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A. If there was any application made by Mr. Hurd it was not 

 accepted, it was not acted upon by the board, that is, favorably. 



Q. I ask if any action was taken would it be recorded in the 

 minutes of your proceeding ? 



A. Yes, sir; if there was any action taken. 



Q. Will such a record be found in your office ? 



A. I presume so. 



Q. An application was made to your office by the Everton Lumber 

 Company in 1890 to exchange land, was there not ? 



A. Yes, sir. 



Q. Was that acted upon ? 



A. Yes, sir. 



Q. Was the application and your action sent to the Comptroller's 

 office? 



A. I think so. 



Q. You recollect that distinctly ? 



A. I recollect of action being taken. 



Q. Who were present when that action was taken ? 



A. The full board. 



Q. W^at do you mean by that ? 



A. Well, full board of commissioners. 



Q. All three of the commissioners ? 



A. Yes, sir. 



Q. Do you recollect how the action came to be taken, so as to repeat 

 it; what was said and done in the discussion, if any was had? 



A. Well, my recollection of it is that the matter was brought up 

 before the board for exchange of land, and we ordered the warden to 

 make an examination of the lands and report as to the advisability of 

 exchange. * 



Q. When was that application made, and that order given to the 

 warden ? 



A.. The application was made — 



Q. (Interrupting.) Give the date. 



A. I can't tell you, that is a matter of record; my recollection is 

 that the application was made about a year ago, somewheres along 

 there. 



Q. That can be found in the record of proceedings ? 



A. Yes, sir; the records will show when the application was made, 

 and when it was acted upon. 



Q. After the application was made, the warden was ordered to go 

 up there and look the thing over ? 



A. Yes, sir; look over the lands. 



