President T Maruno and Chairman K Kinoshita to Custodian of Enemy Property, Department of Secretary of State, 13 June 1943

President T Maruno and Chairman K Kinoshita to Custodian of Enemy Property, Department of Secretary of State, 13 June 1943

Phones: New Westminster 1245 New Westminster 1161

South Fraser Farmers' Union

Packer of Straight Frozen Sugar Cured and SO2 Pack
Producers of
Strawberries
Raspberries
Logan Berries
Black Berries
Goose Berries
Black Currants
Red Currants
Asparagus
R. R. No. New Westminster, B. C.
Box 302, Raymond, Alta.
June 13, 1943.
The Custodian, Department of Secretary of State, Ottawa and Vancouver, B. C. Dear Sir:
On behalf of the Japanese members of the South Fraser Farmers' Union in B.C., presently residing in Southern Alberta, under the supervision and direction of the B.C. Security Commission, I hereby petition that our properties in the province of British Columbia not be sold or disposed at the present.
The committees of the Union held a meeting on May 25th concerning the disposal of the Japanese properties. We unanimously agreed that the ownership for the properties of our members of the Union be retained. The members of the committee attending the meeting is as follows:
The main reason for opposing is, our children were born on, and loves these farms. I realize that you will understand that it will be hard for these second generations to trade their birthplace for money or any other thing. And in many cases there farms were acquired over a long period of hardship and self-denial.
We are co-operating with the Canadian Government to the best of our ability, but this above matter is too great to stand by and watch.
Yours very truly,
South Fraser Farmers' Union.

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President T Maruno and Chairman K Kinoshita to Custodian of Enemy Property, Department of Secretary of State, 13 June 1943

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