In April 1884, he assumed concurrently Daijokan (Grand Council of State), Senior Executive Secretary of Genroin (the Chamber of Elders), and Goyo-gakari (a general affairs official) of Bureau of Institutional Investigation.
1884年（明治17年）4月、太政官権大書記官兼元老院権大書記官、制度取調局御用掛。