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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 #
member of the Band or interested in the land mentioned in the said Release or Sur-
render.

And the said Chief Astakeesic 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 Deponents) G. H. WHEATLEY
George H. Wheatley and Astakeesic at Indian Agent.
Rossburn in the Province of Manitoba his
this Sixteenth day of Feb. A.D., 1901. ASTAKEESIC x

mark

Gro. Cormack J.P.

Accepted by the Governor in Council on the 13th March 1901.
JOHN J. McGEE
Clerk of the Privy Council.

Recorded 29th March 1901.
Lib: 164. Folio 134.
JOSEPH Pope
Dep: Registrar General of Canada.

No. 444.

Kyow aut Men sy tHese Presents, THAT WE, the undersigned Chief and
Principal men of The Munceys of the Thames Band of Indians resident on our Reserve
in the Township of Caradoc 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, ALL AND SINGULAR, those certain parcels or
tracts of land and premises, situate, lying and being in the Caradoc Indian Reserve in
the County of Middlesex and Province of Ontario containing by admeasurement

be the same more or less and being composed of all those portions of
the Caradoc Indian Reserve absolutely under the control of the Department of Indian
Affairs and belonging to the said Band of Indians.

TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the same unto His said Majesty Tue Kine, his
Heirs and Successors, 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, for the term of ten years for shooting purposes
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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 during the said term.

AND WE, the said Chief and Principal men of the said The Munceys of the
Thames Band 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 the said lands for shooting purposes
for the term of ten years

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, we have hereunto set our hands and affixed our
seals this 10th day of June in the year of Our Lord one thousand nine hundred and
one,

Signed, Sealed and Delivered, in the pre- ) Cirter Cuartes Timoriy [L.S.]
sence of CORNELIUS LOGAN [L.S.]
A SINCLAIR Sinas LoGan [L.S.]
Scopiz LOGAN [L.S.]

JOUN CASE [L.S.]

DOMINION OF CANADA, Personally appeared betore me, A. Sin-
Province of Ontario clair Indian Agent Chief Charles Timo-
County of Middlesex thy of the Township of Caradoc in the

To Wit : Provinee of Ontario and Chief

of the said Band of Indians.

AND the said A Sinclair 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 Munceys of the Thames 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 Charles Timothy 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 Deponents at) CHARLES TIMOTHY Chief
the Township of Caradoc in the County
of Middlesex this 19th day of July A. { A. SINCLATR
TD., 1901. Indian Agent
M McGuean J.P.
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Duplicate Original Surrender accepted by the Governor in Council on the 6th
August, 1901.
JOHN J. McGEE
~ Olerk of the Privy Couneil

Recorded 31st August 1901
Lib 176 Fol 16.
P. PELLerinr
Actg. Dep. Registrar General of Canada.

No. 445.

Know aut Men py ruse Presenvs, THAT WE, the undersigned Chief and
Principal men of The Chippewas of The Thames Band of Indians resident on our
Reserve in the Township of Caradoe 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 Tirm Kine, his Heirs and Suecessors, ALL AND SINGULAR, those
certain parcels or tracts of land and premises, situate, lying and being in the Caradoc
Indian Reserve in the County of Middlesex and Province of Ontario containing by
admeasurement be the same more or less and being composed of
all those portions of the Caradoc Indian Reserve absolutely under the control of the
Department of Indian Affairs and belonging to the said Band of Indians

TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the same unto His said Majesty THe Kina, his
Heirs and Successors 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, for the term of ten years for shooting purposes

‘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 during the said term.

AND WE, the said Chief and Principal men of the said the Chippewas of the
Thames Band 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 the said lands for shooting purposes
for the term of ten years.

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

seals this Nineteenth day of July in the year of Our Lord one thousand nine hundred
and one.

Signed, Sealed and Delivered, in the pre- ) Ctuer JosepH FIsHer [L.S.]
sence of Lucius HENRY (L.S.]
TIENRY JOUmNSTONE GEORGE FISHER [L.S.]
FRANCIS DELEARY [L.8.]

DOMINION OF CANADA, Personally appeared before me, A. Sin-
Province of Ontario clair Indian Agent Chief Joseph Fisher
County of Middlesex of the Township of Caradoc in the Pro-

To Wit : vince of Ontario and Chiet

of the said Band of Indians.