AND the said A. Sinclair 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 Chippewas of the Thames 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 Chief Joseph Fisher 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 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 said meeting or council. Sworn before me by the Deponents at the Township of Caradoc in the County of Middlesex this 19th day of July A.D., 1901 M McGuean J.P. A. SINCLAIR Indian Agent CHIEF JOSEPH FISHER Recorded 38rd September 1901 Lib 176 Fol. 18. P. PELLETIER Actg. Dep. Registrar General of Canada No. 446. Know atu Men py tuese Presents, THAT WE, the undersigned Chief and Principal men of The Mud Lake Band of Indians resident on our Reserve in the Township of Smith in the County of Peterborough in the Province of Ontario 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 Lorp Tur Kine, his Heirs and Successors forever, ALL AND SINGULAR, that certain parcel or tract of land and premises, situate, lying and being in the Mud Lake Indian Reserve in the County of Peterborough and Province of Ontario containing by admeasurement Forty acres and five tenths of one acre be the same more or less and being composed of the Mission Property lying west of Chemung’s Street, in the said Reserve, excepting thereout a School and Dwelling House Lot, containing One and Twenty-two one hundredths acres of land. 333 TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the same unto His said Majesty. Tur Kine, his 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 con- ducive 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 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 Mud Lake 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 portion of land. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, we have hereunto set our hands and affixed our seals ithis 26th day of April in the year of Our Lord one thousand nine hundred and one. Signed, Sealed and Delivered, in the pre-) JosepH Irons Chief [L.S.] sence of DANIEL WHETUNG JR. [L.8.] Wm. McFaruaNe _{ Samson Faun [L.S.] JOSEPH TRONS WILLIE WHETUNG [L.S.] GEORGE TAYLOR [L.S.] Ricumonp P. Tostco ieee] GEORGE JOHNSTON [L.S.] Joun W Jacoss [L.S.] JOSEPH WHETUNG [L.S.] Tsaran KEsHIGe [L.S.] DOMINION OF CANADA, \ Personally appeared before me, William Province of Ontario McFarlane of the Township of Otonabee County of Peterborough in the County of Peterborough, in the WO, Wins 8 Province of Ontario Indian Agent of the Mud Lake Band of Indians and Joseph Irons Chief of the said Band of Indians. AND the said William McFarlane for himself saith :-— Phat the annexed Release or Surrender was assented to by a majority of the male members of the said Band of Indians of the Township of Smith in the County of Peterborough 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 Irons for himself 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 William McFarlane 534 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 said meeting or council. Sworn before me by the said two De- ponents William McFarlane and Joseph WM. MecFARLANE Irons at the Town of Peterborough in Pete = the County of Peterborough this 16th JOSEPH TRONS. day of May A.D., 1901 | HT. Rusu Sf Jes County of Peterborough Accepted by the Governor in Couneil on the 6th June 1901 JOHN J. McGEE Clerk of the Privy Council. Reeorded 4th September 1901 Lib 176. Fol. 20) P. PrLLErier Actg. Dep. Registrar General of Canada No. 447. Kxow ati Men sy tiese Presents, THAT WE, the undersigned Chief and Principal men of The Leech Lake Band of Indians resident on our Reserve at Leech Lake in the District of Assiniboia in the North West Territories 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 SoverrticN Lapy THe Querrn, her Heirs and Successors forever, ALL AND SINGU- LAR, that certain parcel or tract of land and premises, situate, lying and being in the Leech Lake Indian Reserve in the District of Assiniboia containing by admeasurement be the same more or less and being composed of that certain Road allowance one chain wide across Leech Lake Reserve, Number 73 A, surveyed by W. T. Thompson D L. S. in 1899, as set forth on a Plan of Survey of record in the De- partment of Indian Affairs, a copy of which is hereto attached. TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the same unto Her said Majesty THe Queen, her IHleirs and Suecessors forever, in trust to dedicate the land hereby surrendered for the purpose of a road allowance AND WE, the said Chief and Principal men of the said Leech Lake 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 eause to be lawfully done, in connection with the dedication of the said land for a road allowance. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, we have hereunto set our hands and affixed our seals this twentieth day of July in the year of Our Lord one thousand nine hundred.