On April 29th, Toshimichi OKUBO, the Secretary of Interior, took office as the Secretariat Director General, Shigenobu OKUMA, the Minister of the Treasury, took office as Goyogakari (the person in charge of the command from Imperial Household Ministry) (the second highest position), and Masayoshi MATSUKATA, who was a Junior Assistant Minister of the Ministry of the Treasury and concurrently the Head of Land Tax, took office as Chief of Secretariat.
4月29日に事務局総裁に内務卿大久保利通、御用掛（次席）に大蔵卿大隈重信が就任し、大蔵少輔兼租税頭松方正義が局長に就任した。