170 



Q. Did they also include in there that portion of the lands which 

 are known as Modawasco pond ? 



A. That is more than I can tell you. 



Mr. Anibal. — I have made a computation with Mr. Basselin of the . 

 lands proposed to secure here that the Everton company asked, 

 having reference specially to the appraisal as made by the appraisers 

 under the direction of the Attorney-General, etc The lands wished 

 to be acquired by the Everton company was 11,3551^ acres; the 

 lands they offered in exchange, from which they were to take a 

 selection, Was 36,399 T 4 ( / , 0. These lands were appraised by the 

 appraisers, the State lands at one dollar and eighty-two cents and a 

 fraction per acre, which amounted to $24,315.89. The Everton com- 

 pany lands they appraised at one dollar and thirty cents an acre,' 

 namely, the 36,399 acres, which amounted to $47,629.34. Under this 

 particular appraisal, having reference to the statutes of this State 

 which absolutely forbids any sale of lands by the State to anyone; the 

 statute of 1863, 1866, 1887, the State would get for its 13,355 acres, by 

 taking it in land, which seems to be the policy of the State, would get 

 18,582 acres. That is exactly what the State would get according to 

 the appraisers that were appointed by the Attorney-General. Under 

 the forest commission recommendation the. State would get for its 

 13,355 T 9 j$y acres upon the basis of at least 26,000 acres for 12,000 acres, it 

 would get 28,937 acres of land. The excess, under the special consent 

 by the forest commission and as made up in the proposed case and 

 sent to the Comptroller, that the State would acquire from the forest 

 commission's judgment 10,355^ acres more under the conditional 

 consent that the forest commission gave to the Comptroller and the 

 Attorney-General than they would under the appraisal as made by 

 the appraiser. 



Mr. Adams. — What book is that you read from ? 



<Mr. Anibal. — I read from computations of minutes I have made 

 myself. Those figures are specially correct. I took these from the 

 stenographer's minutes, at pages 69 and 70, as reported by the apprai- 

 ser's report book to the Comptroller. 



Q. I call your attention, Mr. Basselin, specifically to the application 

 now of what is known as the Morrison sale and exchange of land ; did 

 you* have an application in your office for the exchange of lands from 

 one Morrison ? 



A. Yes, sir. 



Q. I ask you to turn to your minutes on pages 98 and 99 and read: 



A. " Mr. Moore, of the firm of Morrison & Moore, appeared before 

 the commission and made a verbal application for the exchange of 



