268 DOMINION CF CANADA, Personally appeared before me, John Province of Ontario Scoffield of the Saugeen Indian Reserve County of Bruce in the Province of Ontario, Indian Agent To Wit: and Thomas Solomon Mandowab Chief of the said Band of Indians. AND the said John Seoffield 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 Saugeen 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 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 Thomas Solomon Mandowab 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 That no Indian was present or voted at such council or meeting who was not am 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 John Scof- ~ field and Thomas Solomon Mandowab Deponents at the Village of Port Elgin in the County of Bruce this 4th day of May A.D., 1899. James Muir Justice of Peace County of Bruce JOHN SCOFFIELD THOMAS SOLOMON MANDOWAB Recorded 6th July 1899 Lib. 150. Fol 615. JosEPH Pope Dep: Registrar General of Canada. No. 416B. Know att Men py THESE Presents, THAT WE, the undersigned Chief and Principal men of the Chippewas of Nawash Band of Indians resident on our Reserve at Cape Croker in the County of Bruce 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 269 Sovereign Lady The Queen, her Heirs and Successors, ALL AND SINGULAR, those certain parcels or tracts of land and premises, situate, lying and being in the Georgian Bay containing by admeasurement Three Thousand Three Hundred and Seventy acres be the same more or less and being composed of those certain Islands known as Hay and Griffiths situate in the Georgian Bay at the entrance to Colpoy’s Bay Saugeen Peninsula. 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 that of the Chippewas of Saugeen, in the proportion to which we are entitled, and the Interest thereon to be paid to the parties interested annually or semi-annually. AND WE, the said Chief and Principal men of the said Chippewas of Nawash 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 t. be lawfully done, in connection with the sale of the said two Islands and the disposi- tion of the moneys arising therefrom. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, we have hereunto set our hands and affixed our seals this fifteenth day of May in the year of Our Lord one thousand eight hundred and Ninety Nine. Signed, Sealed and Delivered, in the pre- ) W. B. McGrecor Chief [L.S.] sence of JAMES SoLtomon Couwnciler [L.S.] JOHN McIVER Peter Evuiorr Counciler [L.8.] Indian Agent STEPHEN Euuiorr Counciler [L.8.J JOHN AKIWENS Do JL.S.] ABNER Euuiotr Hx chief [L.S.] Frep JX. LAMORANDIERE [L.S.] W. Waukay SR x [L.8.] J. P. WAUKAY x [L.8.] DAanieEL BLack x [L.8.] NoaH WILLIAMS x [L.8.] DOMINION OF CANADA, Personally appeared before me, John Province of Ontario Mclver and Stephen Elliott of the Cape County of Bruce. Croker Indian Reserve in the Province To Wit: of Ontario Indian Agent and Councillor and W. B. McGregor Chief of the said Band of Indians. AND the said John McIver 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 Cape Croker 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 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 2 member of the Band or interested in the land mentioned in the said Release or Sur- render. 288—2124 270 And the said Stephen Elliott & W. B. McGregor 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 John Melver Indian Agent 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 a Chief of the said Band of Indians and entitled to vote at the said meeting or council. Sworn before me by the Deponents John Melver and W. B. McGregor and Ste- phen Elliott at the Reserve of Cape Croker in the County of Bruce this 20th day of May A.D., 1899 B. B. Miter Police Magistrate JOHN McIver Indian Agent SrePHEN Exuiorr Councillor W. B. McGrecor Accepted by the Governor in Council on the 6th June 1899 JOHN J. McGEE Clerk of the Privy Council. Recorded 6th July 1899. Lib. 150. Fol. 612. JosePpH Porgr Dep: Registrar General of Canada. No. 417. Know att MeN By THESE Presents, THAT WE, the undersigned Chief and Principal men of the Chippewas of Sarnia Band of Indians resident on our Reserve at Sarnia in the County of Lambton 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 Town of Sarnia in the County of Lambton and Province of Ontario containing by ad- measurement Five Hundred and ten square feet be the same more or less and being composed of broken front in front of Confederation Street and West of River Street in the aforesaid Town of Sarnia, and which may be better known and described as follows, that is to say, Commencing at a point at the intersection of the West side of River Street and the South limit of Confederation produced, thence northerly along the West side of River Street sixty eight feet more or less to the North side of Confederation Street produced where the water’s edge of the River St. Clair is met with, thence South Westerly along the water’s edge of the River St. Clair to the South side of Confederation Street produced, thence East along the said South side of Confederation Street produced fifteen feet more or Jess to the place of beginning Containing by admeasurement Five hundred and ten square feet.