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THE 
 
 Gelebf ated Gf ecfGase 
 
 THE SUBJECT AND THE CROWN. 
 
 The Government of British Columbia 
 
 and the C. P. Railway Co. 
 
 Versus 
 
 Samuel Greer. 
 
 The Rights of the Subject in }top9xAy by an unprincipled 
 Government and an Ironclad Monopoly. 
 

 „;'. » 
 
The Gelebfated Gf eef Case. 
 
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 TO THE ELECTORS OF THE PROVINQE OF 
 BRITISH COLUMBIA. 
 
 7TS the principle involved in this issue is dangerous to the 
 Coninionweilth of this country — the only source by which Re 
 sponsible Government can live and have its being — I commence 
 by asserting that I do. not believe that any nian can be the proper 
 custodian of vested rights who will not protedt them. My case 
 is well-known to the public, inasmuch as it has been before them 
 by means of a " Royal Commiss.on " and the various courts of 
 law, from the Police Court to the Supreme Court ; both at the 
 Assizes Divisional Court and Full Court, which said Courts have 
 passed opinions on it during a period of four years in which the 
 case has been carried on against me, first by the Government 
 itself and subsequently by the Railway Company. Perjury, 
 forgery, rebellion and conspiracy have been charged against me; 
 shackles and ihe dungeon with all its concomitant terrors have 
 been meted out to me ; twenty-three days' trial in the Police 
 Court at Vitloria, thirty days at the Court of Assizes were ex- 
 perienced by me. I ask is not this tyranny and despotism 
 unworthy of a Province called British and under the flag of 
 Great Britain; and I have come through it all unscathed and 
 without the slightest stigma on my charadl;er. My only crime, if 
 such it be, is that I claimed my just rights from the Government • 
 and asked tiiem to carry out the contradl: with one of their sub- 
 jecfts, which was entered into in good faith. If such be a crime, 
 1 plead guilty to it. But such is only a crime in the eyes of a cor- 
 rupt and unprmcipled Government, who have pillaged the country 
 and have divulged Cabinet secrets to their friends and to cover 
 their tracks have thrown the onus on their subordinates. With 
 re^<pe(5^:to my land, all the answer I can get is, '• The Queen can 
 do nu wrong, and the land is too valuable " My objedt in pub- 
 
 
 97187 
 
 Pacific N. VV. ! I'-^torv 
 
 PROVINClAi- L. 3RARY 
 VICTORIA, U. C, 
 
 
Mshing this is to lay the matter before the eieiHors and to ask 
 Ihem, as lovers of British independence, to give their opinion of 
 such doings at the hustings; t(}^pcak out what they think of such 
 injustice and that in no uncertain voice and to ask if they will 
 allow their representatives to be treated with contempt tjy the 
 Government and the res^olutions of the House be ignored by 
 them. I now refer to the Sessional Papers of 1888, when Mr. 
 Bole, M.P.P., asked the Hon. John Robson the following ques- 
 tion : "Why has the Government ignored the express commands 
 of this House by not issuing a Crown Grant to Samuel Greer, 
 in accordance with a resolutiwn of this House which appears 
 on the journa's ol last Session, which said resolution was carried 
 by a large majority?" Hon. John Robson answered, 'Greer has 
 no rights in law or equity." In answer to another question the 
 same gentleman said, "Several Crown Grants were issued to 
 other parties, but the parties were told when they were issued 
 that they wera not worth the paper they were written on." My 
 neighbour on English Bay, Jerry Rogers, and his successors, who 
 Mrere in full enjoyment of a Crown Grant for sixteen years were 
 totally ignored and a second Crown Grant issued to other parties. 
 Mr. Fisher, of the Bank of British Columbia, has held land 
 by Crown Grant for a number of years in the vicinity of 
 English Bay and about two years ago the Government issued 
 several pre-emption records on the same land and the parties 
 holding these, viz., B. Duncan McPherson, James Andrews, 
 Capt. Alcock and Angus Mclnncs, are now residing on the land 
 and have put improvements thereon. Still another of the unjust 
 aifts of this incompetent Government is the way in which they 
 have treated John Thomas, better known as " Navvy Jack," He 
 has held a pre emption on the shores of English Bay for almost 
 twenty years and has been a bona-fide resident during that time, 
 but we find the Government have ignored his rights and have 
 issued Crown Grants to other parties. The case is now in litiga- 
 tion. The outer world will surely think there is something 
 radically wrong at English Bay ; but to nie everything is quite 
 clear and the whole secret lies in a nutshell. 
 
