However, from the consideration for the bereaved family of Okubo who was one of the three contributors of Meiji Restoration, the government discussed and decided to support them with the total amount 16,000 yen raised by retrieving 8,000 yen donated by Okubo to Kagoshima prefectural office while he was alive as an educational fund and another 8,000 yen from donations.
しかし、このまま維新の三傑である大久保の遺族が路頭に迷うのは忍びないという配慮から、政府は協議の上、大久保が生前に鹿児島県庁に学校費として寄付した8,000円を回収し、さらに8,000円の募金を集めて、この1万6,000円で遺族を養うことにした。