With respect to the bottom-to-top communication, there are no restrictions on the subject matter to be brought up and, as to the affairs in relation to taxes, lawsuits and petitions, we have first sufficiently discussed the issue with the party concerned as well as machi-doshiyori but, if no solution was reached, we have then presented the matter to the government officials.'
「尤下より申上候義、何事ニ不依、公事訴訟之義ハ当人又は町年寄江改相談、相済候義ハ埒明、滞申義者御役迄申上候義ニ而勤来候。」