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 James C. Phipps and George Obbeto- | James C. PHIpPs ssaway at the Village of Manitowaning his in the District of Manitoulin this se- | GEORGE ae OBER LOSS SWAY cond day of June A.D., 1890. mark P. McCurry Stipendiary Magistrate Manitoulin District. Recorded 21st July, 1890. Lib: 134. Fol: 73. L. A. CatTetimr Dep: Registrar General of Canada. No. 285. Know att Men sy THESE Presents, THAT WE, the undersigned Chief and Prin- cipal men of The Chippewas of Lakes Huron and Simcoe Band of Indians resident on our Reserve in the Township of Rama in the County of Ontario 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 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 Lake Couchiching in the County of Ontario and Province of On- tario containing by admeasurement Three acres be the same more or less and being composed of Garnet Island in Lake Couchiching aforesaid TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the same unto Her said Majesty The Queen, her TIeirs 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 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 credit and the interest thereon paid to us and our descendants annually or semi- annually. AND WE, the said Chief and Principal men of the said The Chippewas of Lakes Huron and Simcoe 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 Island. IN WITNESS WHEREOF we have hereunto set our hands and affixed our seals this Thirtieth day of April in the year of Our Lord one thousand eight hundred and ninety. Signed, Sealed and Delivered, in the) Joun Kenicr {L.8.] presence of | JAMES NANIGISKUNG [L.S.] D. J. McPHEE Danas J ACOBS [L.S.} Indian Agent. J} his BENJAMIN x SIMCOE [L.S.] mark Eru. Sanpy [L.8.] his JOSEPH x STINSON [L.S.] mark 10 his JOSEPH x SAWYER [L.S.] mark his JOHN x WESLEY [L.S.] mark his JOSEPH x CUSIZON [L.S.] mark his ANDREW x YORK [L.8.] mark JOSEPH KENICE [L.S.] his Srmmron Rocky MOUNTAIN x mark his JACOB x SHILLING mark his JOHN x BIGwinp mark his JONATHAN x YORK. mark DOMINION OF CANADA, Personally appeared before me, Duncan PROVINCE OF ONTARIO J. McPhee of the Village of Uptergrove CouNTY OF ONTARIO in the Province of Ontario Indian Agent To Wit: and Joseph B. Nanigishking Chief of the said Band of Indians. And the said Duncan J. McPhee 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 Chippewas of Rama 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 Joseph B. Nanigishking 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 Dunean J. McPhee. 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. 11 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 Duncan J. MePhee and Joseph B. Nanigishking at the Town of Whitby D. J. McPHEE, in the County of Ontario this 5th day J. B. NANIGISHKUNG. of May A.D., 1890. Z. BURNHAM Judge Co. Court Co. Ont. Recorded 18th July 1890. Liber 135, Folio 1382. L. A. CarTeLumr Dep Registrar General of Canada. No. 286. THIS INDENTURE made in duplicate the fourth day of January one thousand eight hundred and eighty one in pursuance of the “ Real Property Conveyance Act, 1874,” Between Marcus Smith, of the City of Ottawa, in the Province of Ontario, Civil Engineer and Deputy Chief Engineer of the Canadian Pacific Railway, of the first part; AND HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN, of the Second part; WHEREAS the lands hereinafter described were purchased by the said party of the second part, for the purposes of the Canadian Pacific Railway, but the deeds of conveyance of the said lands were by inadvertence taken in the name of the said party of the first part; AND WHEREAS it is desirable that the said lands should be legally vested in Her Majesty, Her Successors, and Assigns, WITNESSETH that in consideration of the premises and of the sum of one dol- Jar now paid by Her Majesty to the said party of the first part, the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged, he, the said party of the first part doth grant and surrender unto Her Majesty, Her Successors and Assigns: All that piece or parcel of land being part of Lot 232, Group J, Yale district, Kamloops division containing sixty feet in width and one hundred and sixty feet in length more or less and delineated in the plan marked “A” hereunto annexed and thereon colored red, with the store- house thereon, known as the “ Montreal House”—and secondly: All that piece or parcel of land being part of lot 231, Group I, Yale district, Kamloops division con- taining fifty feet in width and one hundred and twenty feet in length, more or less, and delineated in the plan marked “B” hereunto Annexed and thereon colored red, with the buildings thereon, known as the “ Black Hawk.” TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the said premises unto Her Majesty, Her Successors and Assigns for ever. The said party of the first part covenants with Her Majesty that he has the right to convey the said lands to Her Majesty notwithstanding any act of the said party of the first part. And the said party of the first part covenants with Her Majesty that he has done no Act to encumber the said lands, and that the said party of the first part releases to Her Majesty all his claims upon the said lands.