Asa Amemori to Mr F G Shears, Director, 21 April 1944

Asa Amemori to Mr F G Shears, Director, 21 April 1944

c/o L Toth, P.O. Box 238,Raymond, Alta.,
April 21, 1944
Mr F G Shears, Director, Vancouver, B.C. Dear Sir:
Re your letter file no. 5442 advising me of the sale of my property. I wish to state that the price is not only too ridiculously low, but that I refuse to sell at such. The price mentioned merely covers the cost land was first bought for; the labour in clearing that wild land, the trees planted, plants, buildings have entirely been overlooked under your price estimate.
I value the property at $4000 which is the price I could easily have sold for had I desired to do so. I do not see how the value of that same land could be estimated at the unreasonably low price you mention.
Yours truly,

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Asa Amemori to Mr F G Shears, Director, 21 April 1944

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