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DoMINION OF CANADA,
PROVINCE OF ALBERTA.
To Wit: J

William Carnagie de Balenhard personally appeared before me, the Hon. Chas.
B. Rouleau, Judge of the Supreme Court of the North-West Territories, and
Napasis, Chief Man of the said Band of Indians.

And the said William Carnagie de Balenhard 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 Passpasschase Reserve No. 136,
Edmonton Agency, 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
Superintendent-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
surrender.

And the said Napasis, of said 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 William Carnagie de Balenhard.

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 Man of the said Band of Indians, and entitled to vote at the
said meeting or council.

Sworn before me by the eal

deponents Napasis and W. C. W. C. DE BALENHARD,

de Balenhard, at the Village| Indian Agent.
of Edmonton, in the District} his

of Alberta, this twenty-|_ NAPASIS: x

second day of May, A. a mark,

1889, |

Cuas. B. RouLeau,
Judge of the Sup. Crt. of the N.W.T.

Recorded 22nd October, 1889.
Lib. 127, Folio 625.

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

No. 274.

Know ALL Men sy THESE Presents, that we, the undersigned Chief and Prin-
cipal Men of the Chippewas 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
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

Caradoc, in the County of Middlesex and Province of Ontario, containing by
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admeasurement one hundred and one acres, be the same more or less, and being
composed of lot number nine in the sixth range of the Caradoc Indian Reserve, in
the aforesaid Township of Caradoc.

To have and to hold the same unto Her said Majesty the Queen, Her heirs
and suecessors 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 moneys received from the leasing
thereof shall, after deducting the usual proportion for expenses of management, be
paid to the wife of William Delery and her children. °

And we, the said Chief and Principal Men of the said the Chippewas of the
Thames 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.

Ix Wirness Wuereor, we have hereunto set our hands and affixed our seals this.
thirty-first day of July, in the year of Our Lord one thousand eight hundred and

eighty-nine. ;
Chief JosEPH FISHER,
Signed, sealed and delivered in] JOHN FRENCH, - [L.S.]
the presence of 5 SAMUEL FRENCH, [L.8.]
THOMAS GORDON, Moses Waucoss, [L.S.]
Indian Agent. ABEL WAUCAUSH, [L.8.]
JOHN CHICKEN, ;
JoHN T. HENry, [L.8.]
GEO. FISHER, [L.8.]
Lucius Henry, [L.8.]
JOB FISHER, .
Gero. FisHer, JR., [L.8.]
Isaac McoGauey. (LS. |

DoMINION OF CANADA,
PROVINCE OF ONTARIO, |
County oF MIDDLESEX. (

To Wit: J .
Personally appeared before me Thomas Gordon of the Town of Strathroy in the
Province of Ontario, and Joseph Fisher, Chief of the said Band of Indians.
And the said Thomas Gordon 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 Caradoc Reserve of the full age of twenty- ba

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 interésted in the land mentioned in the said release or sur-- {

render.
And the said Joseph Fisher says : a
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. :
‘ven at a meeting or council of the said Band of Indians

That such assent was gl
summoned for that purpose, according to their rules, and held in the presence of the

said Thomas Gordon.
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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.]