125 That such assent was given at a meeting or council of the said Band of Indians summoned forthat purpose, according to their Rules, and held in the presence of the said Charlie 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 said Deponents Frank Devlin & Charlie at the City of New Westminster in the County | Prank Devin of Westminster this 20th day of Jan- Indian Agent uary, A.D., 1894. The same being first his duly read over to the said Charlie & | CHARLIE x explained to him & he appearing to mark understand same, he affixed his mark thereto. W. Norman Bote S. M. Accepted by the Governor in Council on the 23rd Feby 1894 JOHN J. McGEE Clerk of the Privy Council. Recorded 22nd March 1894, Lib: 140, Fol: 294, L. A. CareLimr Dep: Registrar General of Canada. No, 349. KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that I, the undersigned Headman of Pine Creek resident on our reserve, Province of Manitoba, in the district of Mar- quette 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 Province of Manitoba in the District of Marquette containing by admeasurement nine thousand six hundred and twenty acres be the same more or less and being composed of portions of projected Townships thirty seven and thirty eight, Ranges nineteen and twenty, West of the Principal Meridian as surveyed by William Wagner Dominion Land Surveyor in January 1878 at Duck Bay on the west shore of Lake Winnipegosis. TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the same unto Her said Majesty the Queen, Her Heirs and Successors forever, in trust to us 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 I the said Headman of the said Band do on behalf of my people and for ourselves, hereby ratify and confirm, whatever the said Government may do, or cause to be lawfully done, in connection with the exchange of the Reserve of the Duck Bay for the Pine Creek’s. 126 In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal this fifth day of August in the year of Our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighty nine. Signed sealed and delivered in the pre- ‘ . sence of his G. Pu. CLouTIER JEAN BAPTISTE NAPAKISIT x [L.S.] Asst. mark ; H. Martineau Headman Indian Agent. DOMINION OF CANADA Personally appeared before me Jean District OF MARQUETTE Baptiste Napakisit of Pine Creek Re- To Wit: serve the County of Westbourne in the District of Marquette and Headman of the said Band of Indians. AND the said Jean Baptiste Napakisit 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 Pine Creek of the full age of twenty-one years then present. That such assent was given at a meeting of the said Band summoned for that purpose and according to their Rules. That he was present at such meeting and heard such assent given. That he was duly authorized to attend such meeting by the Superintendent General of Indian Affairs. That no Indian was present or voted at said meeting who was not a member of the Band or interested in the land mentioned in the said Release or Surrender. And the said Jean Baptiste Napakisit 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 of the said Band of Indians summoned for that purpose, according to their Rules, and held in the presence of the said Jean Baptiste Napakisit. That no Indian was present or voted at such meeting who was not an habitual resident on the Reserve of the said Band of Indians or interested in the land men- tioned 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. Sworn before me by the Deponents at the Reserve of Pine Creek in the his beeen 5 JEAN BAPTISTE NAPAKISIT District of Marquette this fifth day aa of August A.D. 1889. H. Martineau Indian Agent and J. P. Sworn before me by the deponent’ Jean Baptiste Napakisit, at St. Boniface, in the Province of Manitoba this eighth ; = ae HR ee day of July, A.D., 1893, after the JEAN Baptiste x NAPakisiv same had been duly explained to the saris said deponent who appeared to un- derstand the same perfectly. L. A. Prup’ HOMME County Judge 127 DOMINION OF CANADA ‘) Personally appeared before me Herman PROVINCE OF MANITOBA i Martineau: Indian Agent, of the Narrows To Wit: ' of Lake Manitoba, County of Westborne J in the Province of Manitoba And the said Herman Martineau saith :— 5 That the annexed Release or Surrender was assented to be a majority of the male members of the Band of Indians of the Pine Creek Reserve No. 66a of the full age of twenty-one years, at a meeting of the said Band summoned for that purpose accord- ing to their Rules, and held on the 5th day of August 1889; _ That he was present at such meeting and heard such assent given; That he was duly authorized to attend such meeting by the Superintendent-General of Indian Affairs; That no Indian was present or voted at said meeting who was not a member of the said Band habitually residing on or near the reserve in question. Sworn before me by the deponent Her- man Martineau at the Town of St | H. Martineau Boniface in the Province of Manito- Indian Agent. ba, this 22nd day of December A.D. 1893. L. A. Prup’HOMME County Court Judge Accepted by the Governor in Council on the 8th Feby 1894 JOHN J. McGEE Clerk of the Privy Council. Recorded 21st March. 1894 Liber 148. Folio 34 JosEPH PopPEe Dep. Registrar General of Canada. 28 Nov. 1903. No. 350. Canada. R. 33. Fol 152. Territories. No. 8002 CERTIFICATE OF OWNERSHIP. Assiniboia Land Registration District. This is to Certify that The Suverintendent General of Indian Affairs of Canada is now the owner of an estate in fee simple in possession of and in the North-East quarter of section number Thirty-Four (54) in Township number Twenty-One (21) in Range number Thirteen (13) West of the Second (2nd) Meridian in the Pro- visional District of Assiniboia, in the North-West Territories of the Dominion of Canada, containing by admeasurement One Hundred and Sixty (160) Acres of land more or less subject to the encumbrances, liens and interests notified by memorial underwritten or endorsed hereon, or which may hereafter be recorded in the Register of Title and to the reservations contained in the Grant thereof from the Crown IN WITNESS WHEREOF T have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed my seal this Twenty-Seventh day of March A.D. 1894 [L.S.] GEO. A. MONTGOMERY Registrar, Assiniboia Land Registration District P. O. Address, Ottawa, Ont.