175 And the said Squamish Joe 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 Squamish Joe 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 above named De- ponents Frank Devlin Indian Agent, and Squamish Joe, ai the City of Van- | Frank DEVLIN [L.8.] couver in the County of Vancouver this Indian Agent 10th day of December A.D., 1895. The his said affidavit having been first read { SQUAMISH x JOE [L.S.] over by me to the said Squamish Joe, mark who appeared to understand the same, and made his mark thereto, in my pre- sence. JosepH A. RusseLu Police Magistrate City of Vancouver Accepted by the Governor in Council on the 28th December 1895. JOHN J. McGEE Clerk of the Privy Council. Recorded 24th January 1896 Lib: 188 “Fol: 552 L. A. CavELier Dep: Registrar General of Canada No. 3738. Kyow att Men spy tuese Presents, THAT WE, the undersigned Chief and Principal men of The River Desert Band of Indians resident on our Reserve in the Township of Maniwaki, in the County of Ottawa 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 Maniwaki Indian Reserve in the County of Ottawa and Province of Quebec con- taining by admeasurement One Hundred and Ninety Acres be the same more or less and being composed of what is now known as that part of the Village of Maniwaki contained within the boundaries of Lots One, Two, and Three, in the Desert Front of the Town- ship of Maniwaki, as surveyed by John A. Snow, P.L.S., and as shewn on official plan 288—14. 176 under date of 17th July, 1875; the unsold part of Lot No. 4 in Desert Front, and that part of Lot No. 3 on the South side of boundary line which separates the Village from the remainder of said Lot No. 3, described as follows:—Beginning at the inter- section of the Southerly boundary line of the Village of Maniwaki, with the line of the Easterly boundary of a certain tract of land containing One Acre leased to S. R. Brock, at a point 5% chains more or less easterly of the Meridian line dividing Lots 3 and 4, in Desert Front, thence due South thirteen and three tenth chains more or less to its intersection with the line of the Southerly boundary produced Easterly, of a certain Lot leased to one John White, thence Westerly along the said line five chains more or less to the said dividing line between Lots three and four, above mentioned, thence Northerly along the line dividing the said Lots three and four thirteen and a. half chains to a point on the line of the Southerly boundary of the said Village of Maniwaki produced Westerly five chains more or less from the point of beginning and thence Easterly along the said line to the said point of beginning. TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the same unto Her said Majesty Tue 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 Interest thereon paid to us and our descendants as to the Super- intendent General of Indian Affairs 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 property, and of the money derivable therefrom. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, we have hereunto set our hands and affixed our seals this second day of June, in the year of Our Lord one thousand eight hundred and Ninety four Signed, Sealed and Delivered, in the pre- his ‘ sence of Peter x TreNnEsco Chief [L.S.] JAMES Martin Agent ae his — : gene eo oNMeC Om Oni Lov 8 Sub Chief [L.S.] Se Micuet Comonpo Sub Chief [L.S.] Louis x Comonpo Sub Chief TS ae [L.S.] mark 1S MICHEL CoMONDO. Sub Chief JOHN x aa DOouUGALL Interpreter [L.S.] his mar = his JOHN x M. Doucatt Interpreter Paink & Coen [LS] mark . mark his Louis x PEZZENDEWATCH [L.S.] mark i his Frank x Comonpo [L.S.] mark his Toma x ENIAs [L.S.] mark his Semo x MICHEL [L.S.] mark his ALBERT x JABOT [L.S.] mark 177 his JOHN B. x JABor [L.S.] mark his LEMAB x PEZZENDEWATCH [L.S.] mark his Wituiam x Lacroix [L.8.] mark his ANTOINE x TENESCO [L.S.] mark his BENJAMIN x APIGON [L.S.] mark his i CHARLES x TCHENENE [L.S.] mark his JOSEPH x LACROIx [L.S.] mark his FRANK x MANGoS [L.S.] mark DOMINION OF CANADA, Personally appeared before me, James PROVINCE OF QUEBEC Martin of Maniwaki CouNTY OF ONTARIO the Agent of the River Desert Band of To Wit: Indians in the Province of Quebec and Peter Tenesco 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 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 Peter Tenesco 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 a habitual resident on the Reserve of the said Band of Indians or interested in the land mentioned in the said Release or Surrender. 288—143 178 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 James Martin and Peter Tenesco, at | JAMES MarTIN the Village of Maniwaki in the County his ; of Ottawa this 26th day of June A.D., PETER x TENESCO 1894. Hee J. LT. St. JULIEN Stipendiary Magistrate for the Districts of Ottawa Terrebonne & Pontiac. Accepted by the Governor in Council on the 18th January 1896 JOHN J. McGEE Clerk of the Privy Council. Recorded, 4th February, 1896. Lib: 138, Fol: 555. L. A. CaTeLiier Dep: Registrar General of Canada. No. 374. Know att Men sy tHese Presents, THAT WE, the undersigned Chief and Principal men of The Montagnais of Lake St. John Indians resident on our Reserve in the Township of Ouiatchouan 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 Township of Ouiatchouan in the County of Lake St. John and Province of Quebee containing by admeasurement Two Thousand four hundred and sixteen acres be the same more or less and being composed of All and Singular those portions of the Indian Reserve in Concessions 4, 5, and 6, in the Township of Ouiatchouan aforesaid as hereinafter described. 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 to the Depart- ment of Indian Affairs may seem best 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 sale of the said Jands and the disposal of the money to be derived therefrom. DESCRIPTION of land hereinbefore referred to— Commencing in the North Westerly boundary of the said Township at the North Westerly angle of Lot No. 1 in Concession 3, thence South Easterly along the South Westerly boundary of the said Concession 3,169 chains to the South Westerly angle of