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Chairman Ryan. — That is the book we had here the other evening ? 



Mr. Adams — Yes;, it is under date of February 12, 1889: "A meeting 

 of the forest commission held to-day, and full board present; in the 

 matter of trespasses and redemption by Lemon Thomson, Lynch 

 reported that upon the survey made by him it was found that no 

 shanty ever stood upon lot 25; Richard's survey as it claimed as a 

 proof of occupancy by Lemon Thomson, that there were no evidences 

 of any occupation of that lot; voted that the secretary especially 

 request the Comptroller to give thirty days' notice to this commission 

 before granting any application for redemption or cancellations." 



Q. Now I ask you, Mr. Basselin, whether the commission, after this 

 report of Lynch, as he testified the last meeting and as recorded here, 

 was before the full board; I ask, Mr. Basselin, whether the commis- 

 sion took any measures to show the false suggestions to prevent a 

 cancellation by the Comptroller of this tax deed? 



A. My understanding of it is the cancellation had already been 

 made, andmf I remember right. 



Q. Then you took no measures to prevent the cancellation, because 

 it had already been made; that answers the question? 



A. If I remember r,ight, we called the attention of the Comptroller 

 to the fact that he was misinformed as to the cancellation. 



Q. Did you ever do anything more to call his -attention; did you 

 ever take any measures to prove to the Comptroller that he had made 

 the cancellation upon false suggestion so as to have it stricken out; 

 what action did your board ever take upon that subject ? 



A. Well, sir; I can't remember. 



Q. This suit against Thomson, pending suit, claimed a judgment for 

 eight or ten thousand dollars, did it not ? 



A. I don't remember. 



Q. For a large amount ? 



A. I don't remember what the amount was. 



Q. You can state whether it was a large amount or small ? 



A. My impression was it was a pretty fair amount, but just what 

 the amount is I couldn't remember. 



Q. And after this cancellation the suit was discontinued — fell ? 



A. Naturally would have to. 



Chairman Ryan — What is that question ? 



Mr. Adams — The question is, after this cancellation by the comp- 

 troller the suit fell. 



By Chairman Ryan: 



Q. Can you tell, Mr. Basselin, within three or four thousand dollars 

 the amount that was involved in that suit ? 



