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which is in a book here; State lands specially examined. That 

 includes where there has been some particular trespass or where they 

 have understood there have been trespasses, a book containing the 

 special examination of the State lots and State lands which is in 

 another book called " Special examination of State lands." I offer 

 that also in evidence. 



Mr. Adahs. — By whom were those examinations made? 



Mr. Anibal. — They were made by the warden, some of them by 

 some of the foresters and by their surveyors and engineers, and also 

 some portion of the reports were made by their civil engineer, Mr. 

 Carpenter; made by the officials in the office and under the direction 

 of the forest commission; I also offer in evidence, and the only copy 

 my attention has been called to of the report, was one furnished by 

 Mr. Fiero, a special report of the forestry commission, appointed by 

 the Comptroller and dated in 1865, and want to read specially there- 

 from on several pages and among them on page twenty, known as the 

 warden's report. 



Chairman Ryan — These reports you refer to will be laid before the 

 committee ? 



Mr. Anibal. — Certainly; all of them will be laid before the com- 

 mittee. ' 



Mr. Adams. — When was that Comptroller's commission appointed ? 



Mr. Basselin. — Eighteen hundred and eighty-three and 1884 

 anterior to the formation of this commission. 



Mr. Anibal. — We will now offer in evidence, without having them 

 here, they are in Mr. Fox's possession, the account books spoken of by 

 the witness, which contains a receipt of all of the finances, since this 

 forest commission has baen appointed, from whatever source the same 

 came. , 



Mr. Basselin. — Mr. Fox was the first appointed. 



Mr. Adams. — That book is a book containing an account of all the 

 moneys received by the forest commission from all sources ? 



Mr. Anibal. — There are three books containing it; one contains in 

 bookkeeping form all these finances; there is another which is termed 

 a book, I can't give the name of it exactly, which contains the receipts 

 from all sources outside of the State appropriations from the Legis- 

 lature, that contains not only the name of the person who paid it, the 

 date of this payment, the lot upon which that was paid by reason of 

 trespass or any grass cut upon it, the number of tons of hay sold or 

 logs sold, the price per log and value; a detailed account of every 

 one of these transactions. We offer each of these in evidence, show- 

 ing the receipts of that office from top to bottom, without any reser* 