 The Hon. John Robson &. Co. are the owners of Sub division 
 Lot 192, on English Bay. The great Continental Railway, the 
 C.P. Railway ends on the eastern boundary ot Sub-division 132, 
 which is al.so my western boundary line. They cannot use 192 
 to advantage as long as I hold the key to English Bay or that 
 part of it where it is proposed to put wharves and docks for the 
 various ocean steamship lines The Government conveyed my 
 land by Crown Grant to the C P. Railway Co., land held by me 
 on Pre-emption Record 1003; but the then Chief Commissirner, 
 the lale Hon. William Smitne, endorsed thereon that *' 1, William 
 Smithe, will not be responsible for anything herein contained." 
 
 The Legislature, in making the agreement, inserted a clause 
 No. 9, prat edging the rights ol the third party, that is the Railway 
 
Company ; but Mr. Van Home, on their behalf, knowinj? that a 
 Royal Commission was appcinted to settle with re|j;ard to the 
 Greer property, asked for ;> bonJ of indemnification in case they 
 lost the land and payment of the expenses of litigation in the 
 matter. The question now arises, are the people of this country 
 willing to pay this bond in order to enhance the value o! Lot 
 192? For that is what it amounts to. 
 
 riie Hon. John Kobson and his ministry , well-knowing that I 
 was falsely imprisoned, refused f > compensate me for the large 
 outlay and expense 1 was put to with a view to driving me from 
 the land of my nativity and my property; but that lion gentle- 
 man will remember that I pointed out to him, at the time of his 
 visit to me in the Provincial gafjl, his own position behind the 
 bars when this Western Hemisphe/e r.v.is heavily loaded with (^t'ovtsffom 
 the dungeott 1 further called his attention lo tiie faiit that the soup 
 and bread was oi inferior quality, in fa(5l no better than that witli 
 which he was provided in New Westr.inster gaol, although the 
 magnitude ot our crimes was vastly different : mine was in obe- 
 bience to the laws, whilst his was in dircL^t defiance oi the same. 
 But the recent arrivals in this country may not be aware ot the 
 fact that the Provincial Sc^retarj', better known as " honest John," 
 through his obnoxious condudl to the Supreme Courts and its 
 administration of law and the Government of the countiy, was 
 incarcerated in New Westminster gaol till he came lo his senses, 
 which he seldom retains only when pergonal interests are at 
 stake. 
 
 The public may not be aware that the Sheriff (an officer who 
 is supposed to carry out the administration of justice) when 
 attempting to expel me from my home, placed a pistol at my head 
 and told me that he had " $30,000 security and would take 
 possession, right or wrong." 
 
 As this case has covered a number of years and litigation 
 being very expensive, and further, finding my means inadequate 
 to fight a powerful Company backed by the Government, I have, 
 in order to meet further expenses, concluded to offer a portion of 
 this valuable land for sale by aucflion, with an upset price at the 
 following places throughout the Province, viz . Kamloops, Clnili- 
 whack, Langley, Ladner's Landing, New Westminster, Vid^oria, 
 and Nanaimo. Due notice will be given of the dates ot sales. 
 
 Conditions of Sale. — Only those who are registered voters 
 and eligib e to exercise the Franchise in this Province will be 
 qualified to purchase at audlion or enter into agreement with me 
 for the said land. Hereto annexed are full particulars of my 
 legal position with regard to this land and I may state that 
 apart from its advantages in position as a harbor and tor the con- 
 stru(5tion of Docks, I am preparing to develop its resources as a 
 coa!-field. The geological reports issued by the Dominion 
 Government at Ottawa have all pointed out that everywhere the 
 indications for coal on this property are highly favorable, and I 
 
ipay state, that in my own prpspedlinfj trips I have disco^yw^j 
 toppings ot coul in several different parts of it. 
 
 ^Record.] 
 
