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A. In the town of Minerva, town of North Hudson, town of 

 Sewcomb, town of Long Lake, and town of Indian Lake. 



Q. Those are all State lands ? 



A. No, sir; some of them are; I have not described any State lands 

 tere; those are all private lands. 



Q. What is the forest commission sending out foresters to make 

 ■eports on private lands for ? 



A. I understood the Legislature a year ago called for it. 



Q. This forest commission, as you understood, were charged 'with 

 he examination of private lands and making reports, and all these 

 •eports you have made relate to those private lands, do they ? 



A. Yes, sir. 



Q. Some 300,000 acres ? 



A. Yes, sir; there may be more or less. 



Q. Where does Butler live ? 



A. In the town of Long Lake. 



Q. Do you say that he and you are not on good terms ? 



A. At present we are not enemies or particular friends, but for a 

 vear or such a matter we were what you might call enemies. 



Q. When did you " make up " ? , 



A. There was no particular " making up " about it. 



Q. Robert Shaw over there is the minister ? 



A. Yes; I understand he is a minister, beside many other trades. 



Q. Has to do a good many things to make a living ? 



A. Yes; I suppose so. 



Q. You reported Shaw's trespass ? 



A. Yes, sjr. 



Q. When was that report made in reference to the agitation of this 

 question about raising $12,000 to build a 'town hall? 



A. I think their toWn meeting was some time in March; I am not 

 mre; this report was made in April. 



Q. So that this question about the town house came up in March, 

 md whatever he had to do with it (whether he opposed it, or favored 

 t, makes no difference), was the next month after that ? 



A. I don't know that he opposed it at any time. 



Q. You> don't know what his views are? 



A. No, sir. 



Q. This report was made the month after that question was up ? 



A. Yes; it might not be a month. 



Q. Were you in favor of bonding the town for $12,000? 



A. I had nothing to do with it; I had no taxes to pay; I had no 

 nterest in it. 



