265 That he is a Chief of the said Band of Indians and entitled to vote at the said mneeting or council. Sworn before me by the Deponents at the Township of Alnwick in the County of Northumberland this 15th day of May, A.D, 1899. Water Greco J.P. JoHN THACKERAY PETER CROWE Accepted by the Governor in Council on the 13th June 1899. JOHN J. McGEE Olerk of the Privy Council. Recorded 23rd June 1899 Lib: 168 Fol: 266. JOSEPH Porr Dep: Registrar General of Canada. No. 415. Know att Men spy tHese Presents, TILAT WE, the undersigned Chief and Principal men of The Zoht Band of Indians resident on our Reserve at the foot of Nicola Lake in the Province of British Columbia 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 at the foot of Nicola Lake in the Province of British Columbia containing by admeasurement one hundred and sixty acres be the same more or less and being composed of the Indian Reserve at the foot of the Nicola Lake on the leit bank of the Nicola River T. XOLLL. in the said Province of British Columbia. TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the same unto Her said Majesty THe QuEEN, her Heirs and Successors forever, in trust to exchange 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 an equal extent of mountain and forest land adjoining the North boundary of the 300 acres Reserve at the foot of Nicola Lake on the right bank of the Nicola River. AND WE, the said Chief and Principal men of the said Zoht 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 exchange of said parcel of land. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, we have hereunto set our hands and affixed our seals this third day of May in the year of Our Lord one thousand eight hundred and ninety four. Signed, Sealed and Delivered, in the pre- eae [LS] sence of AES ss WENTWoRTH F Woop his Indian Agent. Cuu yas Ka x [L.8.] mark his Ska-wa KAHL x [L.S8.] mark 266 his Na vu IH x ‘ [L.S.] mark . his Cue Nas Kart x [L.S.] mark his HvusLukm™ x [L.S.] mark his PANQUITTY x [L.S.] mark DOMINION OF CANADA, Personally appeared before me, Went- Province of B. C. worth F. Wood of Kamloops the Indian County of Yale Agent of Kamloops-Okanagan Agency in To Wit: the Province of British Columbia and Shuta Chief of the said Band of Indians. AND the said Wentworth F. Wood 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 Zoht Band 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 Shuta of the Zoht Band 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 Wentworth F. Wood Indian Agent 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 Wentworth F. Wood I. A. and Shuta Chief the same having first been read ‘ to the said Shuta and explained to him WentwortH F. Woop and he appearing to understand the EE is same he affixed his mark thereto at See the town of Kamloops in the County of Yale this 12th day of December A. D., 1894. G. CG. Tunstatt S.M. , 267 Accepted by the Governor in Council on the 16th May 1897. JOHN J. McGEE Clerk of the Privy Council. Recorded 3rd June 1899 Lib 148 Fol 528. Josep Popr Dep. Registrar General of Canada. No. 416A, Know att Men By THESE Presents, THAT WE, the undersigned Chief and Principal men of the Chippewas of Saugeen Band of Indians resident on our Reserve at Saugeen in the County of Bruce 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 Lady The Queen, her Heirs and Successors forever, ALL AND SINGU- LAR, those certain parcels or tracts of land and premises, situate, lying and being in the Georgian Bay containing by admeasurement Three Thousand Three hundred and seventy acres be the same more or less and being composed of those certain Islands known as Hay and Griffiths, situate in the Georgian Bay at the entrance to Colpoy’s Bay, Saugeen Peninsula. TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the same unto Her said Majesty Ture 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 that of the Chippewas of Nawash in the proportion to which we are entitled and the interest thereon to be paid to the parties interested, annually or semi- annually. AND WE, the Chief and Principal men of the said Chippewas of Saugeen Band fo 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 t) -be lawfully done, in connection with the sale of the said two Islands and the disposi- tion of the moneys arising therefrom. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, we have hereunto set our hands and affixed our seals this Thirteenth day of April in the year of Our Lord one thousand eight hundred and Ninety Nine. Signed, Sealed and Delivered, in the pre- ) THomAs Sotomon MaANnpowaB [LS.] sence of CEPHAS KAHBEEJE [L.S.] JOHN SCOFFIELD Davip Root [L.8.] Indian Agent. JOHN NASHKAWA [L.8.] PETER HENRY [L.S.] Henry RITCHIE [L.8.] Ep. J. MADWASHEMIND [L.8.] his JOHN x JAMES [L.8.] mark his SIMPSON x QUAKEGESHIG [L.S.] mark 288—21