Concerning these common forests, the following movement was carried out since the time when The Municipal Government Act was enforced in 1889: Ministry of Interior (in Japan) promoted the integration of properties owned by each community, including the forests owned by each community, into the corresponding city, town or village property, to establish and strengthen the financial base of each city, town or village property.
こうした共有林は、1889年の市制町村制施行当初から、内務省(日本)では財政基盤確立と各市町村の体力強化のため、部落有林をはじめとした部落有財産を各市町村財産に統合することを推進していた。