 [Royal Arms.] 
 BRITISH COLUMBIA. 
 
 Land Ordinance- 1870. 
 Form A. 
 
 Certificate of Preeniption Record. 
 Country Land. No. in Distric^l: Register, 1003, 
 
 Prf-emption Claim. 
 
 District of New Westminster. 
 Name of pre-emptor in full- -Samuel Preston. 
 Dale ot pre-emption record — 14th April, 1873. 
 Number of acres (in word)— One hundred and sixty. 
 Where situated- -English Bi\y. 
 
 Description of boundaries oi claim — Commencing from the 
 southeast corner of Lot 192, group i, running forty chains east; 
 thence forty chains north, to the beach ; thence along the beach 
 to the north-east corner of said .Lot 192 ; and thence along its 
 eastern boundary line to the point of commencement. 
 
 (Signed) Henry V. Edmonds, 
 
 Government Agent. 
 N.B.— Plan of the claim to be drawn on the back of this 
 sheet. 
 
 [Plan of Claim.J 
 Certified correct copy of original record, 
 (Signed) C. Warwick, 
 ['♦•S'] Government Agent. 
 
 Dated 2nd December, 1886. 
 
 Before the above could be granted, it was necessary that a 
 permission to pre-empt should be obtained from the Manager of 
 the Hastings Saw Mill Compan)', which had a lease of the ground 
 for timbering i)urposes. Such permission was accorded in 
 October, 187 1, and the permission filed in Lands and Works 
 Office at New Westminster, and a copy thereof was made by me 
 through the courtesy of a subordinate official in that office 18 
 months ago ; but on my application for a copy of the same on 
 the 14th of May last, I was informed that the document according 
 permission to Samuel Preston was not forthcoming, cou d not be 
 found, although the agent admitted it had been in the office. 
 
 This is a copy of the permission to Robert Preston, which is 
 similar to the missing one to Samuel Preston, which was copied 
 
 by me . . r 
 
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 er, 1003. 
 minster. 
 
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 ns east; 
 le beach 
 ilong its 
 
 Agent. 
 of this 
 
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 PuRRAVL* Inlet, - 
 
 October 13th, 1871. 
 Mr. Robert Preston has permission, as far as this Company 
 is concerned, to pn;-empt Land on the Timber Reserves held by 
 the Company, providing he does not cut' or destroy any ot the 
 timber thereon. 
 
 (SiRned) J. A. RAYMUR, Manager. 
 The British Columbia & Vancouver Island 
 Spar, Lumber & Saw Mill Company Limited. 
 
 The above looks like " Another tiu 'c of this Government's." 
 %Iaking away with Public Documents. 
 
 Transfer from Samuel Pi' ston to SAMUiiL Grkeb, 
 
 DATED 2ND DLwEMBKR, i886. 
 
 I, William Norman Bole, certilv thdv. on or about the 2nd 
 day ol December, 1886, Samuel Picstcni executed a transfer of 
 ^lis pre-emption claim, No. 1003, to Samuel Greer, in my j^resence, 
 ol which transfer the annexed document is a copy. 
 
 Victoria, B.C , April, 1888. \V. N BOLE. 
 
 [Royal Arms.] 
 
 BRITISH COLUMBIA. 
 
 Land Ordinance, 1870. 
 
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 Form D. 
 
 Agent. 
 
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 nager of 
 
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 ice. 
 
 vhich is 
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 No. 
 
 Tratis/er of Interest. 
 
 I, Samuel Preston, of Mud Bay, logger, being the registered 
 holder of Pre-emption Claim No. 1003, on the Pre-emption 
 Register of the Land Office, hereby transter to Samuel Greer all 
 my right, title, and interest therein absolutely, but subject to the 
 same conditions under which I hold the same. 
 Dated this 2nd day of December, A.D. 1886. 
 
 (Signed) SAMUEL PRESTON. 
 Witness: (Signed) W. N. BOLE. 
 
 And, secondly, we, Laac Hayden and William Mashiter, for 
 ourselves, declare that the above named Samuel Greer has been 
 in the occupation ot his pre-emption claim from the date of the 
 record thereof, and has made permanent improvements thereon 
 to the value of two dollars and fifty cents per acre, the details 
 whereof are correctly set forth above by the said Samuel Greer. 
 
