The Penelakut Band did not recall ever deeding to the Catholic Church the land on which the residential school was located. A certificate of title in the Church's name could not be located at the Provincial Land Registry. In 1972, the Penelakut Band thus claimed $47,900 as rental payment for the unauthorized use of 100 acres of the Kuper Island Indian Reserve No. 7 for school purposes dating back to 1896. They further requested that the government pay a yearly rental if it continued to use the school site. In 1973, the government compensated the Penelakut Band in the amount they had requested.