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dates; whether my statement is right or wrong, the commission will 

 readily see by referring to the minutes. 



Mr. Fiebo. — Hadn't we better stand by the minutes all the while, 

 and not repeat them? 



Mr. Adams. — That is what we are trying to do. I refer to the book 

 of minutes, meetings held on the 5th of November, 1890, December 

 sixteenth, twenty-third and twenty-ninth, where the matter of a State 

 park was discussed and the action of the committee on it I will 

 refer to those so that the committee can examine the books, it is, per- 

 haps, too long to read. Those meetings are between pages 122 and- 

 125. Now, in accordance with the action at those meetings the spec- 

 ial report was published and the map with it, was it not ? 



A. I presume so. 



Q. Don't you know so? 



A. I don't know what the minuted are you refer to; we had a great 

 many discussions in regard to the State park and we didn't arrive at 

 it in a day. 



Chairman Eyan. — You can look on the minute book and see the 

 meetings to which he refers. 



The Witness. — What meetings do you refer to ? 



Q Between pages 122 and 125, November fifth, December sixteenth, 

 twenty-third, twenty-fourth and twenty-ninth. 



Chairman Ryan. — I don't suppose it will be necessary for you to 

 read all the minutes in detail. 



A. Let me understand the question ? 



Q. The question is, in consequence of the proceedings of these 

 various meetings and to carry out the official action of the board, 

 this special report, 1891, and the map accompanying it were put out, 

 reported to the Legislature ? 



A. I don't understand it was in consequence of those meetings; 

 that special report and map was put out in accordance with a resolu- 

 tion of the Legislature asking us to do so, and these meetings were 

 discussions appertaining to that fact. 



Q. Didn't you act, didn't you agree what the park should contain, 

 fix lands for it, boundaries for it in those various meetings'? 



A. I don't know whether we did in these various meetings here, 

 we certainly did in some of the meeting as to the park and the lines. 



Q. When you did agree this report was published with a map ? 



A. Yes, sir. 



Mr. Fiero. — Is there any objection to having so much of the minutes 

 as relates to that spread on the minutes ? 



Mr. Adams. — Not a bit. 