 And we make this solemn declaration conscientiously 
 believing the same to be true, and by virtue of the '* Oaths 
 Ordinance, 1869." 
 
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 Declared and sinned by the within named, on the 6th day 
 of February, A.D. 1887, betore me. 
 
 Signatures \ (Signed) Samuel Greer^ 
 ISigned) J. J. Blake, of % ., Wm. Mashiteb, 
 
 S. M. Declarants, I „ I. J. Hayden. • 
 
 Commissioner. 
 
 Monday, April 16th. 
 
 Minutes last meel'nw read and adopted. 
 
 Present — Messrs. Allen. Duck, Ladner, and Thompson. 
 
 Samuel Grtor appeared before the Committee, and Mr. Hett 
 on his behalf 
 
 Samuel Greer, sworn, deposed as lollows : - 1 pave Mr. 
 Jackson, solicitor, the notice as handed to me by Mr. Thomson, 
 secretarj'. He read it in my presence and said nothing;. I am 
 in possession ot some land at Enj:;lish Bay, about 160 acres, more 
 or less. 1 aj^reed with S. Preston, in the summer of 1884. to 
 purchase the land. He had a certificate of record certified by the 
 Government Agent, Henry V. Edmonds. I produce the same 
 record, dated 14th April, 1873. There were improvements made 
 when I agreed with Preston in 18M4 to tiie value of about $500. 
 I took possession oi the land in 18S4, and have been in possession 
 ever since. Preston did not obtain his certificate of improve- 
 ments, on account of the Indians disputing the title of a portion 
 of the land referred to. I produce the m^p showing the plan ot 
 the land. The Indians disputed that portion where the improve- 
 ments were made. I have improved the land ever since I took 
 possession, planted Iruit trees, fencing, and building I produce 
 a copy of transfer from S. Preston to me of the claim. The 
 original is deposited with Mr. Warwick, Government Agent I 
 produce the original declaration for certificate of improvements, 
 dated 6th February, 18(87. ^ applied for certificate of improve- 
 ments to Mr. Warwick, and tendered the sum tf $2.50. He 
 refused, and sairl he could not take the money. The Indian 
 Department made no claim whatever to the land disputed, which 
 is about 15 acreSj more or lesp, nor the Indians;. I have a 
 transfer from the Indians. The C P.R. Co are disputing it 
 When I heard that a Crown grant would be issued to Smith & 
 Angus i went to Ml. Smithe, Chiel Commissioner, and told him 
 I understood that they were about to transfer the land to the 
 R. R Co. He said the matter would be thoroughly investigated 
 and all private rights protected. Smith & Angus commenced an 
 action against me to obtain possession ot this land. I have 
 deiended that action ever since in the Courts. Upon thi) trial the 
 jury found I was in possession of the land since June, 1884. The 
 Chief Justice said that my redress was in the Legislature, and 
 1 now ask that justice may be given me. 
 
 SAMUEL GREER. 
 
FURTHER REPORT OF SELECT COMMITTEE. 
 
 CLAIM OF SAMUEL GREER TO CERTAIN LANDS AT ENGLISH BAY. 
 
 Mr. speaker : 
 
 Your Committee appointed to enquire into the claim of 
 Samuel Greer to certain lands in the vicinity of English Bay beg 
 respectfully to report as follows: — 
 
 We met on Saturday, the 14th Apil , 1888, at 10 o'clock, and 
 inasmuch as it appeared to us that the C P.R. Co. had adverse 
 claim to said land, we directed written notice to be given by our 
 Secretary to Messrs. Drake and Jackson. Solicitors; for the 
 C. P. R. Co, that the Committee would meet at 10 o'clock on 
 Monday, the 16th April, 1888, and the notice was duly delivered 
 to Mr. Jackson, as he himself admits 
 
 Your Committee adjourned and resumed our sittin;; at 10 
 o'clock A.M. on Monday, when Mr. Hett appeared for S. Greer, 
 but no person appeared for the C. P. R. Co. After t ikin-r Greer's 
 evidence, we adjourned till 10 o'clock 0:1 Ta^slav, lytli April, 
 1888, when Mr. Hett and Greer again appeared it 11 15 After 
 the evidence was closed, and we were considering our report, 
 Mr. Jackson came before us and asked us to iiear Mr Drake's 
 evidence on behalf of the C. P. R. Co. 
 
