​Letter to Department of the Secretary of State from T. Iwasaki

Copy for Mr. Shears (re File 3271).

Box 481,
Greenwood, B.C.
Aug. 19, 1947.

Dept.of the Secretary of State,
Office of the Custodian,
506 Royal Bank Bldg.,
Hastings & Granville,
Vancouver, B.C.

Dear Sir:

We received your letter of August 15th instant.

Regarding the sale of my property on Salt Spring Island, I fully disapprove of your actions which your department have taken. You have sold my property without my consent and furthermore the price of my property for which you have sold, is tremendously low at this time when property prices are so high.

At the time of evacuation G C Mouat of Salt Spring have prevented me from renting my property to such persons as Mr. B A Wilson and Mr. MacDermot of Salt Spring, who were willing to take care of my property.

Regarding our personal property, you stated that inadequate protection was blamed for being broken in and pilferaged, but was it not your department's responsibility to look after such property? I fully think you are a merely stating your irresponsibility.

According to Mr. D Taylor of Greenwood, who have written to your dept. previously concerning my sawmill, you wrote his that it was actioned and sold. To me you told me that its parts were stolen and thus would not complete a sawmill. Please explain to me which is true.

My property consists of two miles water frontage which consists of several good beaches suitable for swimming. These 52 acres of water frontage property suitable for resorts, would alone amount to a price more than you have sold my entire property.

Under such circumstance, I fully disapprove of your action against my property and I refuse to send my Certificates of Titles to you. I also refuse to accept such an inadequate amount.

Yours truly,

T. Iwasaki.