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No. 402.

Know att Mrn sy tTHese Presents, THAT WE, the undersigned Chief and
Principal men of The Ohiet Band of Indians resident on our Reserve Numukamis
Reserve Barclay Sound, Vancouver Island in the Province of British Columbia 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 SINGU-
LAR, that certain parcel or tract of land and premises, situate, lying and being in the
Numukamis Reserve in Vancouver Island and Province of British Columbia con-
taining by admeasurement twelve acres be the same more or less and being composed
of that certain tract of land situate in Reserve No. 1 of the Ohiet Band of Indians
and known as Numukamis, Barclay Sound, Vancouver Island, B.C., and which may
he deseribed as follows:—commencing at a point on the South Boundary of the
Reserve distant thirty chains from its South Western angle, thence East along the
said South boundary twenty chains:—thence North eight chains more or less to the
Sarita River: Thence Westerly following the left bank of the said River to a point
due North of the point of commencement: thence South nine chains more or less to
the point of commencement as shown on the accompanying Plan. Together with all
the Mining privileges necessary for the proper working and extracting from the
ground and carriage of the Mineral off the Reserve and also with the permission to
erect and maintain buildings and other structures necessary for Mining purposes.

TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the same unto Her said Majesty THk QUEEN, her
Heirs and Successors forever, in trust to dispose of the said land and mining rights
ou the same to such person or persors, 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 disposal
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 WH, 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 disposal of the said land and mining rights thereon.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, we have hereunto set our hands and affixed our
seals this twenty first day of May in the year of Our Lord one thousand eight hundred
and ninety eight

Signed, Sealed and Delivered, in the pre-) Homkrze Chief x [L.S.]
sence of CKLICHPASS x eS 3]
Harry GuiLiop AUGUST x Pah Sal
Indian Agent. TLUHWUMUK x [L.8.]
WILLIAM x HEETHEETCLEE x [L.S.J
JINKS x OOYOVER x “fE.S.]
Hiyoupus x AKEAWEETOA x [AbSe}
HARRY x Hocquops x [L.S.]
Gus x TsowwaHT x [L.S.J
CHARLIE x YOUQUAHHAN x [L.S.]

‘THOMSON x
NAHWAIK x
Louis x
Howwakt x
JIMMY x
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ANEEDS x

Mr. Sproat x
CHARLIE x
ToM x

Capt. STAMP x
NELSON x
FRENCHY x
JACKSON x

JOE x
DOMINION OF CANADA, Personally appeared before me, Harry
PROVINCE OF B. C. Guillod of Alberni the Agent of the West
County or NANAIMO Coast Agency in the Province of British
OM Wirt = Columbia and Homeeze Chief of the said

Band of Indians.

AND the said Harry Guillod 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 Ohiet Tribe of the full age of twenty-on:
vears 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 Homeeze Chief of the Ohiet Tribe says:

That the annexed Release or Surrender was assented to by him and a majority «
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 Harry Guillod

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 sai”
meeting or council.

Sworn before me by the above two De-
ponents Harry Guillod and Homeeze
Chief of the Ohiet Tribe at the City
of Nanaimo in the County of Nanaimo | TAarry GUILLoD

this 23rd day of May A.D., 1898. After his
having been read over and explained TOMEEZE x
to Homeeze Chief of the Ohiet Tribe mark

who seemed to understand the same andl
made his mark thereto in my presence

J. H. Smrpson

: : s opt ct ie
Stipendiary Magistrate for County of Nanaimo
Wo. 402

Numuwans INOIAN RESERVE
Wo.l of rHEe OnEIT INDIANS
| BARCLAY SouND B.C.

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Yo be surrendered sor lease lo George Logan for

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

Recorded, 3rd August 1898.
Lib: 149. Fol: 530.

P. PELLETIER
Acting Vep: Registrar General of Canada.

No. 403.

Know aut Men sy Turse Presents, THAT WE, the undersigned Chief and
Principal men of The River Desert Band of Indians resident on our Reserve at Mani-
waki in the County of Ottawa in the Province 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 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 the Maniwaki Indian
Reserve in the County of Ottawa and Province of Quebec containing by admeasure-
ment Two acres be the same more or less and being composed of that certain portion of
land, being composed of two acres of Lot 14, Road Range West, in the Maniwaki
Indian Reserve and being described as follows:—Commencing at the North West
angle of the said Lot 14, thence East along the North limit of the said Lot eleven
chains and eighty two links; thence South one Chain to the initial point and North
West angle of the said portion of land; thence South five Chains; thence East Four
Chains; thence North Five Chains and thence West Four Chains to the initial point,
together with a right of way across Lot 14 from the public road to the said portion
of land.

TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the same unto Her said Majesty THe 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 people. s

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 as to the Department of Indian Affairs may seem best in our interests.

AND WE, the said Chief and Principal men of the said River Desert 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 the said land and the disposition of the
moneys arising therefrém.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, we have hereunto set our hands and affixed our
seals this fourth day of June in the year of Our Lord one thousand eight hundred and

ninety eight

Signed, Sealed and Delivered, in the pre: NPAT SN GOMER AN [L.S.]
sence of Joun McDoucan [L.S.]
W. J. McCarrrey Simon OrsiK [L.S.]

Indian Agent