EXHIBIT Y.

[In the matter of the claim of Lars M. Furman against the Russian Government.]

State of California, City and County of San Francisco, ss:

I, M. C. Haley, county clerk of the city and county of San Francisco, State of California, and ex officio clerk of the superior court thereof (which court is a court of record, having a seal) do hereby certify—

That John C. Hughes, whose name is subscribed to the annexed instrument and thereon written, and before whom the annexed oath or affidavit was taken, was, at the time of taking such oath or affidavit, a notary public in and for the city and county of San Francisco, residing in said city and county, duly authorized to take the same, and an officer duly authorized by the laws of said State to take and certify the acknowledgment and proof of deeds to be recorded in said State. And further, that I am well acquainted with the handwriting of such officer, and verily believe that the signature to such jurat or certificate is genuine.


[seal.]
M. C. Haley, Clerk.