office to be designated by the Governor. Acquisitions must be con- 

 fined to land within the Adirondack and Catskill Parks or adjoining the 

 same. 



This tabulation shows the lands purchased or acquired by condemnation 

 proceedings to be as follows: 



Acres. Consideration. 



Adirondack Preserve 800,811 .33 ^$3,65 1,989 67 



Catskill Preserve 50,018. 52 110,106 32 



Total 850,829.85 $3,762,095 99 



The area of the Forest Preserve at this date is a follows : 

 Adirondack Preserve: Acres. 



Adirondack Park 1,402,725 



Outside the Adirondack Park 127,834 



Total Adirondack Preserve i>53O>559 



Catskill Preserve: 



Catskill Park 100,908 



Outside the Catskill Park 10,056 



Total Catskill Preserve 1 10,964 



* This does not include payment for lands condemned in 1909. 



