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Mr. Fiebo. — We desire to offer a resolution of the commission 

 bearing upon that question in that connection of which the following 

 is a copy: 



May 20, 1890. — Inspector Burke is instructed to prepare a state- 

 ment of facts and objections to the Benton Turner Escheat Bill, with 

 the assistance of Secretary Train, submit the same to Commissioner 

 Knevals and file with the Governor. 



Under head of May twenty-third. — Communication to the Governor 

 about Benton Turner bill — Assembly bill 1339. Adopted. 



Mr. Fiero. — That is all. 



Mr. Adams. — That is all the evidence you have got. 



Mr. Fiero.— That is all. 



Mr. Adams. — I want to give in evidence a statement from the 

 Comptroller's office, certified so that it is competent evidence any- 

 where of all the moneys paid over by Van Buren Miller, the dates and 

 the amounts, by whom paid and for trespass on what lots down to 

 time of the forest commission; I offer it and call attention to the fact 

 that several of the cases mentioned in the testimony that were settled 

 are not entered here as returned to the Comptroller's office. 



Mr. Fiero. — I understand that one covers up to the time the forest 

 commission took possession- ' 



Mr. Adams. — His whole duty with the Comptroller's office; Garmon 

 says he closed up in 1886 some matters that were behind that belonged 

 to the Comptroller's office and not theirs; this covers his whole 

 administration under the Comptroller's office or the amounts of 

 money he paid, the dates, from whom received and on account of 

 trespass on what lots; I call attention to the fact several matters that 

 appear in evidence that he settled were never returned to the 

 Comptroller's office. 



STATE*OF NEW YOKE, ) v 

 Comptroller's Office. ) 



I certify from an examination of the books and records of this office 

 that Van Buren Miller was the agent of said State for its lands in 

 Franklin county from May 23, 1884, to the time when the forest 

 commission assumed its duties, and that the following are all sums 

 received from him, as such agent, by the State, in the settlement of 

 trespasses on such lands or in the matter of the sale of dead and 

 fallen timber thereon, during said period, viz. : 



