121 AND the said E. P. Watson and Joseph White each 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 Anderdon 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. And the said Joseph White 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 Ebenezer Poole Watson 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 Deponents oe at the City of Windsor in the County | E. P. Watson of Essex this third day of November Indian Lands Agent A.D., 1892 : JOSEPH WHITE M. A. McHucu J. J. Essex Accepted by the Governor in Council on the 23rd Jan. 1894. JOHN J. McGEE Clerk of the Privy Council. Recorded, 21st February, 1894, Lib: 140, fol: 291. L. A. CareLimr Dep: Registrar General of Canada No. 347. Kyow att Men sy THESE Presents, THAT WE, the undersigned Chief and Principal men of The Bella Coola Band of Indians resident on our Reserve No. 1 situated on the right Bank of the Bella Coola River 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 SINGULAR, that certain parcel or tract of land and premises, situate, lying and being in the Bella Coola Indian Reserve No. 1 in the Province of British Columbia containing by admeasurement Twenty acres be the same more or less and 288—103 122 being composed of All and singular that certain Lot or Parcel of land on the right bank of the Bella Coola River containing twenty acres more or less and being in Reserve No. 1 of the Bella Coola Indians and more particularly described as follows :— Commencing on the right bank of the Bella Coola River where a large spruce tree has been squared to eighteeen inches, thence against the current in an easterly direction (12.50 chs.) twelve chains and fifty links, thence due north sixteen chains, thence due west twelve and a half chains, thence south to the aforenamed spruce tree, situated on the right bank of the Bella Coola River, and point of commence- ment. 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 leasing thereof, shall, after deducting the usual proportion for expenses of management, be paid to us and our descendants. 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 parcel of land IN WITNESS WHEREOF, we have hereunto set our hands and affixed our seals this 17th day of October in the year of Our Lord one thousand eight hundred and ninety-three Signed, Sealed and Delivered, in the pre--) Kine x [L.S.] sence of SALT x [L.S.] C. Topp JUDAS NEASUNUPS x [LS.] Indian Agent. Kins LACHKLIN x [L.S.] NICH IN GI x [L.S.] WALKIS x [L.S.] SIMELINI x [L.S.] KASIHELA x [L.S.] KIMILKLAW x [L.S.] DAA-SACH x [L.S.] DOMINION OF CANADA, Personally appeared before me, Charles PROVINCE OF BBITISH COLUMBIA Todd of Metlakatla in the District of County of NEw WESTMINSTER Cassiar in the Province of British Col- To Wit: umbia and Jim Wilson, a Chief of the said Band of Indians. AND the said Charles Todd 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 Bella Coola Indian Reserve No. 1 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 Jim Wilson for himself says: 123 That the annexed Release or Surrender was assented 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 Charles Todd. 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 Deponents : ae Charles Todd and Jim Wilson at the City of Victoria in the County. of Vic- toria this twenty-sixth day of Decem- | CGyartes Topp ber A.D., 1893, the same having been ¢ James x Witson first read over by me to the said Jim Theis: Saar Wilson, who appeared to understand the same and made his mark in my ’ presence. FarquHar Macrae, Stipendiary Magistrate, County of Victoria. Accepted by the Governor General on the 17th January 1894 JOHN J. McGEE Clerk of the Privy Council. Recorded 13th February 1893. Lib: 140, Fol: 288 L. A. CaTELLIER Dep: Registrar General of Canada. No. 348. Know att Men sy THESE Presents, THAT WE, the undersigned Chief and Principal men of The Sumas Band of Indians resident on our Reserve in the New Westminster District 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 SINGULAR, the coal within that certain parcel or tract of land and premises, situate, lying and being in the New Westminster District in the Province of British Columbia containing by admeasurement six hundred and ten and eight tenths acres be the same more or less and being composed of the Upper Sumas Indian Reserve covering parts of Sections 17, 19 and 20, Township 19 EK. C. M. in the New Westminster District aforesaid. Together with all the mining privileges necessary for the proper working and extract- ing from the ground and carriage of the said coal off the Reserve and also the per- mission to erect and maintain buildings and other structures necessary for the prosecu- tion of mining the said coal and also permission to use the timber and stone on the above described land for the purpose of mining operations but not further or other- wise.