And we hereby on oath certify before the Honourable Mr. Justice La Fontaine, —
Jud ee of Her Majesty’s Superior Court for the said Province of Quebec and Domin-
‘on of Canada aforesaid, that the annexed release or surrender was assented to and
executed by the Chiefs and Principal Members of the Band of Indians therein men-
tioned, assembled at a meeting of such Band and Tribe summoned for that purpose,
and who were entitled to vote thereat.
Sworn before me at Fontaine Vall,)
in the Township of Hull, in the
Province of Quebee, this four- JNO. WHITE,
teenth day of. July, in the year And one other Indian, a Member of the Band.
of Our Lord one thousand eight|
hundred and seventy-four. J
A. La Fontaine,
Judge of the Supr. Court, Prov. of Quebec. ©
Recorded 6th August, 1874.
Lib. S., Fol. 88.
R. W. Scort,

Secretary of State and Registrar-General of Canada.

No. 257.

Know att MEN By THESE PRESENTS, that we, the undersigned Chief and
Principal Men of the River Desert Band of Indians resident on our reserve’ in
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
heirs and successors forever, all and singular that certain parcel or tract of land
and premises, situate, lying and being’ in the Township of Maniwaki, in the County
of Ottawa and Province of Quebec, containing by admeasurement ten thousand square
feet, be the same more or less, and being composed of a portion of Lot No. 3,
Desert Front Range, in the aforesaid Township of Maniwaki, described as follows :—
Commencing at the south-west corner of land leased to Joseph Moar; thence east
along the south limit of said land one hundred feet ; thence south parallel to the
Gatineau Road one hundred feet; thence west parallel to south limit of said land
leased to Joseph Moar one hundred feet to Gatineau Road ; thence north along the
east limit of Gatineau Road one hundred feet to the place at beginning.

To have and to hold the same unto Her said Majesty the Queen, Her heirs and
successors for ever, 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
divided annually or semi-annually to us and our descendants forever.

And we, the said Chief and Principal Men of the said River Desert Band of
Indians do, on behalf of our people and for ourselves, hereby ratify and comfirm and
promise to ratify and confirm whatever the said Government may do, or cause to
be lawfully done in connection with the disposal of said parcel of land. .

ly Witness WHEREOF, we have hereunto set our hands and affixed our-seals this
twenty-sixth day of December, in the year of Our Lord one thousand eight hundred

and eighty-seven. bad
Signed, sealed and delivered in Stmon Orsix, Chief. [L.S.]
the presence of: JOSEPH Muinass, Sub-Chief. [L.S.] °
Simon OTJIK, Matias Teuanana, Sub-Chief. [1.8.]
JOSEPH MINASS, Joun McDoveatt, Interpreter. [L.S.],
Matias TEHANANA, his
JAMES MARTIN, PETER x TENESCO, [L.8.]

Indian Agent. mark.

twenty-one years, then present.

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Ee ee ee
his
JOHN BERNARD, xX as.]
mark.
his
JOSEPH x COMMANDO, [L.S.]
mark.
i his
BERNARD x DECONTIER, LES. ]
mark.
and two other Indians, members
of the Band.
his
PieERRE x DECONTIER, Bossa
mark,
his
PrerRE x McDOouGa.t, [L.8.]
mark.
his
JOHN B. x BEAVER, PLS.
mark.
his
BENJAMIN x JOLIFEUR, elise
mark.
his
Louis x LACROIXx, - [L.s8.]
mark.
aml two other Indians, members
of the Band.
his
Nounce x FRANCIS, [L.8.]
mark.
his
ABRAHAM x McDOUGALL, [L.8.]
mark.
his
FRANCIS x SHEMMETTIE, [L.8.]
mark.
- his
j Louis x TANASCON, eS.
; mark.
° his 4
cand. § Peter x Covarrt. PES]
mark.
DoMINION OF CANADA,
PROVINCE OF QUEBEC,
CouNTY OF
AO Wit: |

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 anajority of the
male members of the said Band of Indians of the River Desert, of the full age of

That such assent was given at a meeting or council ot the said Band summoued
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 Simon Otjik says :

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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. 4

That such assent was given at a meeting or council of the said Band of Indians
summoned for that purpose aecording to their rules, and held in the presence of the
said James Martin. x

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 James
Martin and Simon Otjik, at the Village

of Maniwaki, in the Co. of Ottawa, JAMES MARTIN.
this twenty-seventh day of June, A.D. SIMON OTJIK.
1888.

J. L. Sv. JuLiEn,
District Magistrate for the Districts of Ottawa and Terrebonne.

Recorded 18th October, 1888.
Lib. 128, Folio 298. i

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

No. 258.

Know att MEN By THESE Presents, that we, the undersigned Chief and Princi-
pal Men of the Somenog Band of Cowichan Indians resident on our reserve at :50-
menos, 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 here-
by release, remise, surrender, quit claim and yield up unto Our Sovereign Lady
the Queen, Her heirs and successors forever, all and singular that eertain parcel
or tract of land and premises situate, lying and being in the District of Quamichan,
in the Electoral District of Cowichan, and Province of British Columbia, containing
by admeasurement five acres, be the same more or less, and being composed of five
acres, more or less, commencing at a post 15°68 chains east from Range Post V
and VI, Sec. Post 16 and 17; thence 7:00 chains south; thence 8°50 chains east :
thence 7°13 chains north-westerly, following the line of the E. and N. Railway ;
thence 6 chains west to place af commencement, as per annexed sketch.

To have and to hold the same unto Her said Majesty the Queen, Her heirs and
successors forever, in trust to lease and surrender the same to the Cowichan and
Salt Spring Island Agricultural Society, 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 lease and
surrender thereof shall, after deducting the usual proportion for expenses of man-
agement, be placed at interest, and that the interest money accruing from such
investment shall be paid annually or semi-annually to us and our descendants for-
ever.

And we, the said Chief and Principal Men of the said Somenos Band of Cowi-
chan 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 lease or surrender aforesaid or the

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remises.