263 manor-house and manor mill of the said Seigniory of St. Gabriel. On the aforesaid conditions and stipulations the Seigniors granting place by these presents the said receivers in good possession and seizure and also agree that all the stipulations and conditions in the said deed of grant of the seventh of March one thousand seven hundred and forty-two shall be altogether null and void and that these presents be executed in their entirety without power of anything to the contrary being done For thus, &e. In such manner the parties have agreed to these presents. Promising, &c. Binding themselves, &e. Done and passed at Charlesbourg in the office in the year one thousand seven hundred and ninety-four on the twenty-sixth of February in the forenoon. The Seigniors aforesaid granting have signed as well as Zacharie Ottese, Simon Helene and Louis Vincent with the said witnesses and Notary. The other receivers above named declared that they did not know how to write or sign, being asked to do so in accordance with law; this deed having been first read over. Signed the minute of these presents Girault, Superior of the Jesuits, J. J. Casot, attorney, Zacharie Ottese, Simon Helene, Louis Vincent (Ambroise Bedard and M. FE. Auclaire, witnesses) and the undersigned. J. BTE PANET Notary. [ Endorsation ] Seigniory of St. Gabriel 26th February, 1794 Grant of a tract of land containing 1600 arpents and of all the holdings of the village of Lorette also of another piece of land by the Reverend Jesuit Fathers to the Huron Indians of the said place Copy for the Seigniors No. 414. Know aut Men sy tTHEse Presents, THAT WE, the undersigned Chief and Principal men of The Alnwick Band of Indians resident on our Reserve in the Town- ship of Alnwick County of Northumberland 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 Rice Lake Province of Ontaro containing by admeasurement One Hundred acres be the same more or less and being composed of that certain Island situate in Rice Lake aforesaid known as “Sugar” reserving to the Indians the right to camp thereon at any and all times, to build small houses thereon and to occupy them or to remove timber from the Island, under authority to be obtained from the Department. TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the same unto Her said Majesty Tur 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 as to the Department of Indian Affairs may seem best in our interests 264 AND WE, the said Chief and Principal men of the said Alnwick 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 leasing of the said Island and the disposition of the moneys arising therefrom. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, we have hereunto set our hands and affixed our seals this 13th day of May in the year of Our Lord one thousand eight hundred and Ninety Nine Signed, Sealed and Delivered, in the pre-) PETER Crowe Chief [L.S.] sence of M. Cuuss Chief [L.S.] WILLIAM LUKES ENOCH CROWE [LS.] Sampson ComEGo [L.S.] MADDEN CROWE [L.S.] JOHN SuNDAY [L.S.] GrO Sat [L.s.] GeO BLAKE SR [L.S.] JOHN PauL [L.S.] JOSEPH BEAVER [L.S.] Ropert GRAY [L.S.] JOHN BLAKIE [L.S.] JosuH Tosico [L.S.] HiraAM BEAVER [L.S.] JNO CHUBB [L.S.] DOMINION OF CANADA, Personally appeared before me, John Province of Ontario Thackeray of the Township of Alnwick County of Northumberland in the Province of Ontario Indian Agent To Wit: and Peter Crowe Chief of the said Band of Indians. AND the said John Thackeray 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 Mississaguas of Alnwick 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 Peter Crowe 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 au habitual resident on the Reserve of the said Band of Indians or interested in the land mentioned in the said Release or Surrender. < SCALE & ; IN v na/ Reserve (azn 6 7 8 9/9 Chains ESS Culas x 5 XU Nf N XY NN 4 S wy > % s S \|Saaeaes t 4 é é S é ass ELT piers E Fea = LAS =a Fo" 377 TO Ast. MV. PLAN or ROAD TROUGH PART OF SAUGEEN INDIAN RESERVE ptog MN VOT PREENA \S OUT A correct reduction Chief Surveyor Dept. of Indian Affairs 15 Féty. 190k. 169 288—p. 278. Schoe/ House € A do on to rati done, money 18 seals 1 Ninet; Signe: senc WV DOM 18 Count 265 That he is a Chief of the said Band of Indians and entitled to vote at the said mneeting or council. Sworn before me by the Deponents at the Township of Alnwick in the County of Northumberland this 15th day of May, A.D, 1899. Water Greco J.P. JoHN THACKERAY PETER CROWE Accepted by the Governor in Council on the 13th June 1899. JOHN J. McGEE Olerk of the Privy Council. Recorded 23rd June 1899 Lib: 168 Fol: 266. JOSEPH Porr Dep: Registrar General of Canada. No. 415. Know att Men spy tHese Presents, TILAT WE, the undersigned Chief and Principal men of The Zoht Band of Indians resident on our Reserve at the foot of Nicola Lake 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 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 at the foot of Nicola Lake in the Province of British Columbia containing by admeasurement one hundred and sixty acres be the same more or less and being composed of the Indian Reserve at the foot of the Nicola Lake on the leit bank of the Nicola River T. XOLLL. in the said Province of British Columbia. TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the same unto Her said Majesty THe QuEEN, her Heirs and Successors forever, in trust to exchange 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 for an equal extent of mountain and forest land adjoining the North boundary of the 300 acres Reserve at the foot of Nicola Lake on the right bank of the Nicola River. AND WE, the said Chief and Principal men of the said Zoht 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 exchange of said parcel of land. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, we have hereunto set our hands and affixed our seals this third day of May in the year of Our Lord one thousand eight hundred and ninety four. Signed, Sealed and Delivered, in the pre- eae [LS] sence of AES ss WENTWoRTH F Woop his Indian Agent. Cuu yas Ka x [L.8.] mark his Ska-wa KAHL x [L.S8.] mark