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veyed that it would be a good thing to have the principal corners, the 

 township and lot corners. 



Q. Wouldn't it be a pretty costly thing to do for these small, 

 detached pieces of territory owned by the State ? 



A. Yes, sir; it would without a doubt, because it requires, of course, 

 half a dozen men. " 



Q. Suppose it should become the policy o the State to secure all 

 the territory that has been mapped out on the map within the blue 

 lines, would you advise now that the State go to work and have these 

 little pieces of land surveyed that they own or retain it in its present 

 condition, so that they could eventually, by buying and trading, get 

 the whole block? 



A. It would seem to me advisable to retain it; the line which has 

 been run around, the blue' line as it is termed, has been run as near 

 as can be, so as to correspond with township lines, town lines and 

 old established lines, so that that line is already throughout a great 

 part of its length already established, already marked. 



Q. Would it be necessary in case the State should determine to 

 secure a park whose boundaries would conform to the blue line, to 

 go there and survey these tracts of ground which the State owns, and 

 survey each piece separately ? 



A Inside? » 



Q. Yes? 



A I should say not; they would only need to survey,, if they pur- 

 chased they would only need to survey the parcels which they decided 

 to purchase; it isn't so difficult always to find the general location, 

 and to get on to this particular lot, whether it is a State lot or other- 

 wise, but to know whether any cutting has been done on that lot, you 

 have got to know where the four lines are which surround it, and for 

 the purpose of evidence of course. 



Q. That is all ? 



Mr. Fieeo. — Colonel Fox. 



William F. Fox, being duly sworn, testified as follows: 



By Mr. Fieeo: 

 Q. Are you the assistant warden of the forest commission ? 

 A. Yes, sir. 



Q. Are you also termed the financial clerk, so spoken of to-night ? 

 A. Yes, sir. 



Q. Are you at present the acting secretary of the commission ? 

 A. Yes, sir. 

 Q. How long have you been connected with the commission ? 



