| In 1881 he was transferred to the Ministry of Agriculture and Commerce as a chief of commerce agency and industrial agency from the Ministry of Interior, but resigned after triggering a conflict with Yajiro SHINAGAWA, who was Noshomushoho (Junior Assistant Ministry of Agriculture and Commerce). |
明治14年（1881年）に内務省から農商務省に商務局長兼工務局長として移籍するものの、農商務少輔品川弥二郎との対立を機に退官した。 |