345 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. 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 W. B. MACLEAN Town of Parry Sound in the District ue of Parry Sound this 27th day of Novem- PETER x DOSHKINOW ber A.D., 1901 ‘ mark Chief P. McCurry, Judge District Court of Parry Sound The said affidavit having first been read over by me to the Deponent Peter Dosh- kinow who seemed to understand the same and made his mark thereto in my presence P. McCURRY Judge. Surrender accepted by His Excellency in Council on the 7th Dec. 1901 JOHN J. McGEE Clerk of the Privy Council. Recorded 9th January 1902 Lib 176 Fol 30. JosEPH PopE Dep. Registrar General of Canada. No. 453. IXyow att Men sy tHese Presents, THAT WE, the undersigned Chief and Principal men of The Oneidas of The Thames Band of Indians resident on our Reserve in the Tp. of Delaware in the County of Middlesex in the Province of Ontario and Dominon of Canada, for and acting on behalf of the whole people of our said Band in Couneil assembled, Do hereby release, remise, surrender, quit claim and yield up unto Our Sovereign Lorp Tue Kina, his Heirs and Successors forever, ALL AND SINGU- LAR, that certain parcel or tract of land and premises, situate, lying and being in the Oneida Indian Reserve in the County of Middlesex and Province of Ontario contain- ing by admeasurement One acre & five hundredths of an acre be the same more or less and being composed of the right of way for a public road across a portion of the Oneida Indian Reserve, consisting of a strip of land 66 feet wide in Lot 20 Con “A” of said Township of Delaware, from the River Thames to the Oneida Road, adjoining the Southerly Timit and parallel to the property of the Michigan Central Railway Com- pany, containing as aforesaid one acre and five hundredths of an acre. TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the same unto His said Majesty Tur Kine, his 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 the said land shall be transferred to the Municipality for a public road. AND WE, the said Chief and Principal men of the said Oneidas of the Thames Band of Indians do on behalf of our people and for ourselves, hereby ratify and con- firm, 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 portion of land. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, we have hereunto set our hands and affixed our seals this fourth day of March in the year of Our Lord one thousand nine hundred and two. Signed, Sealed and Delivered, in the pre- ) [satan SicKLEs [L.S.] sence of a WILLIAM K. CoRNELIUS MOSES x SCANNADO [L.S.] SAMUEL SUTHERLAND cer Indian Agent JouN x NINHAM [L.S.] mark his JOHN x DUNFoRD [L.S.] mark his WILLIAM x JTRLAND [L.S.] mark his Issac x SUMMER [L.S.] mark his FrRaNK x NICHOLAS [L.S.] mark his ABRAM K, x SCHUYLER [L.S.] mark Henry NIcHouAs [L.S.] his DANIEL x JOHN [L.S.] mark DOMINION OF CANADA, Personally appeared before me, William Province of Ontario IX Cornelius of the Township of Dela- County of Middlesex ware Oneida Reserve in the Province of To Wit: Ontario and Chief of the said Band of Indians. AND the said William K Cornelius 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 Delaware Oneida 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 couneil 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 William K. Cornelius 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 K Cornelius 347 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 Deponents WILLIAM K CORNELIUS at the Village of Delaware in the SAMUBL SUTHERLAND County of Middlesex this fifth day of March A.D., 1902. J Indian Agent Henry Lockwoop J.P Accepted by the Governor in Council on the 20th March 1902. JOHN J. McGEE Clerk of the Privy Couneil. Recorded 8th April 1902. Lib. 163 Folio 528 JosurH Popr Dep: Registrar General of Canada. Kyow att Men sy THESE Presents, THAT WE, the undersigned Chief ani Principal men of Bobtail’s Band of Indians resident on our Reserve on Battle River in the North West Territories and Dominion of Canada, for and acting on behalf of the whole people of our said Band in Council assembled, Do hereby release, remise, sur- render, quit claim and yield up unto Our Sovereign Lorp Tur Kine, his Heirs and Suecessors forever, ALL AND SINGULAR, that certain parcel or tract of land and premises, situate, lying and being in the Bobtail Indian Reserve in the North West Territories containing by admeasurement one and fifty-four one hundredths acres be the same more or less and being composed of a strip of land fifty links wide along « portion of the Western boundary of the said Reserve and described as follows: Com- mencing where the said Westerly boundary intersects the line between Sections 27 and 34 in Tp. 43, Re. 25, W. 4 M; Thence East thirty chains and seventy links along the said West boundary to the point where it turns to the North; thence South fifty links; thence West thirty chains and seventy links and thence North fifty links to the point of commencement, as per Plan hereto attached. TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the same unto His said Majesty Tur Kine, his Tleirs and Successors forever, in trust to be transferred to the North West Govern- ment for Road Allowance. AND WE, the said Chief and Principal men of the said Bobtail’s 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 transfer of the said Road Allowance as aforesaid. IN WITNESS WHEREOFP, we have hereunto set our hands and affixed our seals this Sixteenth day of December in the year of Our Lord one thousand nine hundred and one.