The Grange advance., 1874-09-09

SATISFACTORY. mere Is uOtnMS TO DC
found in that Office to show the amount
of timber cut by different parties, ex-
cept tabulated statement prepared by
Mr.. Hill Zone of Mr.. Mc1lrath's clerks),
q copy of which is hereto annexed and
marked schedule ''B.'' BY reference
to the certified transcripts of
the records Of the Surveyors
General Of logs and lumber for
the first and second districts, which are
also hereto annexed and marked re-
|spectively schedules &C. and 3D." it
will be seen that the tabulated state
ment referred to does not contain
a record of all the timber cut by per-
NIT, and that there are many entries of
cutting in the tabulated statement that
are rot to be found in the records of
the Surveyor General. 1t will also be
seen by reference to the statement pre-
pared by Mr.. Hill that it cont aims moth
ing to indicate at what price the timber
was sold or settled for, or the amount
received for the same, but that in every
instance the price per thousand feet is
entered as mot known
Your committee had, therefore, in en-
deavoring to ascertain the amount paid
in each case, to rely upon the records
Of the Surveyor General, 9 the testi.
mony Of the parties themselves, nearly
all Of whom were before us as Witness
es. and produced their accounts. Your
committee have investigated the cor
rectness of all the entries Of timber cut
in each Of schedules 3D." ""C'' and ID"
and such other instances Of
cutting as were discovered by
the testimony, and not contained there
In. We have made as careful an
analysis Of them as possible, and the
result Of our labors will be found set
forth in detail in the tabulatcd state.
ment hereto annexed and marked schcd-
ule ''E." The facts stated in this
schedule are all found from satisfactory
proof. The amount of timber cut in
each case, and the price per thousand
feet, has been ascertaincd from the par.
ties cutting,or the record of the scaleage
thereof by the Surveyor General, or as
set forth IN the statement prepared by
Mr.. Hill, which we have assumed to be
correct, as Mr.. McIlrath in his testi-
mony has admitted that the amount IF
timber therein stated in each case has
been cut. and settled for
by him. In some cases for the
want Of positive proof we have had
to estimate the price per thousand feet
at which the timber had been sold or
settled for, but in every instance of the
kind we have been careful to put it low
enough to avoid doing anyone injustice.
This table is the result of much care
and labor. In many instances. the
stampage was not paid for by the par
ty who cut the timber and was named
in the permit, and thorough sitting of
the testimony became necessary to give
credit for each of the payments where
they properly belonged. This we are
confident has been successfully accom-
plished.
This table, showing in detail the re-
suit in each case, We summarize as fol-
lows:
FIRST DISTRICT
Amount paid to Mr.. McIlrath for
t1pde1 ti%Ssr ,.eSt eSt by permit upon. .s, ~ ,
Amount ofsame paid over by him
to the State Treasurer, e6,s72 30
amount not Paid over, 1862 "a
Amount paid to Mc1lrath for tim
Der cut by permit on University
lands, s8,l4s o2
Amount Of same paid over by him
to State Treasurer, a4,s77 "a
Amount not paid over, 3,l68 IS
Amount paid TO Nell rath for tim
school lands, 11,s7s 1s
to the State Treasurer, 1892 o.
Amount not paid over, e,4s4 is
Amount paid to NcIlrath for tim
Der cut on other State lands not I
classified, Ats %
to the State Treasurer, 8l2 on
Amount not paid over, 1886 %
SECOND DISTRICT.
Amount paid to McIlrath for tim
lands. sll2,ls2 66
Amount of same paid over BY him
to the State Treasurer s5,s1e o.
Amount not paid over 1856 81
Amount paid to McIlrath for
timber cut by permit on uni
versity lands, 39.583 "a
Amount of same paid over by
him to the State Treasurer, 2s,e2s "a
Amount not paid over, 1858 80
Amount paid to Mcllrath for
timber cut without permit on
school lands, -, =, 1910 25
him to State Treasurer, ls,ls7 81
Amount not paid oycr,.. 3,62o 68
timber cut on State lands not
classified without permit 7,6l7 96
Amount Of same paid over by !
him to the State Treasurer a,2se 81