​Letter to the Office of the Custodian from Hisa Takiguchi

COPY FOR MR. SHEARS' COMPLAINT FILE.

TORONTO, Ontario,
December 7, 1946.

Office of the Custodian,
506 Royal Bank Building,
Hastings and Granville,
VANCOUVER, B.C.

Gentlemen:

This letter is in protest against your letter of November 8 in which you inform me that the cheque for $473.92 which was enclosed, represents full credit balance of my property and for this settlement you ask me to surrender my Title. You have sold my properties without my knowledge, approval or authority and have sold them at an unreasonably low price. The amount does not represent even the cost or the value of one property. Since my purchase of these properties, much hard labour and improvements have been put into them.

In the first place I was told to register my properties with the Custodian but at that time there was no mention of selling. I registered my properties with the Custodian with the understanding that these properties would be looked after during our absence.

The list of my furniture, tools, etc. are registered in your file and all this was auctioned off for a mere sum of $5.93 which I do not understand how you could have sold it so cheaply. Also, I cannot understand why I have to pay the Legal fees of $15.00 for transferring when I did not even agree to sell them.

You have sold everything so cheaply and yet have charged the expense into my account. I am unsatisfied with your actions that I am not surrendering my Title. I consider your amount as part payment from you. Therefore, I will hold the cheque until satisfactory agreement is heard from you.

Yours very truly,

(Mrs.) Hisa Takiguchi
c/o [care of] Victory Tourist Homes,
120 Church Street,
TORONTO, ONTARIO