Chonosuke Matsubara to Office of the Custodian, Japanese Evacuation Section, 30 January 1946

Chonosuke Matsubara to Office of the Custodian, Japanese Evacuation Section, 30 January 1946

Copy for Mr. Shears. (File 1620) Complaint
1223 Berger St., Montreal, P.Q. Jan. 30, 1947.
Japanese Evacuation Section,
Vancouver, B.C. Dear Sir:
Thank you for your letter of December 30th which you have addressed to Midway, B.C. Beginning of last August, we moved here.
You have written that I have the total $348.35 left from the property.
Since evacuation, we have been on our own support and for three years, I have a stomach trouble I can't work. To get myself well, I have spent most of the money we had. Not only for this but many other things which we did it ourselves. This total of money ($348.35) isn't worth even half of what we had and lost but since we need money very badly, I will expect you to send me the money soon.
Thank you.
Yours truly,
Reg. No. 11991
File No. 1620

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