 We pointed out to him that due notice had been given him 
 of our sittings, which he admitted, but stated, as we wanted to 
 hear both sides, we would meet aofain at i ; 30 p.m. this day and 
 take Mr Drake's evidence at that hour. 
 
 On the ro-assembling of the Committee, Mr. Drake's evidence 
 was duly taken, and certain documentary evidence on bjth sides 
 was handed in, which is referred to in Schedu'e t') this report. 
 
 After hearing all the evidence, and cirefullvr considerin,.? the 
 same, we are of opinion that Samuel Greer bona file acquired 
 Samuel Preston's pre-emption claim 1,003. New Westminster 
 District, and that he (Greer) has since bona file occupied sxid land 
 and made improvements thereon. 
 
 We think that Greer has been subjected to much persecution J 
 and expeise in respect to same, in endeavouring to remove him 
 theiefrom. 
 
 We beg most respectfully to recommend to the Government 
 to take into their earnest consi'ieration the advLsibility of issuing 
 a Crown Grant of the land comprised in pre-emption 1,003 to 
 Mr. Greer, or take such other steps as m ly be proper to secure 
 Mr. Greer's title to the land. 
 
 All of which is respectfully submitted. 
 
 E. Allen, Chairman, 
 Geo. Thcmsun. 
 Wm. H. Lad.nbk, 
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 M1N<^R<TV REPORT. 
 
 OF THE COMMITTEE APPOINTED TO ENQUIRE INTO THE CLAIMS OF 
 SAMUEL GREER TO CERTAIN LANDS ON ENGLISH BAY. 
 
 Mr. Speaker : 
 
 Your Committee have had under consideration the Report 
 referred back to them for reconsideration and amendment, and^ 
 havinj^ made a further examination of the evidence, are of the 
 opinio"i tliat the question, involving as it does ri,G;htsin equity and 
 law, is oi such a compHcated character that they do not ieel 
 justified in adjudicatinfj upon the claims, hut wouKi sii.'jj^^csr. that 
 the matter be dealt with in a Petition of Right by Samuel Gredr 
 m the Supreme Court, and that the 6lh, 7th, and 8th paragraphs 
 of the first Report he struck out. 
 Respecllully suh.initled. 
 
 Simeon Duck. ' 
 
 .Mr 
 
 Indian Officr, 
 New Westminster, 17th ^sbruary, 1880. 
 R. Preston', 
 
 False Creek. 
 SiK,— Two of the Indian Chiefs from False Creek — Williarti 
 George and Charlie- comphiiu that you claim ]xirt of the land 
 set apart for their reserve. 13y the Act providing for the organiy.ing 
 of the Department of the Secretary of State of Canada and for 
 the IMatiagement of Indians and Ordinance Laws, it is not 
 lawful for any person without the License in writing of the 
 Secretary of State, or of some officer deputed by him for that 
 puipose, to trespass upon any of the said lands set apart for 
 Indian ICeservations, or for the use of Indians not hereinbefore 
 provided, or it shall be lawful to proceed by information in the 
 name of Her Majesty in the Courts of Law, &c., &c. I give the 
 ■complainants this to advise you as to their statement. 
 
 I am, &c., &c., 
 
 (Signed) G. Pittenurigh, 
 
 Indian Agent. 
 
 Nlw Westminsti':r, 
 
 Oaober 15th, 1884. 
 
 Charl'/.v, an Lndiam, 
 
 I regret to hear that you are giving a great deal of annoy- 
 ance to Mr. Samuel Greer. You sold him all your improvements 
 on fhe place you lately occupied. I was present at the agreement 
 between him and you. Mr. Greer paid you the amount you 
 asked tor your improvements. Now, it you give him further 
 annoyance I will be obliged to go out and interfere. I request 
 you to be good enough not to give Mr. Greer any further trouble. 
 
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 lAY. 
 
