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When Eastwood hired two Japanese assistants the discriminatory attitudes of the times befell him. He was charged with dereliction of duty when the local MP Colonel Edward G. Prior wrote to the Minister in the fall of 1900 stating that "for a long time past this lighthouse has been in the charge of two Japanese instead of a white man "The Minister Louis Davies replied that " The Department was not desirous to encourage in any way the employment of these men." White men should have the preference. Eastwood served until he retired in 1919."</font> <p><a href="http://www.metchosinmuseum.org/Contentpages/Coastal%20History/race_rocks_lighthouse.htm"><font size="2" face="Arial,Helvetica,Geneva,Swiss,SunSans-Regular">From Coastal History on the Metchosin Museum website</font></a></p> <p></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td><font size="2" face="Arial,Helvetica,Geneva,Swiss,SunSans-Regular">Ed Note: In the 1990s we met with a student who came on a school fieldtrip to Race Rocks and his mother who were related to the Eastwoods. If any family members will get in touch, we will include more information here. </font> <p><font size="1" face="Arial,Helvetica,Geneva,Swiss,SunSans-Regular">To DO: Go to BC Archives and obtain a copy of the following picture:<br> </font><font size="1" face="Arial,Helvetica,Geneva,Swiss,SunSans-Regular">British Columbia Archives<br> Visual Records Catalogue<br> Email: access@www.bcarchives.gov.bc.ca<br> <br> CALL NUMBER: G-08828<br> --------------------------------------------<br> Catalogue Number: HP005457<br> Other Cat. Number: <br> <br> Subject: FAMILY GROUPS<br> Subject: LIGHTHOUSES<br> Subject: <br> Geographic Region: CAPITAL<br> <br> Title: Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Mercer Eastwoood and family, lighthouse keeper at Race Rocks; Eastwood served as keeper from April 1891 to 1919<br> <br> Photographer/Artist: UNDETERMINED<br> Date: [ca. 1898]<br> <br> Accession Number: 193501-001<br> </font><font size="1"><br> </font></p> </td> </tr> </table> </td> <td width="1" height="1023"><spacer type="block" width="1" height="1023"></td> </tr> <tr height="32"> <td width="8" height="106" rowspan="2"></td> <td width="753" height="32" colspan="3" valign="top" align="left" xpos="12"> <table width="346" border="0" cellspacing="2" cellpadding="2"> <tr> <td><b><font size="2" face="Arial,Helvetica,Geneva,Swiss,SunSans-Regular">Go to the<a href="../../histam.htm"> HISTORY INDEX </a>for Race Rocks</font></b></td> </tr> </table> </td> <td width="1" height="32"><spacer type="block" width="1" height="32"></td> </tr> <tr height="74"> <td width="3" height="74"></td> <td width="750" height="74" colspan="2" valign="top" align="left" xpos="15"> <table width="745" border="0" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="2"> <tr> <td> <center> <a title="racerocks.com homepage" href="http://www.racerocks.com"><img src="../../../logo/rrcomcolors.jpg" alt="racerocks.com home page" height="62" width="108"></a></center> </td> <td><a title="Lester B. 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