197 The mark of Minaghquat a Missisaga Duck [L.S.] Sealed and delivered in the presence of (The word (have) between the 7th & 8th Lines, and the word (all) between the 18th & 19th lines, being first interlined,) as also the following words between the 15 & 16 Lines, Viz. or such a line as will pass at four miles West of the said Fall, in its course to said River. (Signed) ANDREW PARKE, Capt. in the King’s or 8th Regt. WM. POTTS Capt. in the King’s or 8th Regt. JOHN DEASE—depy. Agent of Indian Affairs. ALEXR. McKEE Depy. Agent of Indian Affairs. I certify that the above Instrument was fully explained to the Indians, and executed in my presence, and a consideration, amounting to about 300 suits of clothing given to them. (sed) G. JOHNSON. Ool. & Superintendent Copied from an Original in the Council Office. Endorsed 9th May, 1781— Boos Furnished by Dept of Crown Lands Toronto, under cover of letter of the 21st. of Oct. 1896. File 175,258. No. 382. Know aut Men sy tHEst Presents, THAT WE, the undersigned Chief and Principal men of The Wild Cat River Band of Indians resident on our Reserve in Queen’s County 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 Suecessors forever, ALL AND SINGULAR, that certain parcel er tract of land and premises, situate, lying and being in the Port Medway Indian Reserve in the County of Queens and Province of Nova Scotia containing by admea- surement Seven Hundred and Eighty and one half acres be the same more or less and being composed of lots Numbers One, Two, Three, Four, Five Six and Seven of the Port Medway Indian Reserve at Wild Cat in the County of Queens aforesaid, i TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the same unto Her said Majesty Tue 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 rental thereof, shall, after deducting the usual proportion for expenses of management, be paid to us and our descendants as to the Department of Indian Affairs may seem best in our interest. 198 AND WE, the said Chief and Principal .men of the said 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 leasing of the said land and the disposition of the said rental. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, we have hereunto set our hands and affixed our seals this Eighth day of October in the year of Our Lord one thousand eight hundred and ninety five. Siened. Sealed and Delivered, in the pre- ) Marreo x JEREMY [L.8.] sence of STEPHEN x Baprorp [L.S.] N. B. Haritow ABRAM x JEREMY [L.s.] ALEC x MICHAEL [L.S.] NWELL GLOADE [L.S.] S. STEPHEN GLOADE [L.S.] Lew LaBrapor [L.S.] DoMINick x LABRADOR [L.S.] ABRAM GLODE [L.S.] NEWELL LaBrapor [L.S.] NEWELL x PAUL [L.8.] DOMINION OF CANADA, Personally appeared before me Thomas Province OF Nova Scoria J. Butler Parish Priest at Caledonia in County oF LUNENBURG the County of Queens in the Province of To Wit: Nova Scotia and Indian Agent for Queens and Lunenburg nv) the said Thomas J. Butler 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 District Wild Cat 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. 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. Sworn before me by the said Deponent at Bridgewater in the County of Lunen- > THomas J. BUTLER burg this Second day of July A.D., 1896 Marner B. DesBrisay Judge of County Court for District No. 2. DOMINION OF CANADA, Personally appeared before me, Alexan- PROVINCE OF Nova Scoria der Michael of Wild Cat Reserve in the CouNTY OF QUEENS COUNTY County of Queens County in the Pro- To Wit: vince of Nova Scotia and Headman of the said Band of Indians. itn 199 AND the said Alexander Michael for himself That the annexed Release or Surrender was assented to by a majority of the male members of the said Band of Indians of the Wild Cat 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. 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. saith :-— And the said Alexander Michael 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 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 Headman of the said Band of Indians and entitled to vote at the said meeting or council. o~ Sworn before me by the Deponent at ) Bridgewater in the County of Lunen- his burg this fifth day of March A.D., 1896 ALEXANDER x MICHAEL having been first read and explained ees Marner B. DesBrisay Judge of County Courts for District No. 2 which includes the County of Queens County. The deponent made his mark in my presence Accepted by the Governor in Council on the 28th Septr. 1896 JOHN J. McGEE Clerk of the Privy Council. Recorded 5th November 1896 Liber 149 Fol. 274 JosEPH Pops, Dep. Registrar General of Canada.