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Q. And the State may, in the future, require it in the course of its 

 policy ten, fifteen or twenty years ? 



A. Yes, sir; I hope so. 



Q. So there would be objection to- the State owning it when it 

 could ? 



A. No, sir. , 



Q. And having it in the park clear up to the Herkimer county line ? 



A. No, sir; I never heard any objection whatever on the part of the 

 commission. 



Q. Mr. Fiero examined you a little on the subject of cancellation 

 and what was said a while ago; a cancellation takes place where the 

 tax is not, or the supposed tax is not a valid lien upon upon the land; 

 on making 'that appear in the Comptroller's office he will cancel the 

 tax certificate or tax deed ; that is what is meant by cancellation ? 



A. Yes. 



Q. That is entirely in the Comptroller's office and not in the office 

 of the forest commission ? 



A. Yes, sir. 



Q. And also the matter of redemption ? 



A. Yes, sir. 



Q. I understood you to say that. the Comptroller, by courtesy, had 

 notified the office of the forest commission when applications were 

 made for cancellation, or sometimes gave notice ? 



A. Yes, sir; very often; I don't know whether it covered every case 

 or not 



Q. That has been considered an invitation to. appear and look into 

 the matter, and to see whether the cancellation is proper and so 

 considered ? 



A. I don't understand that that applies to a cancellation because 

 that is a matter in which the Comptroller, as I understand it, would 

 be his own judge as to whether there had been any error on the part 

 of the assessors; I understand it refers only to applications to redeem 

 on the ground of occupancy, or some other pleas which are put in to 

 redeem land. 



Q. Sinoe what time has the forest commission attended at the Comp- 

 troller's office to oppose either a redemption or a cancellation ? 



A. I can't say; that doesn't come within the line of my work, and it 

 is outside the office. 



Q. You don't know ? 



A. No. 



Q. Do you know as a matter of fact whether the forest commission 

 ever have appeared at the Comptroller's office to oppose either a 

 redemption or a cancellation ? 



