Jiukichi Terada to MacKenzie King Prime Minister of Canada, 15 May 1946
May 15th, 1946
Rt. Hon.
MacKenzie King,
Prime Minister of Canada,
To whom it may concern,
Ottawa, Canada,
I, a Japanese repatriate, going to Japan voluntarily, do herewith submit a claim for
damage incurred as a result of coercive evacuation from the Pacific Coast.
Before the evacuation, on the solemn pledge that the property handed over to the Custodian
would be safeguarded in the interest of the owner, I had complete faith. But unfortunately,
this pledge was not kept--both the movable and immovable properties were sold at a
loss without my consent. Furthermore, the unemployed and the disabled in the interior
housing settlement had to live on what money the Custodian handed over from the forced
sale of our property.
By attaching a sheet of various claims, I do hereby humbly petition that my financial
loss sustained by me as a result of forced evacuation from the coast be indemnified
by the government of Canada.
Repatriated 17/6/46
CLAIM FOR DAMAGE
File 2000
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Name ............ Terada Jiukichi
Home address before evacuation (in Canada) Vancouver
B.C.
Home address in Japan Shignekan, Kohi gun, Innemurn, Enise, Japan
Japanese national, naturalized, Canadian-born.
Registration No. 05586
Sex Male
Age 37 yrs.
Occupation Sawmill hand before the evacuation
Married, Single, Widower, Widow.
Wife or Husband ......... Name Shizu Registration No. 04733 Age 34 yrs.
Dependents
| Name | Age |
|---|---|
| Terada Takemi | 9 yrs. |
| Terada Masaru | 4 yrs |
| Terada Miyuki | 7 months. |
Claims:
| 1. Current value of land at the time of evacuation | $ |
| Value of the above, at which the Custodian sold without my consent | $ |
| Difference in the values, to be claimed | $ |
| 2. Current value of buildings and other improvements with the lot, at the time of evacuation | $ |
| Value of the above, at which the Custodian sold without my consent | $ |
| Difference in the values, to be claimed | $ |
| 3. Current value of personal property at the time of evacuation | $600.00 |
| Value of the above, at which the Custodian sold without my consent | $ |
| Difference in the values, to be claimed | $ |
| 4. Current value of machinery at the time of evacuation | $ |
| Value of the above, at which the Custodian sold without my consent | $ |
| Difference in the value, to be claimed | $ |
| 5. Current value of fishing boat at the time of evacuation | $ |
| Value of the above, at which the Custodian sold without my consent | $ |
| Difference in the value, to be claimed | $ |
| 6. Current value of fishing apparatus at the time of evacuation | $ |
| Value of the above, at which the Custodian sold without my consent | $ |
| Difference in the value, to be claimed | $ |
| 7. Current value of automobile at the time of evacuation | $ |
| Value of the above, at which the Custodian sold without my consent | $ |
| Difference in the value, to be claimed | $ |
| 8. Expected four years income from farming, industry, trade, forestry, fishing, and etc., after the evacuation | $ |
| Annual income received after the evacuation | $ |
| Difference in the income, to be compensated | $ |
| 9. Expected four years wage from labour, after the evacuation | $2,400.00 |
| Annual wage received, after the evacuation | just enough to get by. |
| Difference in the wages, to be compensated | $ |
| 10. Other Claims:- |
$2,000.00 Sun Life Insurance Policy ($450.00 already paid up on the policy.)
$1,000.00 Crown Life Insurance Policy ($150.00 already paid up on the policy.)
|
Recorded in Claims Book 14/6/46
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