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. 124 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 the mining privileges in connection with 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 disposal thereof, shall, after deducting the usual proportion for expenses of management, be placed to our credit and the interest thereon paid to us as to the Indian Department may seem best in our interest. 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 disposal of the said coal and the mining privileges in connection therewith as well as the money derived therefrom. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, we have hereunto set our hands and affixed our seals this twentieth day of January, in the year of Our Lord one thousand eight hundred and ninety four Signed, Sealed and Delivered, in the pre-) Cuartes Cuter his x mark [L.S.] sence of Nep his x mark [LS.] FrRaNK DEVLIN Moses his x mark [L.S.] Indian Agent Juc YorK his x mark [L.S.] Tommy his x mark [L.S.] Jim THompson his x mark [L.S.] Jim Sumas his x mark [LS.] JOHNNY his x mark [L.S.] Ropert his x mark [L.S.] Tommy (No. 2) his x mark [L.S.] SHutTawan his x mark [L.S.] Baptiste his x mark [L.S.] GerorGE his x mark [L.S.] DOMINION OF CANADA, Personally appeared before me, Frank Province or Brivish CoLu MBIA - Devlin of New Westminster Indian Agent County or WESTMINSTER & Charlie Chief of the Upper Sumas To Wit: Band of Indians in the Province of British Columbia said Charlie being the Chief of the said Band of Indians. AND the said Frank Devlin 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 Upper Sumas 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 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 Charlie Chief of said Upper Sumas Band of Indians 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. 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.