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

Charles Sargeant and........ at CHARLES Se anes
‘. . ° 1s
the Parish of Neweastle in the County PETER FRANCIS x JULIAN

of Northumberland this 19th day of
May A.D., 1892. J. NIVEN
Stipendiary Magistrate
Recorded 19th September, 1892. Lib: 138, Folio 276
L. A. CatELLirr
Dep: Registrar General of Canada.

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No. 323.

Know satu Men sy THESE Presents, THAT WE, the undersigned Chief and
Principal men of the Band of Indians owning the White Fish River Indian Reserve,
otherwise Reserve number Four under the Treaty known as the Robinson Treaty, being
a majority of the male members of our Band of the full age of twenty-one years,
resident on our reserve, in the District of Algoma and 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 for ever, ALL AND
SINGULAR all the Burnt, Dead and Fallen Timber also the Green standing Pine
Timber on that portion of our said Reserve lying South of the mouth of the White
Fish River,—the said Timber to be cut and hauled out by ourselves under License on
payment of dues as per tariff of the Department of Indian Affairs.

TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the same unto her said Majesty THe Query, her
heirs and successors for ever, 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
conducive to our welfare and that of our people, the proceeds of the said Timber (less
dues and bonus) to be paid direct to ourselves by the purchaser.

AND upon the further condition that all moneys by way of Dues and Bonus
received for the said Timber shall after deducting the usual proportion for expenses
of management, be invested for the benefit of our Band.

AND WE, the said Chief and principal men of the said White Fish River Band
do on behalf of our people and for ourselves, hereby ratify and confirm, and promise to
ratify and confirm whatever the said Government of Canada may do, or cause to be
lawfully done, in connection with the said Timber hereby surrendered.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, we the..............have hereunto set our hands
and affixed our seals this second day of December in the year of Our Lord one thou-
sand eight hundred and ninety one.

Signed Sealed and delivered in the pre-) JAMES NAHWEGAHBOW [L.8.]
sence of, Davin NowcanBowH [L.S.]
JAS. C. PHIPPS his
Superintendent ANDREW x PAIBOMSEY [L.S.]
FREDERICK FROST 1 sme
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Ch. of Eng. Missionary JACOB x NOWEGAHBOW [L.S.]
JOSEPH ESQUIMAUXx mark :
re his
ai Duncan x McGREGoR [L.8.]
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GREGOR MCGREGOR [L.S:]
his
ADAM x NOWEGAHBOW [L.S.]
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JAMES [(CEZHIKGOBENESS [L.$ ]
DOMINION OF CANADA, Personally appeared before me, James
PROVINCE OF ONTARIO Charles Phipps of the village of Mani-
District OF MANITOULIN towaning in the Province of Ontario, In-
To Wit: dian Superintendent and James Nahweg-

ahbow Chief of the said Band of Indians.

AND the said James Charles Phipps 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 White Fish River Indian 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 its 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 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 James Nahwegahbow 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 its Rules, and held in the presence of the
said James Charles Phipps and James Nahwegahbow

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

Sworw before me by the Deponents James
Charles Phipps and James Nahwega-
bow at the Town of Little Current in { Jas. C. Purpps
the District of Manitoulin this eighth ) James NanWeGAHBow
day of June A.D., 1892.

P. McCurry
Stipendiary Magistrate
for the District of Manitoulin

Recorded 19th September 1892
Lib: 138. Folio 274

L. A. CaTreLLier
Dep: Registrar General of Canada

No. 324.

Know att Men sy tHese Presents, THAT WE, the undersigned Chief and
Principal men of The Desert Band of Indians resident on our Reserve in the Township
of Maniwaki in the County of Ottawa in the Province of Quebee 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 Town-