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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 above

-~ named at the Town of Sault Ste. Marie
in the District of Algoma this 24th WM. VAN ABBOTT

day of July A.D., 1899 Having been : SANSON me LEGARDE
first read over and explained to the | : Se ,

said Sanson Legarde who made his
mark thereto in my presence
Frep. W. JOHNSTON

Judge of the District of Algoma

Order in Council

JOHN J. McGEE
16th August, 1899.

Recorded 30th October 1899
Lib 148, Fol. 572.
P. PELLETIER
Acting Dep: Registrar General of Canada.

No. 424.

Know atu Men spy THESE Presents, THAT WE, the undersigned Chief and
Principal men of THE SAUGEEN BAND OF INDIANS resident on our Reserve
at Saugeen in the Township of Amabel in the County of Bruce 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 Lapy THE QueEN, her Heirs and Successors forever,
ALL AND SINGULAR, that certain parcel or tract of land and premises, situate,
lying and being in the Saugeen Indian Reserve in the County of Bruce and Province
of Ontario being composed of that certain Road allowance known as The French Bay
Road sixty six feet wide, situated in the Saugeen Indian Reserve, County of Bruce,
Province of Ontario, and Dominion of Canada, Commencing at the road connecting the
village of Southampton with the gravel road between the Townships of Arran &
Amabel, and running from thence by various courses, North Easterly to the North
boundary of the said Reserve, as shewn on a Plan of Survey made by Nathaniel E.
Low, Ontario Land Surveyor, dated 30th November 1888, of record in the Department
of Indian Affairs.

TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the same unto Her said Majesty Tre Queen, her
Heirs and Successors forever, in trust to dedicate the same as a public highway.

AND WE, the said Chief and Principal men of the said Saugeen 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 dedication of the said highway.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, we have hereunto set our hands and affixed our
seals this eighth day of September in the year of Our Lord one thousand eight hundred
and ninety nine.

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Signed, Sealed and Delivered, in the pre-) THomas SoLomon ManvowaB Chief [L.S.]

sence of CEPHAS KAHBEEJE [L.S.]
JouNn SCOFFIELD JouN NASHKAWA [L.S.]
JOSEPH JXAHGEE [L.S.]
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his 3
JOHN x GEORGE [L.S.]
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his
FRANK x KAHGEE [L.8.]
mark
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JOHN x JAMES [L.S.]
mark
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THOMAS x NAGOIN [L.S.]
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DOMINION OF CANADA, Personally appeared before me, John
Province of Ontario Scoffield Saugeen Indian Reserve the
County of Bruce Indian Agent of Saugeen Indian Re-
To Wit: serve in the Province of Ontario and

Thomas Solomon Mandowab Chief of
the said Band of Indians. -

AND the said John Scoffield 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 Chippawa 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 summoned
for that purpose and according to their Rules.

That he was present at such meeting or council and heard such assent given.

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 a
member of the Band or interested in the land mentioned in the said Release or Sur
render.

And the said Thomas Solomon Mandowab 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 John
Scoffield and Thomas Solomon Mando-
wab at thé Village of Southampton in
the County of Bruce this Fighth day
of September A.D., 1899.

Wiuiim McGrecor J.P.

JOHN SCOFFIELD
THOMAS SOLOMON MANDOWAB
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Accepted by the Governor in Council on the 30th Sept. 1899.
JOHN J. McGEE
Clerk of the’'Privy Council.

Recorded 30th October 1899
Lib. 148, Fol. 569. : ’

P. PELLETIER
Acting Dep. Registrar General of Canada.

No. 425.

Know ALL Men sy tTHese Presents, THAT WE, the undersigned Chief and
Principal men of The Crane River Indian Band resident on our Reserve on the North
East side of Crane River 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
Tue Queen, her Heirs and Successors forever, ALL AND SINGULAR, One half
Million of feet of Spruce Timber now standing on the North East side of .Crane
River on the North West side of Lake Manitoba, on the said Crane River Reserve in
the said Province of Manitoba.

TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the same unto Her said Majesty Tur Quren, her
Heirs and Successors forever, in trust to sell the same to such person or persons, and
upon such terms as the Government of the Dominion of Canada may deem most con-
ducive to our welfare and that of our people.

AND upon the further condition that all moneys received from the sale thereof,
shall, after deducting the usual proportion for expenses of management, be placed to
the credit of the Capital Funds of the said Band of Crane River Indians

AND WE, the said Chief and Principal men of the said Band of Crane River
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 sale of the said one half million of feet b.m. of
Spruce Timber.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, we have hereunto set our hands and affixed our
seals this Fourteenth day of August in the year of Our Lord one thousand eight.
hundred and Ninety-Nine.

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