233 No. 400. Know att Men sy tHEse Presents, THAT WE, the undersigned Chief and Principal men of The Temiscamingue Band of Indians resident on our Reserve at Temiscamingue, in the County of Pontiac, in the Province of Quebec, 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 parce! or tract of land and premises, situate, lying and being in the Temiscamingue Reserve in the County of Pontiac, and Province of Quebee, containing by admeasurement* Twenty two thousand three hundred and twenty acres be the same more or less and being composed of that certain part or tract of land comprising the easterly half of the said Temiscamingue Reserve and also the north-westerly part of said Reserve as hereinafter described, as follows :— Commencing at the stone boundary post planted at the south east corner of the said Reserve at the north side of the River des Quinze, thence north along the eastern houndary of said Reserve to the north easterly corner thereof, thence westerly along the northern boundary of said Reserve to the north-west corner thereof, thence southerly along the western boundary of said Reserve to the tenth mile post thereon, thence easterly and parallel to the northern boundary of said Reserve a distance of two hundred and forty chains to a point near Wright’s Creek, being one half the distance between the eastern and western boundaries of said Reserve, thence south and parallel to the said westerly boundary until the northerly bank of the River des Quinze is reached, thence along the said northerly bank of said River des Quinze in an easterly direction to the point of commencement, which description will more fully appear by a dotted line made upon a copy of the plan of said Reserve made by G. C. Rainboth, P. L. S., bearing date the 10th Oct. 1895. The area of land retained by the Indians under this surrender being about Sixteen thousand and eighty acres. TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the same unto Her said Majesty Tur Queen, 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- dueive 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 our eredit and the interest thereon paid to us and our descendants annually, or semi- annually, as to the Department of Indian Affairs may seem best in our interest. AND WE, the said Chief and Principal men of the said Temiscamingue 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 sale of said land and the disposition of the moneys arising therefrom. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, we have hereunto set our hands and affixed our seals this twenty fourth day of May in the year of Our Lord one thousand eight hundred and ninety eight Signed, Sealed and Delivered, in the pre-, TANIS SvENGER [L.8.] sence of WituiamM McBrive (ie.S.] Geo. L. Cnirty, JEAN MASINIKIJICK [L.S.] Timber Inspector. his A. McBripe JOUN x pees [L.S.] ¥ mark epdianech dent Joun McBripe [L.S.] - *The actual quantity asyertained by the Plan jis 22,810 acres, or 35-64 equate miles. .L. C. SoLoMon MASINIKIJICK [L.S.] Basix Kwakwans [L.S.] his BAsILe x KWaAKkWANIS [L.S.] mark Basty ANTON [L.S.J his Jorn x MASNIGLIIG [L.S.] mark GEORGE SHEMAGAN [L.S.] his MIcHEL x WETIWASENS [L.S.] mark DOMINION OF CANADA, Personally appeared before me, Geo L. PROVINCE OF ONTARIO Chity, Timber Inspector of the City of Districr or NIPIssING Ottawa, in the Province of Ontario, and To Wit: Stanislas Stanger Chief of the said Band of Indians. AND the said Geo. L. Chitty for himself says :— That the annexed Release or Surrender was assented to by a majority of the malz members of the said Band of Indians of the Township of Temiscamingue 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 Stanislas Stanger says :— That the annexed Release or Surrender was assented to by him and a majority ot 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 Geo. L. Chitty. 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 said Deponents at the Town of North Bay, in the District of Nipissing this third day of June A.D., 1898. Gro. L. CuHirry. TANIS STENGER J. Noun District Judge District of Nipissing 235 Accepted by the Governor in Council on the 24th June 1898. HA. G. La MOTHE Asst. Clerk of the Privy Council. Recorded 20th July 1898 Liber 148 Folio 523. P. PELLETIER Acting Dep Registrar General of Canada. No. 401. Know atu Men sy THESE Presents, THAT WE, the undersigned Chief and Principal men of The Wikwemikong Band of Indians resident on our Reserve on the unceded portion of Manitoulin Island in the Province of Ontario and Dominion of Canada, for and acting on behalf of the whole people of our said Band in Couneil assembled, Do hereby release, remise, surrender, quit claim and yield up unto Our Sovereign Lady The Queen, her Heirs and Successors forever, ALL AND SINGULAR, the petroleum oil and gas within the unceded portion of the Manitoulin Island, together with all the mining privileges necessary for the proper working and extract- ing from the ground and carriage of the said oil and gas off the Reserve; and also with permission to erect and maintain buildings and other structures necessary for the prosecution of mining the said oil and gas. TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the same unto Her said Majesty Tre Quren, her Heirs and Successors forever, in trust to dispose of the same to such pérson 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. AND upon the further condition that all moneys received from the disposal of said oil and gas, shall, after deducting the usual proportion for expenses of manage- ment, be paid to us and our descendants as to the Department may seem best in our interest AND WHE, 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 disposal of the said oil and gas and of the moneys to be derived therefrom. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, we have hereunto set our hands and affixed our seals this eighth day of June in the year of Our Lord one thousand eight hundred and ninety eight Signed, Sealed and Delivered, in the pre-) Chief Wa. KiNosHameEc Sr. Pose samee GE Councilor JosepH ASAWANIMIK| [L.S.] B. W. Ross Councilor JosppH PErLrus [L.s.] V. Supt. Councilor Isaac Jawana [L.S.] CHARLES WABIGIJIG Councilor WM. KixosuaMerc Jr. [L.S.] PETER BrGONEIASONG [L.S.] his AMABLE x WEMIGWANS [L.8.] mark his JouNn Baprist x OWESAOMIK mark his THOMAS x SaGANAkI [L.S.] mark