124 That he is the Chief of the said Band of Indians and was entitled to vote at the . said meeting or council. Sworn before me by the said deponents, WILLIAM PLUMMER, William Plummer and John Johns- | “i ‘ag ton, this twentieth day of December, JOHN JOHNSTON, x mark. WILLIAM MARSDEN, , Of Scugog Island, Farmer. A. D. 1882. As to the deponent, John Johnston, through the inter- pretation of William Marsden, the said William Marsden having been first sworm that he had truly, distinctly and audibly interpreted the contents of this affidavit to the said deponent, John Johnston, and that he would truly and faithfully interpret to the said John Johnston the oath about to be administered to him. J. D. Boxe; Chancellor of Ontario. Recorded 5th March, 1883. Lib. 80, Fol. 563 L. A. CATELLIER, Deputy Registrar-General of Canada. No. 199. Kxow ALL Men By THEesr Presents, that we, the Chief and Principal Men of the Band of Indians known as the Moravians of the Thames, in the Township of Orford, in the County of Kent, and Province of Ontario, being this day assembled in ccuneil summoned for that purpose, have agreed to surrender and yield up unto Her ‘Most Gracious Majesty the Queen, Her heirs and successors for ever, all the right, claim and title which we possess of, in and to that certain parcel of land lying and > being on our reserve aforesaid, and which may be more particularly known and de- scribed as being a lot on the farm of Tsrael Peters, forty feet wide by fifty feet deep, along the north-west side of the school ground on which a church has been erected by the Church of England of the Diocese of Huron. With the object of the land in question being conveyed to the Synod of the Diocese of Huron in trust for a church and mission with the distinct understanding that the land above described is surrendered for church purposes only, and cannot be assigned, sublet, or sold, and to be forfeited for non uses for three years. Ix Witness Wuerror, we have hereunto set our hands and and seals at Moravian Town this thirteenth day of November, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight” hundred and eighty-two. Signed, sealed and delivered, having | Chief C. M. STONEFISH, his. | been previously read and explained } JOSEPH PHEASANT, feet Lae in our presence. adie Frank CO, Wampum, [L.8.] Joun BEArTIE, JOSHUA JACOBS, Fee nelans. | JOSEPH PHEASANT. Isaac. Hitt, fs JOHN LEwISs, [L.8.] Epwarp WHITBY, [L.$.] PETER STONEFISH, [L.S.] JONAS Noau, PLS. V. R. SNAKE, [L.8.] _ GorrLieB TOBIAS, [L.8.] J. B. Noau, ! [L.S.] Davip Do.son, [L.S8.] JOHN LoGaN, [L.S.] WESLEY JACOBS. [L.8.] oS —_ — PROVINCE OF ONTARIO. | Mo. Wits § . We, John Beattie, of the Village of Highgate, in the County of Bothwell and Province of Ontario, Indian Agent, and Joseph Pheasant, being a member of the Band of Indians known as the Moravians of the Thames, hereby certify that we were personally present on the thirteenth day of November, A.D. 1882, at a meet- ing of council held on the Moravian Indian Reserve, which meeting was summoned according to the rules of said Band, for the purpose of taking into consideration the advisability of granting to the Synod of the Diocese of Huron, in trust for church purposes a lot of land on said reserve. We further certify that the annexed surrender was assented to by a majority of the male members of the Band of the full age of twenty-one years entitled to vote at said council. Sworn before me at Ridgetown, in) the County of Kent, this twelfth} JOHN BEATTIE, day of January, A.D. 1883. J JOSEPH PHEASANT. A. BELL, : Judge Co. Court, Co. of Kent. Recorded 8th March, 1883. Lib. 80, Fol. 566. L. A. CATELLIER, Deputy Registrar-General of Canada. No. 200. Know att Men By THESE PRESENTS that we, the Chief and Principal Men of the Band of Indians known as the Chippewas of the Thames, owning and occupying the Caradoc Indian Reserve in the County of Middlesex, in the Province of Ontario and Dominion of Canada, have hereunto set our hands and seals, for and on behalf of the voting members of the said Band, being this day assembled in council summoned for that purpose, whereat a majority of the said voting members agreed to surrender and yield up, and by these presents do surrender and yield up unto Our Sovereign Lady the Queen, Her heirs and successors, all the right, claim and title which the Band aforesaid possesses of, in and to those certain parcels or tracts of land and premises lying and being in our reserve aforesaid, and more particularly known and described as follows, viz.: The east half of the north half of lot number five, in the second range, containing fifty acres. The east half of the north half of lot number six, in the second range, containing fifty acres. The west three-quarters of the north half of lot number seven, in the second range, containing seventy-five acres. The gore of lot number thirteen, in the second range, containing about thirtv acres. The south- west quarter of the south half of lot number one, in the second range, containing twenty-five acres. The north-east sixty acres of the south half of lot number five, in the second range. The west three-quarters of the south half of lot number six, in the second range, containing seventy-five acres. The west half of the north half of lot number five, in the third range, containing fifty acres. The east three-quarters of the north half of lot number nine, in the third range, containing seventy-five acres. The north half of lot number ten, in the third range, containing one hundred acres. The north half of lot number eleven, in the third range, containing one hundred acres. The east half of the south half of lot number two, in the third range, containing fifty acres. The west half of the south half of lot number three, in the third range, con- taining fifty acres. The east half of the south half of lot number six, in the third range, containing fifty acres. The east part of the north half of lot number one, in the fourth range, containing forty acres. The south half of the north half of lot