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No. 426.

‘Know att Mpn sy Turse Presents, THAT WE, the undersigned Chief ant
Principal men of the Broken Head River Band of Indians resident on our Reserve at
Broken Head River in the Parish of St. Clements 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 Soverrian Lavy Tue Queen, her Heirs and Successors forever, ALL AND
SINGULAR, that certain parcel or tract of land and premises, sitwate, lying and being
in the Broken Head River Indian Reserve in the Parish of St. Clements and Province
of Manitoba containing by admeasurement Two acres of land be the same more or less
and being composed of the North East Corner of Lot 1 Broken Head River Indian
Reserve.

TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the same unto Her said Majesty Tur 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
conducive to our welfare and that of our people.

AND upon the further condition that all moneys received from the Leasing
thereof, shall, after deducting the usual proportion for expenses of management, be
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 Broken Head River
Band of Indians do on behalf of our people aud for ourselves, hereby ratify and con-
firm, and promise to ratify and confirm, whatever the said Government may do, or
cause to be lawfully done, in connection with the leasing of the said lands and the

disposition of the moneys arising therefrom.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, we have hereunto set our hands and affixed our

seals this 18th day of July 1899 in the year of Our Lord one thousand eight hundred
and Ninety Nine.

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DOMINION OF CANADA, Personally appeared before me, E. Me-
Province of Manitoba Coll of the City of Winnipeg in the Pro-
To Wit: vince of Manitoba and Esquakappow Chief

of the said Band of Indians.

AND the said. E McColl 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 Broken Head River Reserve 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.
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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 Chief Esquakappow 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 E. McColl

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

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City of Winnipeg in the Province of
Manitoba, this 27th day of October A. SU Oe
D., 1899.

Daviw Larrp
Indian Commissioner

Accepted by the Governor in Council on the 18th Novr. 1899.

JOHN J. McGEE
Clerk of the Privy Council.

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Recorded 12th December 1899
Lib 148 Fol 580
JosEPH Pope
Dep. Registrar General of Canada.

No. 427.

Know ALL MeN BY THESE Presents, THAT WE, the undersigned Chief and
Principal men of The Red Bank Band of Indians resident on our Reserve at Red
Bank in the County of Northumberland in the Province of New Brunswick 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, Soverrian 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 Indian Point Reserve in the County of Northumberland and Province
of New Brunswick containing by admeasurement be the same more
or less and being composed of Lot No 13 Indian Point Reserve.

TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the same unto Her said Majesty Tue QueEN, her

Heirs and Successors forever, in trust to sell the same to such person or persons, and