275

Dominion OF CANADA,
PROVINCE OF aa
Country or OTTawa. [
To Wit: J

Personally appeared before me, James Martin, of the Village of Maniwaki, in

the Province of Quebec, Indian Agent, and Simon Otjik, Chief of the said Band of

Indians.
And the said James Martin 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 Maniwaki Reserve of the full age of
twenty-one years then present.

That such assent was given at a meeting or council of the said Bahd 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 Supeiin-
tendent-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 Simon Otjik 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 James Martin.
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 City of Hull, in the County JAMES MARTIN,
of Ottawa, this 16th day of SIMON OTJIK.
October, A.D. 1889. J .

J. T. St. JULIEN,
District Magistrate for the Districts of Ottawa and Terrebonne.

Recorded 8th January, 1890.
Lib. 128, Fol. 618.

L. A. CATELLIER,
Dep. Registrar-General of Oanada.

pal Men of the Whycocomagh Band of Indians resident on our reserve at Why-<2o-
comagh, in the County of Inverness, in the Province of Nova Scotia 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 Whyco-
comagh Reserve, in the County of Inverness and Province of Nova Scotia, contain-
ing by admeasurement nine hundred and thirty-six and one-quarter square yards, be
the same more or less, and being composed of that portion of land on the south-west
corner of the Whycocomagh Indian Reserve now occupied by one Daniel McLeod.
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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 annually or semi-annually forever. is?

And we, the said Chief and Principal Men of the said the Whycocomagh 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 said portion of land, provided
that a clause is inserted in the lease of said land that no spirituous liquors shall be
kept for sale, barter, gift or use on the premises.

Ixy Wityess Wuereor, we have hereunto set our hands and affixed our seals this
eighth day of January, in the year of Our Lord one thousand eight hundred and
ninety. a cee pes i al

te

Signed, sealed and delivered his
eles Ae presence of SULLIAN 2 Sub-Chief. [L.8.]
pea SEDGE PETER x Goocoo, PLSsg
Indian Agent, Siow BARKER, iLS.]
PETER GooGoo, [L.8.]
his
JOHN x BERNARD, PL.S.1]
mark.
his
JOSEPH x NEWELL, [L.s.]
mark.
STEPHEN x NEVAN, [L.8.]
ANDREW x BERNARD, [L.8.] -
STEPHEN x NEWELL, [L.S.]
“THomMAs x ALIC, ef Hse]
FREMAN x NEWELL, pls.
STEPHEN x BRAZIL, Los. |
JOSEPH x NEWELL, [L.S.]
. FRANCIS x GooGoo, [L.8.]
PETER x CaABBO. [L.S.]

DoMINION OF CANADA,
Provisce or Nova gee
County or Inverness. [
To Wit: J

Personally appeared before me, Donald MclIsaa-, of Glendale, in the County of
Inverness, in the Province of Nova Scotia, Indian Agent, and Sullian Newell, Chief
of the said Band of Indians.

And the said Donald McIsaac 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 Whycocomagh Indian 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 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 Superin-
tendent-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.

aL oeel

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 Donald MclIsaac.

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 deponents | DONALD McISAAC,
at the office of Lauchlin McDougall, | Indian Agent.
in the County of Inverness, this eighth | “a his
day of January, AD. 1880: J Se Ne

Sub-Chief.
L. McDovuea.t,
Stipendiary Magistrate.
Recorded 3rd March, 1890. |
Lib. 128, Fol. 6381.

L. A. CATELLIER,
Dep. Registrar-General of Canada.

No. 279.

Know ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that we, the undersigned Chief and Princi-
pal Men of the Capalano Band of Indians resident on our reserve at Capalano Creek,
in the Province of British Golumbia 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 mining rights under that
certain parcel or tract of land and premises situate, lying and being in the Capalano
Creek, in the Province of British Columbia, containing by admeasurement five hun-
dred and eighteen acres, be the same more or less, and being composed of the
Capalano Indian Reserve, near the first Narrows, Burrard Inlet ; together with all
the mining privileges necessary for the proper working and extracting from the
ground and carriage of the minerals or coal off the reserve, and also with the per-
mission to erect and maintain buildings and other structures necessary for the pro-
secution of mining the said minerals or coal.

To have and to hold the said minerals and coal unto Her said Majesty the Queen,
Her heirs and successors forever, in trust, to dispose of 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 eredit, and the interest thereon paid to us and our descendants forever.

And we, the said Chief and Principal Men of the said the Capalano 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 minerals or coal on our said

reserve.