Notice from BC Security Commission

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The announcement, issued by the BC Security Commission, first written in Japanese, then in English, is in regards to the wages and family allowance to be paid to evacuees and their families. The regular hourly rate for wages is noted as being twenty cents. The documents lists sixteen occupations which are exceptions to the regular hourly wage. The document states that twenty dollars a month must be given to the wives of married men per month, and that the government will provide five dollars a month for the first child, and four dollars a month for any subsequent children. The document also provides information on internment camps, such as a charge of twenty five cents per meal at the camps. The document notes that the internment camps are, "... being put into operation for the sole purpose of providing employment for persons of Japanese Race evacuated from the protected area who can not otherwise secure employment. The document concludes by describing further charges for those interned at Hastings Park and the provision of cloth and sewing machines for those in need of clothing.

Junzo Yamake came to Canada from Ubikiyama, Shiga Ken at the age of twenty five. He apprenticed as a baker under Mr. Hayashi until he could open his own shop in 1927. He married Hatsuye Nishimura in 1928 and began a family.

The digital copies of the records were acquired by the Landscapes of Injustice Research Collective between 2014 and 2018.

This record was digitized in full.