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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 said deponents,
Thomas Gordon and Joseph Fishers
at the City of London, in the County
of Middlesex, this fifteenth day of

August, A.D. 1889.

F. Davis,
Judge of the County Court of the County of Middlesex.

Recorded 25th October, 1889. |
Lib. 127, Fol. 627.

L. A. CaTELLIER,
Dep. Registrar-General of Canada.

THOMAS GORDON.

JOSEPH FISHER.

No. 275.

Know ALL Men spy THESE Presents, that we, the undersigned Chief and Princi-
pal Men of the Maniwaki Band of Indians resident on our reserve in the Township
of Maniwaki, 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 re-
lease, 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 ot
jand and premises situate, lying and being in the Maniwaki Indian Tteserve, in vhe
County of Ottawa and Province of Quebec, containing by admeasurement one acre
end ninety-six hundredths of an acre, be the same more or less, and being composed
of the old Indian burying ground as shown on plan of survey thereof by G. C. Rain-
both, Esqr., P. L. 8., dated 4th October, 1888, on file in the Department of Indian

Affairs.
To have and to hold the same unto Her said Majesty the Queen, Her heirs and

successors forever, 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 con Ju-
ceive to our welfare and that of our people.

And upon the further condition that all moneys received from the leasing there-
of shall, after deducting the usual proportion for expenses of management, be placed
to our credit, and the interest thereon paid out to us and our descendants annually
or semi-annually forever.

And we, the said Chief and Principal Men of the said the Maniwaki Band of
Tndians 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 said parcel of land or any portion
thereof.

Tn Witness Wuereor, we have hereunto set our hands and affixed our seals this
second day of July, in the year of Our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighty-

nine.
Signed, sealed and delivered in Simon Orsik, Chief. fLSe4
the presence of Marvias Touanana, Sub-Chief. [1.8.1]
JAMES MARTIN, Joun McDovueatt, Interpreter. [L.S.]
Indian Agent. his
Perer x Trnesco, late Chief.  [L.8.]
mark.
CuaKko McDOouGaLt, RS.

Louis PrezzeENDEWATER, [L.S.]
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Bazi Orsix, [L.S.]
his

LEMAB x WarTacon, [L.S.]
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MicueL Comunpur, [L.8.]
sos :
JOSEPH x LENO, [L.8.]

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his
JACKO x DECONTIER, [L.8.]
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bis
ANTOINE x KESHKENOQUET, [L.8.]
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his
FRANCIS x BENJAMIN, eS?
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ABRAHAM OTJIK, [L.8.]
his
XAVIER x OTJIK, - (aS.
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ABRAHAM x McDOovuGatrt. es he Ore ad
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DOMINION OF CANADA,
PROVINCE OF QUEBEC, |
CouNTY OF OTTAWA.

* To Wit: i

Personally appeared before me, James Martin, of the Village of Maniwaki, in
the Province of Quebec, Indian Agent, and Simon Otjik, 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 a 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 Superin-
tendent-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 Simon Otjik 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 James Martin.

That no Indian was present or voted at such council or meeting who was not
en habitual resident on the reserve of the said Band of Indians or interested in the
land mentioned in the said release or surrender.

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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 City of Hull, in the County | JAMES MARTIN.
of Ottawa, this sixteenth day of/ SIMON OTJIK.
October, A.D. 1889. J

J. T. St. JULIEN,
District Magistrate for the District of Ottawa and Terrebonne.

Recorded 7th January, 1890.
bab. 128, Kol. 616:

L, A. CATELLIER,
Dep. Registrar-General of Canada.

No. 26.

Know ALL MEN BY THESE 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 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

To have and to hold the same unto Her said Majesty the Queen, Her heirs and

successors forever, 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.
And upon the further condition that all monies 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 forever.
And we, the said Chief and Principal Men of the said the River Desert 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 leasing of said parcel of land.
In Witness WHEREOF, we have hereunto set our hands and affixed our seals this

twenty-third day of August, in the year of Our Lord one thousand eight hundred
and eighty-nine.

Signed, sealed and delivered| Simon Orstk, Chief. [L.8.]
in the presence of Joserpu Manass, Sub-Chief. ee Ss
JAMES Martin, Matias Touanana, Sub-Chief. [L.8.]
Indian Agent. JoHN McDovuGatt, [L.8.]
ee : his
Perer x Tenesco, late Chief. [1.8.]
+ mark.
his
Jacko x McDoueat., [L.8.]
mark.
his
Louis x PEZZENDEWATER, [L.S.]

mark.