render. And the said Simon Otjik says : That the annexed release or surr ender 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 ¢ summoned for that purpose, according to their rules, pe James Martin. . That no Indian was present or vote _ habitual resident on the reserve of the sai _ 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 council of the said Band of Indians and held in the presence of the d at such council or meeting who was not an d Band of Indians or interested in the land meeting or council. . - Sworn before me by the deponents | at the City of Hull, in the County JAMES MARTIN. of Ottawa, this sixteenth day of SIMON OTJIK. October, A.D. 1859. } J. T. St. JvveN, District Magistrate for the Districts of Ottawa and Terrebonne. Recorded 9th January, 1890. / Lib. 128, Fol. 621. j L. A. CATELLIER, Dep. Registrar-General of Canada. ak A Sed ee Le > No. 277. Kxow ALL Men By THESE Presents, that we, the undersigned Chief and Princi- pal Men of the Desert Band of Indians resident on our reserve in the Township of Maniwaki, in the County of Ottawa, in the Province of Quebec and D Canada, for and acting on behalf of the whole people of our s assembled, do hereby release, remise, surrender, quit claim a Sovereign Lady the Quee certain parcel or tract of land and premises, situate, lyi of Maniwaki, in the County of Ottawa and Province of Quebec, containing measurement one acre, be the same more or less. and being composed of part of lot number four, Desert Front Range, in the Township of Maniwaki aforesaid, bounded on the north by the part of Lot 4 surrendered and leased tc S. R. Brock, on the east by the Gatineau public road, on the south and west by the unsurrendered portion of said Lot 4, being a square of about two hundred and eight feet on each side. To have and to hold the same unto Her said Majesty the Queen, Her heirs and successors forever, 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 con- ducive to our welfare and that of our people. And upon the further condition that all moneys received from the le shall, after deducting the usual proportion for expenses of management, be paid to us and our descendants annually or semi-annually forever. And we, the said Chief and Principal Men of the sai 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 ca done in connection with the leasing of said parcel of land. asing thereof In Wirness WueEreEor, we have hereunto set our hands and affixed our seals this a twenty-third day of August, in the year of Our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighty-nine. Signed, sealed and delivered Simon Orsix, Chief. [L.8.] in the presence of JOSEPH MeEnass, Sub-Ohief. [L.S.] JAMES MarrIN, Matias Touanana, Sub-Chief. [L.8.] Indian Agent. JOHN McDoueatn, Interpreter, [L.8.] his Peter x Tenesco, late Chief. [L.S.] mark. his : JAcKO x McDovaatt, fies. mark. his Louis x PrzzenpEwater, [L.S.] mark. Bazin Oruik, piss, | his SIMON x TENESCO, mark. his LEMAB x WATAGON, cS a mark. his FRANK x MuNGos, LEs.t mark, ABRAHAM OTJIK, [L.S.] Louis CoMMANDA, [L.S.] his FRANCIS x LACOMPTE, (iS. 4 mark. his BERNARD x DECONTIER, S.J : mark. his JACKO x DECONTIER, [L.8.] mar. > his SEMO x MAKUTENENO, (S.J mark. his : MIcHEL x PEZZENDEWATER, [L.S.] mark. his ABRAHAM x McDouGat, [L.8.] mark. his ; ANTOINE x TENESCO, (iS.4 mark. his MicHEL x BucksHort, [L.8.] mark. his PizrRRE x DEcONTIER, [L.8.] mark. his © XAVIER x OTJIK, [L.8.] mark. his PETER x Bucksunot, [L.8.] mark. his ' Peter x SHEMETTE, [L.S.] mark. 275 Dominion OF CANADA, PROVINCE OF aa Country or OTTawa. [ To Wit: J Personally appeared before me, James Martin, of the Village of Maniwaki, in the Province of Quebec, Indian Agent, and Simon Otjik, Chief of the said Band of Indians. And the said James Martin 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 Maniwaki Reserve of the full age of twenty-one years then present. That such assent was given at a meeting or council of the said Bahd 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 Supeiin- tendent-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 Simon Otjik 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 James Martin. 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] at the City of Hull, in the County JAMES MARTIN, of Ottawa, this 16th day of SIMON OTJIK. October, A.D. 1889. J . J. T. St. JULIEN, District Magistrate for the Districts of Ottawa and Terrebonne. Recorded 8th January, 1890. Lib. 128, Fol. 618. L. A. CATELLIER, Dep. Registrar-General of Oanada. pal Men of the Whycocomagh Band of Indians resident on our reserve at Why-<2o- comagh, in the County of Inverness, in the Province of Nova Scotia 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 Lady 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 Whyco- comagh Reserve, in the County of Inverness and Province of Nova Scotia, contain- ing by admeasurement nine hundred and thirty-six and one-quarter square yards, be the same more or less, and being composed of that portion of land on the south-west corner of the Whycocomagh Indian Reserve now occupied by one Daniel McLeod.