​Letter to the Custodian from W. Laird Thomas

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Scanned black-and-white microfilm of a typewritten copy of a letter to the government from Barrister W. Laird Thomas regarding dispossession of Jiro Oya's property. Includes handwritten annotation for Mr Shears.
London, Canada
​The Custodian,
Royal Bank Building,
Vancouver, British Columbia

COPY

W Laird Thomas B.A
Barrister, etc.

To Mr. Shears 29-8-46 [handwritten]

London, Canada
August 23rd, 1946

The Custodian,
Royal Bank Building,
Vancouver, B.C.

Dear Sir:-

Re:- Jiro Oya

I am writing to you at the resquest of the above party to ask that you forward by a cheque payable to the above Jiro Oya, the sum of $2,000.00.

This money is going to be used by this party to purchase some real estate in this City, which will be used for his own residential purposes. The usual application is being made to the Department of Labour for its licence for a Japanese to aquire real property in Canada.

I am instructed to say that Jiro Oya is requesting this money and will receive the same without prejudice to any of his rights to object to the sales recently made by the Custodian of real estate belonging to Jiro Oya, and situated in Vancouver, British Columbia.

Yours very truly,

"W. Laird Thomas"

WLT/A.