178 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 James Martin and Peter Tenesco, at | JAMES MarTIN the Village of Maniwaki in the County his ; of Ottawa this 26th day of June A.D., PETER x TENESCO 1894. Hee J. LT. St. JULIEN Stipendiary Magistrate for the Districts of Ottawa Terrebonne & Pontiac. Accepted by the Governor in Council on the 18th January 1896 JOHN J. McGEE Clerk of the Privy Council. Recorded, 4th February, 1896. Lib: 138, Fol: 555. L. A. CaTeLiier Dep: Registrar General of Canada. No. 374. Know att Men sy tHese Presents, THAT WE, the undersigned Chief and Principal men of The Montagnais of Lake St. John Indians resident on our Reserve in the Township of Ouiatchouan 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 Heirs and Successors forever, ALL AND SINGULAR, that certain parcel or tract of land and premises, situate, lying and being in the Township of Ouiatchouan in the County of Lake St. John and Province of Quebee containing by admeasurement Two Thousand four hundred and sixteen acres be the same more or less and being composed of All and Singular those portions of the Indian Reserve in Concessions 4, 5, and 6, in the Township of Ouiatchouan aforesaid as hereinafter described. TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the same unto Her said Majesty THe 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 the interest thereon paid to us and our descendants as to the Depart- ment of Indian Affairs may seem best AND WE, the said Chief and Principal men of the said 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 sale of the said Jands and the disposal of the money to be derived therefrom. DESCRIPTION of land hereinbefore referred to— Commencing in the North Westerly boundary of the said Township at the North Westerly angle of Lot No. 1 in Concession 3, thence South Easterly along the South Westerly boundary of the said Concession 3,169 chains to the South Westerly angle of 179 Lot 13, thence South Westerly along the North Westerly boundary of Lot 14 in the 4th Concession, 80.80 chains to the South Easterly angle of Lot 13 in the 5th Con- cession, thence North Westerly along the South Easterly boundary of the said 5th Concession 104 chains to the North Easterly angle of Lot 6 in the said 5th Concession, thence South Westerly along the North Westerly boundary of the said Lot 6 and of Lot 6 in the 6th Concession, 161.80 chains to the North Easterly angle of Lot 6 in the ith Concession, thence North Westerly along the North Easterly boundary of the said th Concession, 65.00 chains to the North Westerly boundary of the said Township, thence North Easterly along the said North Westerly boundary, 242.40 chains to the place of commencement. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, we have hereunto set our hands and affixed our seals this dix neuviéme day of Decembre in the year of Our Lord one thousand eight hundred and ninety five. Signed, Sealed and Delivered in the pre-) PASAE ZAEETON Ir chef 3 AE Gash sence of JOSEPH x Ouairy, 2 chef [L.s8.] GEDEON TREMBLAY Marek Pazir Conseil [L.S.] L.E. Otis Agent Maruieu Zarton Conseil [L.S.] Pointe BLuE Dec. 19 1894. NeED x ROBERSON [L.8.] DOMINION OF CANADA, Personally appeared before me Ladislas PROVINCE OF QUEBEC Eucher Otis of the Village of Pointe CouNTY OF CHICOUTIMI Bleue in the Province of Quebec Indian To Wit: Agent and Ned Robertson, second Chief of the said Band of Indians. AND the said Ladislas Eucher Otis 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 Ouiatchouan 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 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 Ned Robertson 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. rf 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 L. E. Otis. 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. 180 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 L. E. Otis and Ned Robertson at the | L. E. Orts Village of Roberval in the County of his Chicoutimi this 21st day of January | N®2 x Rosertson A.D., 1896. |b Pierre D AUTEUIL District Magistrate for Chicoutimi District Accepted by the Governor in Council on the 11th Feb 1896 JOHN J. McGEE Clerk of the Privy Council. Recorded 2nd March, 1896. Lib: 139. Fol: 644, L. A. CATELLIER Dep: Registrar General of Canada. No. 375. Kyow att Men sy THESE Presents, THAT WE, the undersigned Chief and Principal men of The Band of Chippewas and Sauteux Indians resident on our Reserve at St. Peters in the Province of Manitoba 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 St. Peter Indian Reserve in the Province of Manitoba containing by admeasurement seventy seven and one fifth acres be the same more or less and being composed of the Northerly three chains of River lot Number Eighty eight and the Southerly one chain of River lot Number Eighty nine and which may be described as follows—Commencing at a point in the rear boundary of the said lot 88. distant perpendicularly three chains from the limit between lots 88 and 89. thence N. 6° 54 E. along the said rear boundary and of the rear boundary of lot 89., 4.49 chains more or less to a point distant one chain perpen- dicularly from the said limit between lots 88 and 89. thence S. 56° 06’ E. and parallel to the said limit 192.00 chains more or less to the left bank of the Red River thence Southerly along the said bank to a point in lot 88. distant three chains perpendicularly from the said limit between lots 88. and 89. thence N. 56° 06’ W. parallel to the said limit 194.00 chains more or less to the point of commencement excepting therefrom the allowance for road from Lower Fort. TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the same unto Her said Majesty THe 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 the interest thereon paid to us and our descendants AND WE, the said Chief and Principal men of the said Band of Indians do on behalf of our people and for ourselves, hereby ratify and confirm, and promise to