251 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 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 William James McCaffrey. 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 at the Township of Maniwaki in the | W J McCarrrey County of Ottawa this 13th day of Indian Agent January A.D., 1899 Smmon OTsik AwnastTase Roy J. P. Accepted by the Governor in Council on the 23rd Jan. 1899. JOHN J McGEE Clerk of the Privy Council. Recorded 14th February 1899 Lib: 163. Fol: 212. P. PELLETIER Acting Jep: Registrar General of Canada. No. 409. Know atu Men sy THESE Presents, THAT WE, the undersigned Chief and Principal men of The Temiscamingue Band of Indians resident on our Reserve at North Temiscamingue in the County of Pontiac in the Province of Quebec 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 Temiscamingue Reserve in the County of Pontiac and Province of Quebec containing by admeasurement One Hundred and Fourteen Acres be the same more or less and being composed of lots numbers one, two, three, and four in the River Range, and lot number five in Block X. all in the aforesaid Temiscamingue Reserve. 288—20 TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the same unto Her said Majesty THe Queen, her Heirs and Successors forever, in trust to sell 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 sale 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 as may seem best to the Department of Indian Affairs in our interest. The Indians owning improve- ments on the said lands to be paid therefor, by the purchaser. 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 lands and of the money to be received therefor. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, we have hereunto set our hands and affixed our seals this 11th day of October in the year of Our Lord one thousand eight hundred and ninety seven. Signed, Sealed and Delivered, in the pre- TaAnis SranceR [L.S.] sence of his 2 Bazit x QUAQUANE SR [L.S.] mark his BAZEL x QUAQUANE JR [L.S.] mark his JOHN x WABIKIJIK [L.S.] mark his JEAN Bre. x MASINIKIJIK [L.8.] mark his JEAN x MASINIKIJIK [L.S.] mark his JOHN x MASINIKIJIK [L.8.] mark his JOHN x SIMPSON SR [L.S.] mark his MECHEL x WETTAWESENS [L.S.] mark his JOHN x SIMPSON JR mark his CyRIL x WETTAWESENS mark his Ancus x McBride JR mark her MARGARET x PENESS mark JOHN McBrIDE WILuiAM McBrIDE his TousaIntT x HUNTER mark 258 his JOHN x POLSON mark JOHN GEORGE McBRIDE ALEXANDER SIMPSON his THOMAS x POLSON mark his WILLIAM x POLSON mark Tsaac McBrIpE JOSEPH POLSON Tomas McBripE A. McBrive Agent DOMINION OF CANADA, Personally appeared before me, Angus Province of Quebec McBride of the Village of North Temis- County of Pontiac camingue in the Province of Quebec In- To Wit: dian Agent and Tanis Stanger Chief of the said Band of Indians. AND the said Angus McBride 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 Temiscamingue Reserve of the full age of twenty-one years then present. ‘nat 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 Tanis Stanger 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 Angus McBride 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 at the Baie des Péres in the County of Pon- tiae this twelfth day of October A, D., 1897. ANGUS MCBRIDE TANIS STANGER J. T. St. Jumn District Magistrate for the Districts of Ottawa, Terrebonne & Pontiac. 288—204 254 —— — Accepted by the Governor in Council on the 1st Decr. 1897. JOHN J. McGEE Clerk of the Privy Council. Record 8th February 1899 Lib: 163 Fol: 209 P. PELLETIER Acting Dep: Registrar General of Canada No. 410. THIS INDENTURE made in duplicate the thirteenth day of January one thousand eight hundred and ninety nine. In pursuance of the Act respecting short forms of Conyeyances. Between, William Kempt of the Township of Otonabee in the County of Peterborough, Farmer, hereinafter called the Party Of the First Part: Mary Ellen Kempt, his wife Of the Second Part: and Her Majesty, the Queen, in right of the Dominion of Canada Of the Third Part: WITNESSETH that in consideration of seven hundred and seventy five dollars of lawful money of Canada now paid by the said party of the Third Part to the said party of the first part (the receipt whereof is hereby by him acknowledged) he the said party of the first part DOTH GRANT unto the said party of the third part in fee simple ALL AND ~1ssGULAR that certain parcel or tract of land and premises situate lying and being in the Township of Otonabee in the County of Peterborough, containing ninety nine and three quarters acres more or less, being composed of the Island in Rice Lake known as Sugar Island lying in front of the fifth and sixth con- cessions of the said Township of Otonabee. TO HAVE AND TO HOLD unto Her Majesty, the Queen in right of the Dominion of Canada, her successors and assigns in trust for the Band of Mississagua Indians of the Township of Alnwick THE said party of the first part COVENANTS with the said party of the third part THAT he has the right to convey the said lands to the said party of the third part notwithstanding any act of the said party of the first part AND that the said party of the third part shall have quiet possession of the said lands free from all incumbrances. AND the said party of the first part COVENANTS with the said party of the third part THAT he will execute such further assurances of the said lands as may be requisite. AND the said party of the first part COVENANTS with the said party of the third part THAT he has done no act to encumber the said lands. AND the said party of the first part RELEASES to the said party of the third part ALL his claims upon the said lands. AND the said party of the second part wife of the said party of the first part hereby bars her dower in the said lands. IN WITNESS whereof the said parties hereto have hereunto set their hands and seals.