Toyoshi Hiramatsu to Dept. of Secretary of State, Office of Custodian, 15 June 1946

Toyoshi Hiramatsu to Dept. of Secretary of State, Office of Custodian, 15 June 1946

F. G. Shears Complaint File
c/o Simon Ronacher, Athalmer, B.C. June 15, 1946.
Dept. of Secretary of State,
506 Royal Bank Bldg., Hastings & Granville St., Vancouver, B.C. Dear Sir:
I acknowledge receipt of cheque of $186.05 and account of sale of my land but am very aggrieved at my real estate sold at such a very low price without the consent of myself.
I know and am sure that the minimum price value of my land at present is over $1000.00. To prove that the value of my land was $700.00 I am sending you couple of tax receipt which I am sure will make clear to you the value of my land at that time and I have paid my tax accordingly since 1938, the year I bought that land. At that time the value of land was low but at present I am sure the value is over $1000.00.
I don't know if the Custodian of Enemy property has the right to sell my land without my consent, but I think the Custodian has not the right to sell my land at such a low price so I would like to know why it was sold at such an unfair dealing? I would like you to kindly check up on the value of my land at present and give me an reply and until I can fully understand why it was sold at such a low unfair price, I cannot send my title for land.
Yours truly,
File No. 4620

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Toyoshi Hiramatsu to Dept. of Secretary of State, Office of Custodian, 15 June 1946

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