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Q. I speak of the practice as to - whether any commissioner can 

 give notice to the secretary to call a meeting and send notices ? 



A. Yes, sir. 



Q. Are minutes of those meetings kept ? 



A. They are supposed to be kept. 



Q. Is there a book, of minutes ? 



A. Yes, sir. 



Q. Is that book here ? 



A. No; it is not here; we can send for it in five minutes. 



Mr. Adams.— I ask to have it brought in to-night. 



The Witness. — Mr. Fox will get the book of minutes. 



Q. After this act of 1887 was passed (the Hadley act, as it is called) 

 were propositions for exchange of land between individuals and the 

 State filed in the office of the commission; were such propositions 

 filed? 



A. After the Hadley act do you ask if such propositions were filed ? 



Q. Yes, sir. 



A. Yes,, sir; they were. 



Q. An the first one was the Hurd proposition, and the resolution 

 upon that was read last night ? 



A. Yes, sir; one moment, do I understand you to say that the first 

 one was the Hurd prdposition that was filed in our office ? 



Q. It came there, didn't it ? 



A. Let me understand the question and I will try and answer it. 



Q. The question is, were propositions for exchange filed in your 

 office? 



A. Yes, sir. 



Q. Other propositions of like kind were filed in the Comptroller's 

 office and sent to your office ? • 



A. Yes, sir; I so understand from Mr. Sanger. 



Q. And the first proposition acted upon was the Hurd proposition, 

 and the action upon it was read here last night ? 



A Yes, sir. 



Q. The next action was had on the Everton Lumber Company 

 proposition ? 



A. Yes, sir. 



Q. That was read last night? 



A. Yes, sir. 



Q. Between those two propositions how many other propositions 

 did you have between 1887 and last fall ? 



A. I don't understand you exactly. 



Q. How many such propositions were filed between the Hurd 

 nrmwurition and the Everton proposition? 



