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Province or OnTarRIO.
To Wit: {
Personally appeared before me Thomas Gordon, Esq., of the Town of Strathroy,
the County of Middlesex, Indian Agent, and Abel Waucaush, Secretary of the
band of Indians known as the Chippewas of the Thames, who being duly sworn,
severally depose and say :—

The said Thomas Gordon for himself saith :

The annexed surrender was assented to by the Head Chief and Principal Men of
the Chippewas of the Thames, and by a majority of the said Band of Indians entitled
to vote at a meeting or council thereof summoned for that purpose.

That the meeting of council was held in his presence, and he heard such assent
given.

That he was duly authorized to lay the matter of the surrender of certain lands
betore the Chiefs in council by the Superintendent-General of Indian Affairs.

And the said Abel Waucaush for himself saith :

That he is secretary of the Band of Indians known as the Chippewas of the
Thames, residing on the Caradoc Indian Reserve in the County of Middlesex, and was
entitled to vote at the meeting or council aforesaid.

That the annexed release or surrender was assented to by him and by a majority
ot the members of the Tribe or Band of Indians, entitled to vote at the council or
meeting before mentioned.

That the said assent was given at the meeting or council of the said Tribe or
Band of Indians summoned for that purpose, at which himself and the other said
members of the said Tribe or Band of Indians were present, and also the said other
deponent, Thomas Gordon.

Sworn before me by the said Thomas) THOMAS GORDON,
Gordon and Abel Waucaush this$ Indian Agent.
fifth day of November, A.D. 1883. | ABEL WAUCAUSH.

Wm. ELuiort,
Judge of the County Court, County of Middlesex.
Recorded 21st June, 1884. |
Lib. 95, Folio 484. )
L. A. CATELLIER,
Deputy Registrar-General of Canada.

Noid

Know ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that we, the Chief and Principal Men of
the Rice Lake Band of Indians resident upon the Indian reserve at Rice Lake en-
titled to vote at a meeting or council thereof summoned for that purpose according
to our rules, and held in the presence of Mr. Edwin Harris, our Agent, duly au-
thorized to attend such council, have this day consented and agreed to surrender and
vield up unto Her Most Gracious Majesty the Queen, Her heirs and successors, in
trust, to be leased for the benefit of Miss Bessie McCue, an Indian of our said Band,
the following parcel or tract of land and premises, being all and singular that certain
lot known as lot No. 4, east side of the concession road, in the Village of Hiawatha,

tice Lake, Township of Otonabee, and more particularly described as follows, that is
to say: Commencing at the north-west corner of lot number three in the village afore-
said; thence north 16° 40° west along the east side of the concession road a distance
of one chain and eighty-seven links; thence at right angles to said road easterly a

distance of five chains and eighty links to the western boundary of the railway ; -

thence southerly along the westerly boundary of the railway to the northern boundary
ot lot number three; thence following the northern boundary of lot number three, a
distance of four chains and ninety links to the place of beginning, containing one
acre, as shown on a sketch plan made by Thomas J. Daintry, P.L.S., dated September

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13th, 1855.

In Witness WHEREOF, we, the undersigned Chief and Principal Men have here-
unto set our hands and seals this twenty-fourth day of December, in the year of Our
Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighty-three, and in the forty-seventh year of
Her Majesty’s reign.

Signed, sealed and delivered, having) M. G. Paupusn. rT. 8.1
been previously read and interpreted} Rosert Soper. [L.S.]
in presence of | Ropert B. Crowe, iis

Epwin Harris. WILuiAM ANDERSON [L.S.]
L. B. CrRAwForp, [L.S.]
Rost. PavupusH, [L.S.]
JEREMIAH ORowr. fase
JOSEPH LUKEs, TLS. ]
JOHN CROWE, [L.S.1
JAMES Howarp, PES.
EDWARD CROWE, TL.S-]
MappEN Howarp, Pie
Paut Ey, TL.S.1
E. ANDERSON, fis.
ANDREW ANDERSON, [L.S.]

PROVINCE OF ONTARIO. |
To Wit: §

We, Edwin Harris, Agent for the Rice Lake Band of Indians, and Missang
George Paudush, Chief of the said Band, make oath and say as follows :—

The deponent, Edwin Harris, for himself saith that he was duly authorized to
attend a meeting or council of the Rice: Lake Band of Indians summoned in accord-
ance with their rules, for the purpose of obtaining the assent of the majority of the
male members of the Band of the full age of twenty-one years to the within sur-
render.

That such surrender was assented to by a majority of the male members of
the said Band entitled to vote at such meeting or council.

And the deponent, Missang George Paudush, says that he is one of the Chiefs of
the Rice Lake Band of Indians, and that he was present and voted at the aforesaid
meeting or council, and that the said surrender was assented to by a majority of the
male members of the Band entitled to vote at such meeting or council.

Sworn before me at Port Hope in the} EDWIN HARRIS,
County of Durham, this twenty-! M. G. PAUDUSH.

ninth day of December, A.D. 1883.]
T. M. BENson,
Junior Judge of the County Court of the United Counties of Northum-
berland and Durham.

Recorded 17th April, 1884. ]
Lib. 95, Folio 438. i
L. ‘A. ‘CATELLIER,
Deputy Registrar-General of Canada.

Tuts INDENTURE made (in duplicate) this first day of May, in the year of Our
Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighty-four, between John Cameron, of the
County of Minnedosa, in the Province of Manitoba, farmer, of the first part, and

Her Majesty the Queen, of the second part.
Whereas, by virtue of a certain homestead entry made the 15th day of April,
A.D. 1878, and the performance of the duties of settlement in accordance with the

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