Teizo Nakashima to Mr. F G Shears, 29 June 1944
Mr. F G Shears,
Director,
Office of the Custodian,
506 Royal Bank Building,
Vancouver, B. C.
Dear Sir:
I have in hand your letter of June 8 in which you give me particulars relating to the scale of my two farms.
I hereby lodge with you my protest not only regarding the sale without authorization
but also the selling prices at which these lands were sacrificed. I do not see justice
in sales which net a mere $4,565.00 from lands which I had valued at $13,000.00.
I believe that British justice and decency will some day make a fair adjustment. I
shall await that day.
In the meantime please make available to me the credit balance of $4,799.28. I have one son attending the University of Toronto and another making application
to enter the University of McGill. I will need all the money I can get to keep these
two in school and at the same time make a home for the other three attending local
schools.
Any information regarding the proper steps that must be taken before I can receive
this credit will be greatly appreciated.
Yours very truly,
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