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Accepted by the Governor in Council on the 7th July 1898.
JOHN J. McGEE
Clerk: of the Privy Council.

Recorded 22nd July 1898.
Liber 150, Folio 352

P. PreLLetier
Acting Dep Registrar General of Canada.

No. 397.

Know att Men sy THESE Presents, THAT WE, the undersigned Chief and
Principal men of The Temiscaminge Band of Indians resident on our Reserve at
Temiscamingue, Township of Temiscaminge. in the County of Pontiac in the Pro-
vince of Quebee 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 SoverricN 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 Township of Temiscaminge in the County of Pontiac
and Province of Quebec, containing by admeasurement be the
same more or less and being composed of part of Lot No. 18, shown on the plan of the
Indian Holdings in the said Township of Temiscaminge, which is an Indian Reserve,
described as follows:—Commencing at the point of intersection of the surveyed road
leading from the River des Quinze into the said Reserve with the westerly shore of
said River and at the Northeasterly side of said road boundary, at what is known
as the “ Post Landing”; and extending in a Northerly direction to a point on the road
now travelled opposite to the S.E. corner of the Log building used as a carpenter’s
shop, near to the residence of Mr. Angus McBride, and at a distance of 52 feet from
said carpenter’s shop, thence Easterly a distance of 32 feet, thence Southward and
parallel to the foregoing first described line to the said River des Quinze, thence
Westerly along said river bank to the point of commencement.

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
upon such terms as the Government of the Dominion of Canada may deem most con-
ducive to our welfare and that of our pecple.

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 Thirty first day of May in the year of Our Lord one thousand eight hundred
and ninety eight.

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Signed, Sealed and Delivered, in the pre-) TANIS STENGER [L.S.]
sence of Wa. McBrive [L.S.]
Geo. L, Cnirry JEAN MASINIKIJIK [L.S.]
Timber Inspector Basin MAKWAWEIS [L.S.]
Ancus McBripE his
Indian Agent JOHN x SIMPSON [J..S.]
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his
BASILE x KWAKWANES [L.S.]
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SOLOMON MASINIKIJIK
Thomas McBripe [L.S.]
DOMINION OF CANADA, ) Personally appeared before me, Geo. L.
PROVINCE OF ONTARIO Chitty, Timber Inspector of the City of
District OF 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 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 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
member of the Band or interested in the Jand 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 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 Geo. L. Chitty

That no Indian was present or voted at such council or meeting who was not a
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 Dis- > Gro. L. Curry
trict of Nipissing this third day of | TANIS STENGER
June A.D., 1898.
J. Not,
Mstrict Judge District of Nipissing

Accepted by the Governor in Council on the 24th June 1898.
H. G. La MOTHE
Asst. Clerk of the Privy Council.
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Recorded 19th July 1898 | d
Liber 148 Folio 520
P. PELLETIER
Acting Dep Registrar General of Canada.

No. 398.

Know ALL Men sy tHese Presents THAT WE, the undersigned Chief and
Principal men of The Temiscamingue Band of Indians, resident on our Reserve at
Temiscamingue, Township of Temiscamingue, in the County of Pontiac in the Pro-
vince 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 parcel or tract of land and premises
situate, lying and being in the Township of Temiscamingue, in the County of Pontiac
and Province of Quebec, containing by admeasurement a quarter of an acre, being
part of Lot No. 17 in the plan of Indian Holdings in the said Township, deseribed as
follows:—Commencing at the point where the road allowance around the said Reserve
survey of Indian Holdings is intersected by the road shown on the said plan, which.
extends from the River des Quinze on a course N. 45° West, thence along the south
western boundary of said road to the road now travelled and used, thence along the
southerly boundary of said road to a point from which a line run therefrom in a
southerly direction to the said road allowance along the bank of said river des Quinze
and thence easterly to the point of commencement will include one quarter of an acre,
"more or less.

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
conducive to our welfare and that of our people.

AND upon the further condition that all moneys received from the lease thereof,
shall, after deducting the usual proportion for expenses of management, be placed to
our credit 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 lease 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 thirty first day of May, in the year of Our Lord one thousand cient hundred
and ninety eight.

Signed, Sealed and Delivered, in the pre--) TANIS STENGER [L.S.]
sence of WILLIAM McBripe [L.8.]
Gro. L. Curry JEAN MASINIKIJIK [L.8.]
Timber Inspector. Basin MAKAWNEES [L.S.]

ANGus McBrRIDE his
Indian Agent. JOHN x SIMPSON [L.S.]

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his
BASILE x JK WAKWANES [L.8.]

mark

SoLoMON MASNIKIJIK [L.8.]
THomas McBripg [L.S.]

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