In Witness WHEREOF, we, the undersigned Chief and Principal Men have here-
unto set our hands and seals this twenty-fourth day of December, in the year of Our
Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighty-three, and in the forty-seventh year of
Her Majesty’s reign.

Signed, sealed and delivered, having) M. G. Paupusn. rT. 8.1
been previously read and interpreted} Rosert Soper. [L.S.]
in presence of | Ropert B. Crowe, iis

Epwin Harris. WILuiAM ANDERSON [L.S.]
L. B. CrRAwForp, [L.S.]
Rost. PavupusH, [L.S.]
JEREMIAH ORowr. fase
JOSEPH LUKEs, TLS. ]
JOHN CROWE, [L.S.1
JAMES Howarp, PES.
EDWARD CROWE, TL.S-]
MappEN Howarp, Pie
Paut Ey, TL.S.1
E. ANDERSON, fis.
ANDREW ANDERSON, [L.S.]

PROVINCE OF ONTARIO. |
To Wit: §

We, Edwin Harris, Agent for the Rice Lake Band of Indians, and Missang
George Paudush, Chief of the said Band, make oath and say as follows :—

The deponent, Edwin Harris, for himself saith that he was duly authorized to
attend a meeting or council of the Rice: Lake Band of Indians summoned in accord-
ance with their rules, for the purpose of obtaining the assent of the majority of the
male members of the Band of the full age of twenty-one years to the within sur-
render.

That such surrender was assented to by a majority of the male members of
the said Band entitled to vote at such meeting or council.

And the deponent, Missang George Paudush, says that he is one of the Chiefs of
the Rice Lake Band of Indians, and that he was present and voted at the aforesaid
meeting or council, and that the said surrender was assented to by a majority of the
male members of the Band entitled to vote at such meeting or council.

Sworn before me at Port Hope in the} EDWIN HARRIS,
County of Durham, this twenty-! M. G. PAUDUSH.

ninth day of December, A.D. 1883.]
T. M. BENson,
Junior Judge of the County Court of the United Counties of Northum-
berland and Durham.

Recorded 17th April, 1884. ]
Lib. 95, Folio 438. i
L. ‘A. ‘CATELLIER,
Deputy Registrar-General of Canada.

Tuts INDENTURE made (in duplicate) this first day of May, in the year of Our
Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighty-four, between John Cameron, of the
County of Minnedosa, in the Province of Manitoba, farmer, of the first part, and

Her Majesty the Queen, of the second part.
Whereas, by virtue of a certain homestead entry made the 15th day of April,
A.D. 1878, and the performance of the duties of settlement in accordance with the

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terms and provisions of the Acts of the Parliament of Canada‘ relating thereto, the
party hereto of the first part, is now and has for some time been entitled to a patent
‘rom the Crown for the land hereinafter described.

And whereas the party of the first part for divers good causes and considerations ©
hath agreed to grant, release, relinquish, abandon and surrender all his claims t)
the said lands, both at law and in equity, together with all the buildings, erections,
improvements and appurtenances thereon and thereunto appertaining and belonging
unto Her Majesty the Queen.

Now tuts INDENTURE WITNESSETH, that in consideration of the premises the party ©
of the first part doth grant, release, relinquish, abandon and surrender unto Her Ma-
iesty the Queen, Her successors and assigns forever.

All and singular the south-east quarter of section thirty-five, in township sixteen,
range nineteen, west of the First Principal Meridian in the Provinee of Manitoba,
‘1 the Dominion of Canada, together with all improvements and appurtenances

thereon and thereunto appertaining.
To have and to hold the said lands hereby granted, released, relinquished,

»bandoned and surrendered unto and to the use of Her Majesty the Queen, Her suc-

cessors and assigns forever.
In Wirness Wuereor, the party hereto hath hereunto set his hand and seal.

Witness: JOHN CAMERON. [L.8.]
W. FRANKLIN Morpnry.§

PROVINCE OF MANITOBA.
County oF MINNEDOSA.
To Wit:
I, William Franklin Morphy, of the Town of Minnedosa, in the County of Minne-

dosa, in the Province of Manitoba, Esquire, make oath and say :
1. That I was personally present and did see the within instrument, and dupli-

cate duly signed, sealed and executed by John Cameron, the party thereto.
9 That the said instrument and duplicate were executed at the said Town of

Minnedosa.
3. That I know the said party.
4. That I am a subscribing witness thereto.

Sworn before me at Minnedosa,)
in the County of Minnedosa, |

in Province of Manitoba, this{ W. FRANKLIN MORPHY.

first day of May, A.D. 1884. |

ALEX. STEWART,
A Commissioner for taking Affidavits in B. R., &e.

I certify that the within instruméet is duly entered and registered in the regis-
try office in and for the County of Minnedosa, in Book 16, at 10.1 o’clock a.m. on the

9th day of May, A.D. 1884, No. 4570.
JOS.T.DUMOUCHEL,
Dy. Registrar.

Recorded 31st July, 1884
Liber 107, Folio 74. §

G. PowELL,
U. 9. 8. for Secretary of State and Registrar-General of Canada.

Now 2s:

Kxow ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that we, the undersigned Chief and Principal
Men of the Chippewa Indians of Nawash, resident on our reserve at Cape Croker,
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