106 That he is a Chief of the said sub-Band of Indians and entitled to vote at the said meeting or council. Sworn before me by the Deponents Joseph William Mackay and Captain Jim The same having been read over | J. W. Mackay, Indian Agent. by me to the said Captain Jim, who ap- his peared to understand the same and [ Captain JIM x made his mark thereto in my presence mark at the Town of Lytton in the County of Yale this 24 day of June A.D., 1893. G. C. TunstTauLu S. M. Accepted by the Governor in Council on the 22nd Sept. 1893. JOHN J. McGEE Clerk of the Privy Council. Recorded 8th November, 1893 Lib: 148. Fol: 16. L. A. Cater Dep: Registrar General of Canada No. 339. Know att Men By THESE Presents, THAT WE, the undersigned Chief and Principal men of The Lytton Band of Indians resident on our Reserve Stryen or No. IX. in the Province of British Columbia and Dominion of Canada, for and act- ing 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 on the right bank of The Fraser River in Township 15, Range 27, W. 6th I. M. and Province of British Columbia con- taining approximately Two Hundred and Forty acres, be the same more or less and — being composed of the southern part of the Stryen Indian Reserve No. 9, of the Lytton Band of Indians as shewn in “red” on the plan hereto annexed and which may be described as follows Commencing at the intersection of the south boundary of the Stryen Indian Reserve with the water’s edge of the Fraser River thence west along the said boundary 74.94 chains to the south-west corner of the said Reserve thence north 40.00 chains thence east to the Fraser River, and thence south-easterly along the water’s edge to the point of commencement. TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the same unto Her said Majesty THe 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 Lteserve, We. 9, of the Lytton Indians showing a portior, colored “ved "ts be vaerrenderca. PSINGALIS 'NOIX RES. 62922 we. LCA of Seryere lrdian A true ‘copy (reduced Chief Surveyor Dept of Indian Affairs / Fthy 190g / i] 107 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 Nineteenth day of June in the year of Our Lord one thousand eight hundred and Ninety three Signed, Sealed and Delivered, in the pre- his sence of KIN-AP-KAN x [L.S8.] JOSEPH WILLIAM MACKAY ns Indian Agent KUu-TA-TIN x [L.S.] mark i his Y-NAM-KAN x [L.8.] j mark his J OHN-KUS-PA-WA X [L.8.] mark ; his TAM-SKU LA-HAN x [L.S.] mark his Ka-So x [L.S.] mark his JOSEPH x [L.8.] mark DOMINION OF CANADA, Personally appeared before me, Joseph PROVINCE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA William Mackay of the Kamloops Oka- County or YALE nagan Agency, the Indian Agent in the To Wit: Province of British Columbia and Kin- ap-kan Chief of the said Band of In- dians. AND the said Joseph William Mackay 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 Stryen Reserve Lytton Group 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 Kinp-ap-kan 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 said Band of Indians summoned for that purpose, according to their Rules, and held in the presence of the said Joseph William Mackay, Indian Agent 108 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 Joseph William Mack and _ Kin-ap- kan. The same having been read over Tosiepdis Wotititiae MOREE by me to the Kin-ap-kan who appears his to understand the same and made | yyy-ap-Kan x his mark thereto in my presence at the mark Town of Kamloops in the County of Yale this 24th day of June A.D., 1893 G. ©. Tunstatt S.M. Accepted by the Governor in Council on the 13th Oct’r 1893 JOSEPH POPE Asst. Clerk of the Privy Council Recorded 9th November 1893 Lib: 138 Fol. 416 L. A. CaTeLumr Dep: Registrar General of Canada. No. 340. Kyow att Men sy THESE Presents, THAT WE, the undersigned Chief and Principal men of The Nanaimo River Band of Indians resident on our Reserve on Nanaimo River on 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 SINGULAR, the coal within that certain parcel or tract of land and premises, situate, lying and being in Vancouver Island and Province of British Columbia con- taining by admeasurement Five hundred and eighty eight acres, be the same more or less and being composed of The Nanaimo River Indian Reserve on Vancouver Island in the Province of British Columbia. Together with all the Mining privileges necessary for the proper working and extracting from the ground and carriage of the said coal off the Reserve and also with the permission to erect and maintain buildings and other structures necessary for the prosecution of mining the said coal. TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the same unto Her said Majesty Tue Queen, her Heirs and Successors forever, in trust to dispose of such coal and mining rights and privileges 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 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 forever.