And the said Washekonneskung says: That the annexed Release or Surrender was assented to by him and a majority of the male members of the said Band of Indians of the full age of twenty-one years then present. That such assent was given at a meeting or council of the said Band of Indians summoned for that purpose, according to their Rules, and held in the presence of the said That no Indian was present or voted at such council or meeting who was not an habitual resident on the Reserve of the said Band of Indians or interested in the land mentioned in the said Release or Surrender. That he is a Chief of the said Band of Indians and entitled to vote at the said meeting or council. Sworn before me by the Deponents) L. J. ARTHUR LEVEQUE sworn at the Village of Big Fork in Tid ey ake District of Rainy River this 21st day his oH Weceumlber stl, TENie WASHEKONNESKUNG x : mark W J Horners dfIP, Aecepted by the Governor in Council on the 21st Jan 1901 JOHN J. McGEE Clerk of the Privy Council. Recorded 6th February 1901, Lib: 163. Fol: 446. JosEPH Popr Dep: Registrar General of Canada. No. 443. Know att Men sy tiese Presents, THAT WE, the undersigned Chief and Principal men of The Way-Way-See-Cappos Band of Indians residen. on our Keserve in the Municipalities of Rossburn and Silver Creek in the Province of Manitoba and Dominion of Canada, for and acting on behalf of the whole people of our said Band in Council assembled, Do hereby release, remise, surrender, quit claim and yield up unto Our Sovereign Lapy Tre Quren, her Heirs and Successors forever, ALL AND SINGULAR, that certain parcel or tract of land and premises, situate, lying and being in See. 24. T. 20. R. 24. W. I. M. in the Municipality of Rossburn and Province of Manitoba containing by admeasurement be the same more or less and being composed of the Fishing Station in said Municipality of Rossburn eranted under order of His Excellency in Council dated 19th October 1894 TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the same unto Her said Majesty Tur Qurrn, her Heirs and Successors forever, in order that the said Fishing Station may be trans- ferred to the Department of the Interior AND WE, the said Chief and Principal men of the said Band of Indians do on behalf of our people and for ourselves, hereby ratify and confirm, and promise to ratify and confirm, whatever the said Government may do, or cause to be lawfully done, in connection with the transfer of said Fishing Station. 328 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, we have hereunto set our hands and affixed our ‘seals this twenty ninth day of December in the year of Our Lord one thousand nine hundred. Signed, Sealed and Delivered, in the pre-) G. H. WuHeratiey sence of Indian Agent A. CALDWELL, Interpreter his Crier ASTAKEESIC x [L.S.] mark his TJEADMAN MANITOWIGWAM x [L.S.] mark his TAWBIT x [L.S.] mark his Bitty Loneciaws x [L.S.] mark his ESCANAGATAGIN x [L.S.] mark his KAY-WAY-TOS-KANET X [L.S.i mark his ESK-CAN-AGAT x [L.S.] mark his WA-PA-CAPPO x [L.S.] mark his KXA-SHA-MANITOWIGWAM x [L.8.] mark his JOHN LONGCLAWS x [L.S.] mark his JIM ESCANAGATAGIN x [L.S.] mark Wit his nese : PIERRIE GAMBLER x [L.S.] Interpreter. Hucu McKay [L.S.] DOMINION OF CANADA, Personally appeared before me, George Province of Manitoba H. Wheatley of the Town of Birtle in the County of Province of Manitoba Indian Agent and To Wit : Astakeesic of the Way-Way-See-Cappos Band of Indians and Chief of the said Band of Indians. AND the said Geo H. Wheatley for himself saith :— That the annexed Release or Surrender was assented to by a majority of the male members of the said Band of Indians of the Way-Way-See-Cappos Band of the full age of twenty-one years then present. That such assent was given at a meeting or council of the said Band summoned for that purpose and according to their Rules. That he was present at such meeting or council and heard such assent given. 329 That he was duly authorized to attend such council or meeting by the Super- intendent General of Indian Affairs. That no Indian was present or voted at said council or meeting who was not # member of the Band or interested in the land mentioned in the said Release or Sur- render. And the said Chief Astakeesic says: That the annexed Release or Surrender-was assented to by him and a majority of the male members of the said Band of Indians of the full age of twenty-one years then present. ; That such assent was given at a meeting or council of the said Band of Indians summoned for that purpose, according to their Rules, and held in the presence of the said That no Indian was present or voted at such council or meeting who was not an habitual resident on the Reserve of the said Band of Indians or interested in the land mentioned in the said Release or Surrender. That he is a Chief of the said Band of Indians and entitled to vote at the said meeting or council. Sworn before me by the Deponents) G. H. WHEATLEY George H. Wheatley and Astakeesic at Indian Agent. Rossburn in the Province of Manitoba his this Sixteenth day of Feb. A.D., 1901. ASTAKEESIC x mark Gro. Cormack J.P. Accepted by the Governor in Council on the 13th March 1901. JOHN J. McGEE Clerk of the Privy Council. Recorded 29th March 1901. Lib: 164. Folio 134. JOSEPH Pope Dep: Registrar General of Canada. No. 444. Kyow aut Men sy tHese Presents, THAT WE, the undersigned Chief and Principal men of The Munceys of the Thames Band of Indians resident on our Reserve in the Township of Caradoc in the Province of Ontario and Dominion of Canada, for and acting on behalf of the whole people of our said Band in Council assembled, Do hereby release, remise, surrender, quit claim and yield up unto Our Sovereign Lorp. Tue Kine, his Heirs and Successors, ALL AND SINGULAR, those certain parcels or tracts of land and premises, situate, lying and being in the Caradoc Indian Reserve in the County of Middlesex and Province of Ontario containing by admeasurement be the same more or less and being composed of all those portions of the Caradoc Indian Reserve absolutely under the control of the Department of Indian Affairs and belonging to the said Band of Indians. TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the same unto His said Majesty Tue Kine, his Heirs and Successors, in trust to Lease the same to such person or persons, and upon such terms as the Government of the Dominion of Canada may deem most conducive to our welfare and that of our people, for the term of ten years for shooting purposes