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 iment. and^ 
 are of the' 
 equity and 
 la not ie«^l 
 i;;:^csr. that 
 nuel Greer 
 paragraphs 
 
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 ruary, 1880. 
 
 k— Williarti 
 
 of the land 
 
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 ting ot the 
 
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 t apart for 
 
 ereinbefore 
 
 ition in the 
 
 I give the 
 
 UiVi Agent. 
 
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 iprovenients 
 e agreement 
 amount you 
 him lurther 
 . I request 
 ther trouble. 
 
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 I fear you have some parties who are not advising you for your 
 good. Yours truly, 
 
 (Signed) P. McTiernan. 
 
 Indian Agent. 
 
 New Westminster, 
 
 7th November, 1884. 
 Samuel Greer, Granville, B.C. 
 Sir, 
 
 I have the honor to inform you, in answer to your letter of 
 the and instant, that I have given no authority to any person to 
 enter upon or take possession of Indian Charley's improvements 
 at False Creek. I have no authority to do so without the consent 
 of Charley. 
 
 You arc the on'y person I know of who have negotiated with 
 Charley for the improvements in question. 
 
 Chai lie has repeatedly told me that parties wanted to put 
 him off the place without givin;; him any compensation. I ad- 
 vised hi.n not to leave the place until he was paid for his 
 improvements. You are the only person that came forward and 
 paid the Intli m what he demanded for his improvements and 
 good-will ot tlie premises lately occupied by him at False Creek. 
 
 1 have, &c.. 
 
 (Signed; P. McTiernan, 
 
 Indian Agent, 
 
 [Here follows a map or plan of the Greer Property ] 
 
 To all to whom these Presents s'.iall come, we 
 
 Indians of the Squamish tribe or 
 Band of Indians of British Columbia, being ot the age ot t\%^enty- 
 one years and upwards, whose names and marks are hereunder 
 written and set. 
 
 Whereas we have agreed with one Samuel Greer in presence 
 of Peter McTiernan, Indian Agent, and the Chief of the said 
 tribe or band, lor and in consideration of the sum of one hundred 
 dollars ($100) to grant, release, surrender, yield up and forever 
 quit claim to him the said Samuel Greer, his heirs and assigns, 
 all our rights, title and interest, whats>)ever to ali the lands and 
 parcels of lands, and to ail improvements made by us thereon. 
 said lands and parcels of (and. l)eing those lately occupied by us 
 between lot 192, and the Indian reserve at False Creek, and 
 distinguished by the color red on the map or plan annexed hereto. 
 
 Now these presents witnesseth that in consideration of the 
 said sum ot one hundred dollars to us in hand, paid by the said 
 Peter McTiernan, Indian Agent, we grant, release, surrender, 
 yield up and forever quit claim unto the said Samuel Greer, his 
 heirs and assigns, the said lands and parcels of land and all our 
 rights, title and interest to all the iraprovements consisting of 
 
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 iencing, building*; of all kinds and other structures, orchards and 
 fruit trees, and ail improvements of whatsoever kind and nature 
 made by us on the said land lately occupied by us and lying along 
 the shore ot English Bay and between the said lot 192 and said 
 Indian Reserve at False Creek, and distinguished "^y the color 
 red on the map or plan annexed hereto. 
 
 In witness whereof we have hereto set our hands this twenty- 
 fourth day ot November, ^.D. 1884. 
 
 Witness : 
 (Signed) A. D. Campdeli., 
 
 Witness : 
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 In conclus m I ask you, Eledlors, at the hustinf!;s to record 
 your Votes tor men who will pledge themselves to see an end put 
 to such a state ot corruption and injustice and a state of tilings 
 which is a crying shame, and a blot on the escutcheon of a 
 Province claiming to be British. All I ask for is jnstire tha 
 justice which has been accotded me by your representatives (vi ' 
 PaTlianiei'tary Report) but refused in defiance of your r(}Mesent 
 tives, by the present Government of British Columbia. It is m_. 
 int'^niioii to forward a copy of this to all members of the Houses 
 of Parliament at Ottawa, and also to all members of the Imperial 
 Parliament, and as a last resource in default of justice will carry 
 it to liie foot of the throne. 
 
 Declared before me this 5th day 
 of June, A.D., 1889. 
 M. A. iVIacLran, 
 
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 SAMUEL GREER. 
 
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