Kuroda insisted that the special offer should be allowed to the business set up by the former officials who would not act from self-interest, but it was opposed by Shigenobu OKUMA who had established the regulations on sale of public properties.
黒田は、事業には私利で動かない官吏出身者をあてるべきだとして優遇を弁護したが、払い下げの規則を作った大隈重信が反対した。