Then, on June 15, the Kumagaya Prefecture was established and Kawase was assigned to be the first governor (on the same day Chiba Prefecture was also established and Shibahara was assigned to be the first governor).
そして6月15日、熊谷県が発足して河瀬は初代県令となった（同日に千葉県も発足して柴原がそのまま初代県令となった）。