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Mr. Adams. — Very well, they may be read then. 



- Q. What is the next in order after the reference to the Attorney- 

 General ? 

 A. There is a notice issued by the Attorney-General as follows: 

 Take notice. — That upon an application made by the Everton 

 Lumber Company to the forest commission, a copy of which is hereto 

 annexed, and also upon the resolution of the forest commission, a 

 copy of which is also hereto annexed, I shall, under the provision of 

 chapter 283 of the Laws of 1885, as amended by chapter 475 of the Laws 

 of 1887, said lands being situate in two counties, apply to Hon. Samuel 

 A. Beman, county judge of the county of Franklin, on the 16th day 

 of October, 1890, at 10 o'clock a. m., and on the 21st day of October, 

 1890, at 10 a. m., I shall apply to the Hon. William H. Fry, county 

 judge of Hamilton county, for an order appointing one appraiser by 

 each of said judges, for the purpose of appraising the value of "the 

 lands described in the annexed application above referred to, and 

 reporting to the Comptroller of the State of New York the result of 



said appraisal. 



Tours, etc., 



CHAS.* F. TABOR, Attorney-General. 

 Attorney for Comptroller and Forest Commission. 



Q. Were appraisers appointed by the respective county judges, and 

 if so who was appointed by the Franklin county judge ? 



A. Hon. Samuel A. Beman, of Franklin ccmnty, designated Hon. 

 Floyd J. Hadley, of Malone, Franklin county; that was October 16, 

 1890; Hon. William H. Fry, county judge of Hamilton county, desig- 

 nated Peter Harris, of the town of Hope, for Hamilton county; under 

 the statutes these two appraisers met and designated the third 

 appraiser. 



Q. Who was it and what is the date of the designation ?■ 



A. On the 20th of November, 1890, Floyd J. Hadley and Peter 

 Harris both certified that they designated as the third appraiser 

 Horace B. King, of Champlain, N. Y.; then they were duly sworn; 

 Floyd J. Hadley took the oath November 20, 1890; Peter Harris took 

 the oath November 20, 1890; Horace B. King took his oath of office 

 November 20, 1890. 



Q. Did you receive after that from the Attorney-General's office the 

 appraisal and papers under these proceedings ? 



A. Yes, sir. 



Q. Have you the paperB here ? 



A Yes, sir; the official letter accompanying the same is here. 



