Letter to the Honourable McKenzie King from Keiji Kishiyama

Scanned black-and-white microfilm of a typewritten letter addressed to prime minister McKenzie King from Keiji Kishiyama regarding dispossession of their property. Includes stamp indicating the letter's file number and that it was received by Harrop, and the author's signature.
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Claim for damage form filled out by Keiji Kishiyama for damage incurred from "coercive evacuation from the Pacific Coast."
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Réclamation pour le formulaire de dommages rempli par Keiji Kishiyama pour les dommages causés par "l'évacuation coercitive de la côte du Pacifique." Page 2 sur 3.

Claim for damage form filled out by Keiji Kishiyama for damage incurred from "coercive evacuation from the Pacific Coast."
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Réclamation pour le formulaire de dommages rempli par Keiji Kishiyama pour les dommages causés par "l'évacuation coercitive de la côte du Pacifique." Page 3 sur 3.

Japan
Shizuoka-Ken,
Shimizu-Shi,
Orido 760 670 Ban-Chi

Right Honourable McKenzie King,
Prime Minister of Canada,
To whom it may concern,
Ottawa, Canada

1946.

Rt. Hon. [right honourable] MacKenzie King,
Prime Minister of Canada,
To whom it may concern,
Ottawa, Canada,

I, a Japanese repatriate, going to Japan voluntarily, do herewith submit a claim for damage incurred as a result of coercive evacuation from the Pacific Coast.

Before the evacuation, on the solemn pledge that the property handed over to the Custodian would be safeguarded in the interest of the owner, I had complete faith. But unfortunately, this pledge was not kept--both the movable and immovable properties were sold at a loss without my consent. Furthermore, the unemployed and the disabled in the interior housing settlement had to live on what money the Custodian handed over from the forced sale of our property.

By attaching a sheet of various claims, I do hereby humbly petition that my financial loss sustained by me as a result of forced evacuation from the coast be indemnified by the government of Canada.

Keiji. Kishiyama
Signature

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CLAIM FOR DAMAGE

File 4603

PERSONAL INFORMATION

Name ............ Kishiyama Keiji

Home address before evacuation (in Canada) Pitt Meadow B.C.

Home address in Japan Shizuoka-Ken, Shimizu-Shi, Orido 760 670 Ban-Chi

Japanese national ✓, naturalized, Canadian-born.

Registration No. 14217 Sex Male Age 41
Occupation Farmer

Married ✓, Single, Widower, Widow.

Wife ✓ or Husband ......... Name Fude Kishiyama Registration No. 14218 Age 36

Dependents ....4......

Name	Age
Masao Kishiyama	16
Kimiye Kishiyama	14
Haruko Kishiyama	10
Shuji Kishiyama	2

Keiji. Kishiyama

Claims:

1. Current value of land at the time of evacuation Value of the above, at which the Custodian sold without my consent Difference in the values, to be claimed ....	$2000 $687 $1317
2. Current value of buildings and other improvements with the lot, at the time of evacuation... Value of the above, at which the Custodian sold without my consent.... Difference in the values, to be claimed ....	$ $ $
3. Current value of personal property at the time of evacuation Value of the above, at which the Custodian sold without my consent.... Difference in the values, to be claimed ....	$300 $ $300
4. Current value of the machinery at the time of evacuation Value of the above, at which the Custodian sold without my consent.... Difference in the values, to be claimed ....	$ $
5. Current value of fishing boat at the time of evacuation Value of the above, at which the Custodian sold without my consent Difference in the values, to be claimed	$ $ $
6. Current value of fishing apparatus at the time of evacuation Value of the above, at which the Custodian sold without my consent Difference in the values, to be claimed	$ $ $
7. Current value of automobile at the time of evacuation Value of the above, at which the Custodian sold without my consent Difference in the values, to be claimed	$550 $295 $295
8. Expected four years income from farming, industry, trade, forestry, fishing, and etc., after the evacuation Value of the above, at which the Custodian sold without my consent Difference in the values, to be claimed	$ $ $
9. Expected four years wage from labour, after the evacuation Value of the above, at which the Custodian sold without my consent Difference in the values, to be claimed	$10,000 $2,000 $8,000
10. Other Claims: -

Recorded in Claims Book 14/6/46 [signed] [handwritten]

​Letter to the Honourable McKenzie King from Keiji Kishiyama

Letter to the Honourable McKenzie King from Keiji Kishiyama