Ichiro Tabata to Office of the Custodian, 04 February 1946
Copy for Mr. F G Shears
I acknowledge your letter of January 20th and a cheque for the sum of $4.33 but I did not receive a statement of my account as was stated in your letter.
The cheque of $4.33 cannot be the full balance of my account. I cannot believe that
all my goods were stolen from my house as there were some heavy fixtures such as a
kitchen range. Also, the price of a trunk, the sale of which was stated in your letter
of February 9th, 1944, has not been accounted for.
I received your letter with much bitterness and with disappointment of my trust in
your office. When I left B.C. I vested my property into the hands of the Custodian. All the sales your office has
so far transacted have been usreasonably low. I also hold your office responsible
for any loss of my goods through possible pilfering as your letter stated and I shall
in due time take up this matter to the proper authorities.
I shall be obliged if you would forward me the statement of my account, which you
failed to enclose in your last letter.
"Statement forward Feb 5/47 Trunk credited to cousin GP"
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Ichiro Tabata to Office of the Custodian, 04 February 1946
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