Memorandum
Subtitle: upon the reference from Council of the petition of certain old inhabitants of the settlement belt of the Red and Assiniboine Rivers, for the appointment of a commission to re-open, and enquire into, all claims brought before them, connected with titles to land in that district, the undersigned has the honour to submit herewith a report of his deputy which sets forth very fully the history of the manner in which title to lands in the old province of Assiniboia were acquired, and the steps which have been taken, from time to time, to settle all land claims in that portion of the province of Manitoba
Contributors: White, Thomas, 1830-1888; Canada. Privy Council; Canada. Department of the Interior
Publisher: publisher not identified
Published: 1887
Place of publication: Ottawa?]
Language: eng
Subjects: Métis; Land tenure; Government relations; Terres; Relations avec l'État
Notes: Dated: Department of the Interior, Ottawa, 11th June, 1887.

"The undersigned concurs in that report, and recommends that a copy thereof be sent to the petitioners ... signed, Thomas White, minister of the interior."--Leaf [1].

Report signed (leaf 6): A.M. Burgess, deputy of the minister of the interior.