No. 451.

Kyow aut Men sy truest Presents, THAT WE, the undersigned Chief and
Principal men of the Niacatchewenin Band of Indians resident on our Reserve on
Rainy Lake in the Province of Ontario 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 Lorp Tue Kine, his
Heirs and Successors forever, ALL AND SINGULAR, The Merchantable timber over
nine inches at the stump on that certain parcel or tract of land and premises, situate,
lying and being in the Niacatchewenin Indian Reserve in the District of Rainy River
and Province of Ontario-containing by admeasurement Three Thousand seven hundred
sixty one & one half acres be the same more or less and being composed of Indian
Reserve on Rainy Lake in the District aforesaid, known as 17 A

TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the said timber unto His said Majesty Tue Kine,
his 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
conducive 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 annually or semi-
annually as to the Department of Indian Affairs may seem best in our interests

AND WE, the said Chief and Principal men of the said the Niacatchewenin 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 sale of the-said timber and the disposition
of the money’s arising therefrom.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, we have hereunto set our hands and affixed our seais

this Third day of October in the year of Our Lord one thousand nine hundred and
one :

Signed, Sealed and Delivered, in the pre- ) _ his
Oe a OHSAWWAI x [L.S.]
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Jno. P. Wricur ‘XATCHEANAMACK x [L.S.]
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NAATUMAGESICK x [L.S.]
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XEWAYGUANASH x [L.S.]
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WILSON x [L.S.]
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DOMINION OF CANADA, Personally appeared before me, John

Province of Ontario Philip Wright of Couchiching Ageney in
District of Rainy River the District of Rainy River in the Pro-
To Wit: vince of Ontario, Indian Agent and
Ohsawwah Chief of the said Band of Tm-

dians.

AND the said John Philip Wright for himself saith :—

That the annexed Release or Surrender was assented to by a majority of the maie
members of the said Band of Indians of the Niacatchewenin 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 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 Ohsawwah 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

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 two Deponents JNO. P. WRIGHT
above mentioned at the Village of Fort Indian Agent
Frances in the District of Rainy River hee
this 3rd day of October A.D., 1901. OHSAWWAH x

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Onas. J. Hontanp
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Accepted by the Governor in Council on the 31st Octr. 1901.
JOHN J. McGkE
Clerk of the Privy Council.

Recorded 8th January 1902
Lib. 163. Fol. 519.
JosrpH Popr
Dep: Registrar General of Canada.

I<now ALL Men By THESE Presents THAT WE, the undersigned Chief and
Principal men of The Maganetewan Band of Indians resident on or near our Reserve
in the Tp. of Wallbridge in the District of Parry Sound in the Provinee of Ontario
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 Sovereten Lorp Tur Kina, his Heirs and Successors forever, ALL AND
SINGULAR. that certain parcel or tract of land and premises, situate, lying and being
in the Maganetewan Indian Reserve in the District of Parry Sound and Province of
Ontario containing by admeasurement Twenty-two and one half acres be the same
more or less and being composed of that portion of the Maganetewan Reserve which
may be described as follows:—Commencing on the West bank of the Maganetewan
River, at a point where it is intersected by the line between Concessions 8 & 9, of the
said Township produced Westerly ;—thence Northerly along the said West bank of
the River a distance of nine chains more or less to a point distant 92 links N. 55° E.
from a dead pine tree squared and marked with the letter “ A” ;—thence 8. 55° W. 92
links to the said dead piné tree ;—thence continuing on the same course 9 chains and