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his
Jon FISHCARRIER, xX [L.S.]
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WILLIAM JACOBS, X (h.Sy]
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Joun CURLUP, xX [L.8.]
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Aurmx. SILVERSMITH, X [L.S.]
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Joun Hin, CayuGa, x [L.8.]
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Jos. MONTURE, x [L.8.]
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James MONTURE, xX VES)
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WitwiamM LONGFISH, X [L.8.]
mark
his
Tsaac JACOB, xX FLS.]
mark
his
Henry CLENCH, X [L.8.]
mark.
his
JosEPH PORTER, X [L.8.]
mark.
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PreTER JOHN, xX [L.8.]
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Joun OBEPIAH, X [L.8.]
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Winntam HENRY, X [L.8.]
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has been assented to and

Recorded 7th May, 1867, Lib. C.S., Folio 299.
GEO. H. LANE,
Deputy Provincial Registrar.

No. 109.

ief and Band of the Indians of the White Fish River Indian
f Canada, to Her Majesty Queen Victoria, of their lands
hereinafter described below, to be sold for their benefit.

at we, the undersigned Chief and Principal
\yeat Manitoulin Island, in the District of

acting on behalf of the whole people of our
and yield up, unto Our
singular that

Surrenver by the Ch
Reserve, in the Province o

in the said Reserve so far as

Know ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, th

Men of the said reserve, resident on the

Algoma, and Province of Canada, for, and
said tribe, do hereby remise, release, surrender, quit-claim,
Sovereign Lady the Queen, Her heirs and successors for ever, all and
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certain parcel or tract of land situated in the Province of Canada aforesaid, and in
that part of the said Province known as the District of Algoma aforesaid, being com-
posed of all that tract of land marked No. 8 on the map or plan hereunto annexed, and |
lying between four lines thereon, three of which are marked red and one marked in_
black, reserving nevertheless to the same band the right of fishing in White Fish River, —
with the privilege of landing their nets on the shores thereof, in common with the
grantees from the Crown who may settle thereon, containing about {
be the same more or less. To hays and to hold the same unto Her said
Majesty the Queen, Her heirs and successors for ever, in trust to sell and convey the
same to such person or persons, and upon such terms as the Government of this said _
Province shall or may deem most conducive to the interests of us, the said Chiefs and —
Principal Men and of our people in all time to come.

And upon the further condition that the moneys received for the sale thereof,
shall, after deducting the usual proportion for expense of management, be placed at
interest and that the interest money so accruing from such investment shall be paid
annually or semi-annually to us and our descendants. And we, the said Chiefs and
Principal Men of the White Fish River Reserve aforesaid, do on behalf of our people
and for ourselves, hereby ratify and confirm and promise to ratify and confirm what-
ever the said Government of this said Province may do or cause to be lawfully done in
connection with the disposal and sale of the said lands.

Ix Witness WHEREOF, we, the said Chiefs and Principal Men have set our hands
and aftixed our seals unto this instrument in the said District of Algoma.

Done at Manitowaning, in the said district, this nineteenth day of August in the
year of Our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty-five.

Signed, sealed and delivered Pa-BoM-MIs-say, Chief, (totem), [L.S.]
in presence of Now-AH-GAH-Bow (totem), [L.8.]
JOHN PRINCE, SAH-QUAI-BE-NESS (totem), ey ee

Judge of the District of Algoma; JoHN MITCHELL (totem), [L.S.]
and of Nos-Co0-NAI-KE-ZHIK (totem), [L.5.]

C. T. Dupont, ICE-ZHIK-GO-BE-NESS (totem), [L.8.]

Visiting Superintendent and Commissioner
of Indian Affairs.

And we hereby certify that the above release or surrender has been assented to
and executed by the Chiefs and Principal Members of the tribe of Indians above men-
tioned, assembled at a meeting of such band or tribe summoned for that purpose accord-
ing to their rules and entitled to vote thereat.

JOHN PRINCE,
Judge of the District of Algoma.
O..Ts DUPONT,

Visiting Superintendent and Commissioner of Indian Affairs.

PROVINCIAL REGISTRAR’S OFFICE,
Orrawa, 14th June, 1867.
I hereby certify that this surrender was duly entered on the records of this office
in Lib. C. §., Folios 302 and 303.

GEO. H. LANE;
Deputy Provincial Registrar.

Cory of a Report of a Committee of the Hononable the Executive Council, approved by
His Excellency the Administrator of the Government in Council on the 31st May,
1867.

On a report, dated 23rd May, 1867, from the Hon. the Chief Superintendent of

Indian Affairs, submitting for acceptance by Your Excellency, a surrender dated
19th August, 1865, by the Indians of the Ojibeway Tribe of the northerly portion

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of the White Fish River Reserve, on the north shore of Lake Huron, for whom the
said reserve was set apart (retaining that portion of it which forms a peninsula, as
shown upon the tracing which accompanies the surrender. )

The Hon. the Chief Superintendent recommends that the same be accepted,
with a view to the land embraced by it, being disposed of for the benefit of the band
for whom the reserve was set apart. :

The Committee reconimend that the surrender be accepted and be enrolled in
the offices of the Provincial Registrar and of the Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Certified.
WM. H. LEE,
CE...
To the Honourable

The Provincial Registrar,
&e., &e., &e.
PROVINCIAL REGISTRAR’S OFFICE,
Ortawa, 14th June, 1867.

I hereby certify that this copy of a report was duly entered on the records of
this office in Lib. C.S., Folio 302.
GEO. H. LANE,
Deputy Provincial Registrar.

No. 110.
CANADA.

[L.S.] Moncxk.

Victoria, by the Grace of God of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ire-
land, Queen, Defender of the Faith, &., &., ke.

To all to whom these presents shall come, or whom the same may concern,

GREETING :—

H. BERNARD, | WHEREAS, by an agreement made on the ninth day of
Deputy of the Minister of}July, in the Year of Our Lord, one thousand eight
Justice of Canada. | hundred and sixty-seven, between the Chiefs and Prin-

cipal Men of and belonging to the band of Indians living on and being interested in
the Indian Reserve known as the Garden River Indian Reserve, in the District ot
Algoma, of the first part, and Us, Our heirs and successors, in trust as thereinafter
set forth, of the second part, reciting that a certain society, known as the Société de
Jésus, by their missionary then resident in the said Garden River Indian Reserve,
had promised and agreed with the said Indian Chiefs and Prncipal Men, to erect a
water power grist mill and mill premises on the said reserve, whereby the Indians
resident on the said reserve might be allowed and enabled to grind such corn as
they might grow, and for that purpose it was necessary that a water power mill
privilege with a certain amount of land thereto adjoining requisite and necessary for
such mill premises, should be obtained on the said reserve.

And further, that the site had been chosen and selected and an agreement made
with the said Chiefs and Principal Men to erect thereon the said mill and the
premises for the objects aforesaid. |

And further, that the parties of the first part were anxious and desirous that the
said mill and premises should be erected, and were willing to grant and surrender
to Us, in trust to enable Us to grant the same by patent. |

It is witnessed, that the parties of the first part for and on behalf of the Garden
River Band of Indians did grant and surrender to Us, Our heirs and successors for
ever, all and singular that certain water power and mill site and privilege or tract of
land and premises hereinafter particularly mentioned, to hold the same unto Us, Our
heirs and successors upon trust to grant the same to the said Société de J ésus and

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