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A. They have been extremely friendly during the latter part of the 

 existence of the commission. 



Q. With reference to your meeting at other places than the rooms 

 of the commission, what is the fact with regard to the accommodations 

 which have been furnished in the capitol ? 



A. When the commission was first created we met in a miserable 

 committee room on the first floor of this building, of the capitol, and 

 I think we met there four or five times and we were finally accommo- 

 dated in our present quarters; we were allowed to use the small room 

 of the civil service commission, they met very seldom and we never 

 happened to appoint a meeting at the same time they held one, and 

 that was a very great convenience to us, our own room was very much 

 crowded and it became very irksome to me to meet there, so that we 

 have had meetings at the Delavan House, and except in cases where it 

 was necessary to meet people by appointment, people from the woods 

 from the northern part of the State, I always favored meeting in New 

 York. 



Q. What do your quarters in the capitol consist of? 



A. One large room. 



Q. All the business of the office is carried on there % 



A. Yes, sir. 



Q. Have there at times been other officials placed there? 



A. I think the chief constable of the game and fish protectors was 

 there for some time; by act of the Legislature, wasn't it? » 



i Q. What is the fact in regard to the convenience of meeting there? 



A. I think they are wretched; I have spoken to Mr. Perry about it; 

 our secretary did frequently, and we made strenuous efforts to get 

 better accommodations there, but we couldn't. 



Q. The room is substantially filled with the desks of the people 

 whose business it is to be there ? 



A. It is. 



Q. Will you state briefly what the commission has done in the way 

 of looking after the forests, beginning with the legislation which they 

 have recommended? 



A. We have presented and promoted quite a large number of bills 

 during the last five years, some of which have passed and some of which 

 have been defeated, some of which have failed; I think this is a list; 

 chapter 11 of the Laws of 1890 is an amendment to section 20 of the 

 act creating the commission; it fixes the compensation of persons 

 assisting in extinguishing fires and authorizes town auditors to audit 

 their accounts; chapter 37 of the Laws of 1890 is another of our acts, 

 authorizes the purchase of lands; that act we prepared and presented 



