aL oeel

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 Donald MclIsaac.

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 said deponents | DONALD McISAAC,
at the office of Lauchlin McDougall, | Indian Agent.
in the County of Inverness, this eighth | “a his
day of January, AD. 1880: J Se Ne

Sub-Chief.
L. McDovuea.t,
Stipendiary Magistrate.
Recorded 3rd March, 1890. |
Lib. 128, Fol. 6381.

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

No. 279.

Know ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that we, the undersigned Chief and Princi-
pal Men of the Capalano Band of Indians resident on our reserve at Capalano Creek,
in the Province of British Golumbia 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 the mining rights under that
certain parcel or tract of land and premises situate, lying and being in the Capalano
Creek, in the Province of British Columbia, containing by admeasurement five hun-
dred and eighteen acres, be the same more or less, and being composed of the
Capalano Indian Reserve, near the first Narrows, Burrard Inlet ; together with all
the mining privileges necessary for the proper working and extracting from the
ground and carriage of the minerals or coal off the reserve, and also with the per-
mission to erect and maintain buildings and other structures necessary for the pro-
secution of mining the said minerals or coal.

To have and to hold the said minerals and coal unto Her said Majesty the Queen,
Her heirs and successors forever, in trust, to dispose of 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. disposal
thereof shall, after deducting the usual proportion for expenses of management, be
placed to our eredit, and the interest thereon paid to us and our descendants forever.

And we, the said Chief and Principal Men of the said the Capalano 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 disposal of the minerals or coal on our said

reserve.
278

In Witness Wuereor, we have hereunto set our hands and affixed our seals this
fourteenth day of March, in the year of Our Lord one thousand eight hundred and
ninety.

Signed, sealed and deivered in his _ a
the presence of CAPALANO, x [L.S.]
Patrick McTiernan. . iia
. JoE APALUCK, x [L.S.]
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CRONEY, x [L.8.]
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JIM, x fis: |
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JACOB, xX [L.8.]
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JAMES, x [L.8.]
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BILLEY, x Sed
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CHARLEY, x [L.8.]
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CHELAMPTS, x [L.S.]
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CHARLEY, x [L.8.]
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Dominion oF Canapa,
Province or British CoLumBis, 4

County oF WESTMINSTER.
To Wit: |

Personally appeared before me Patrick McTiernan, of the City of New West-
minster, in the Province of British Columbia, Indian Agent, and Joe, one of the
Principal Men of the said Band of Indians.

And the said Patrick McTiernan 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 Capalano 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 Superin-
tendent-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 lease or sur-
render.

And the said Joe Apaluck 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 ata 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 Patrick McTiernan.
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 one of the Principal Men of the said Band of Indians and entitled to
vote at the said meeting or council.

Sworn before me by the said deponents
Patrick McTiernan and Joe, at the P. McTIERNAN,
City of New Westminster, in the his .
County of Westminster, this 31st daj JOE x APALUCK.

of March, A.D. 1890. mark.

W. Norman Hos,
Judge of the County Court of New Westminster.

Recorded 14th May, 1890. |
Liber 128, Folio 659.

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

No. 280.

Know ALL Men By THESE PRESENTS, that we the undersigned Chief and Princi-
pal Men of the White Fish River Band of Indians resident on our reserve on the
White Fish River, 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 White Fish River Indian Reseive,
in the District of Algoma and Province of Ontario, containing by admeasurement
one acre, be the same more or less, and being composed of one acre of land on the

Howry & Son.
- To have and to hold the same unto Her said Majesty the Queen, Her heirs and

successors forever, 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 paid to

us and our descendants annually or semi-annually.
And we, the said Chief and Principal Men of the said the White Fish River Band

of Indians do, on behalf of our people and for oureselves, hereby ratify and confirm,