On August 11 when the Ministry of Finance and Ministry of Popular Affairs merged into the Ministry of Finance to be able to control financial affairs with absolute authority, measurements for putting the things in order were planned to be examined by Okuma and Ito as leaders.
8月11日に大蔵省と民部省が合併されて大蔵省が財政の全権を掌握できるようになると、大隈や伊藤を中心に整理のための方策が検討されることになった。