Multi-ply paper and paperboard having a wet-laid ply and a dry-laid ply

In a process for making a multi-ply paper sheet or board comprising the steps of, forming a first web by wet-laying fibres, forming a second dry-laid web at a location away from the first web by depositing dry fibres on a supporting band and applying adhesive or binder to the dry fibres, and subsequently transferring the dry-laid web onto the first wet-laid web, including utilizing moisture in the first wet-laid web to adhere the two webs together, the improvement wherein said step of forming the second dry-laid web includes passing the dry-laid web through a press nip formed between a press roll and a heated cylinder to consolidate the dry-laid web before it is transferred onto the first wet-laid web.