REPORT.

To the Legislature of the State of New York:

The undersigned, Canal Appraisers, in compliance with section 5, chapter 352, Laws of 1849, respectfully submit the following

REPORT FOR THE YEAR 1872.

The report embraces the fiscal year ending September 30, 1872. It also embraces the awards made during the calendar year 1872.

CLAIMS.

The accompanying table, marked "A," exhibits the names and residences of persons who have presented and filed claims for alleged canal damages during the year, the nature and amount of such claims, the time when the same were filed, whether heard, not heard, or decided, and the canals on which they arose.

The number of claims filed during the year ending September 30, 1872, was 165, on which was claimed the sum of four hundred twenty-eight thousand four hundred ninety-nine dollars and one cent ($428,499.01) distributed as follows, viz.:

During the three months ending December 31, 1872, there were filed in this office twenty (20) claims, amounting, as claimed, to sixty thousand eight hundred and forty-two dollars and ninety-nine cents ($60,842.99).

AWARDS.

The awards made by the board during the fiscal year, with the amounts claimed and amounts arrowed, a detailed statement of which will be found in table "B," were distributed as follows, viz. :

The awards made during the remainder of the calendar year, i. e., from October 1st to December 31st, 1872, both days inclusive, with the amounts claimed and the amounts awarded, were distributed as follows:

Table "C" contains a statement of the appeals from the awards of the Canal Appraisers, from September 30, 1871, to September 30, 1872, and also the decisions of the Canal Board, of cases appealed prior to September 30, 1871.

From such tables it appears that, during the fiscal year, forty appeals were taken, to all of which returns containing copies of the claims, testimony and awards have been made and certified to the Canal Board.

MISCELLANEOUS TABLES.

Table "D" contains a statement of claims presented to the Appraisers annually, since January 1st, 1841.

Table "E" contains a statement of the number of awards made, to and including the year 1837, upon the several canals of the State, and the number made annually since the period to September 30, 1872.

Table "F" contains a statement showing the amounts of awards made by the Appraisers, to and including the year 1837, and the amounts awarded annually since that period, with the total amount to 30th September, 1872.

Respectfully submitted.

SAMUEL NORTH.
GEORGE C. GREENE.
J. GAY.

(A.)