The biggest difference with local governors appointed by the Edo bakufu was that most of the village land stewards in the Satsuma Domain were executives of the domain, including chief retainers, lord chamberlains, commissioners of finance and town magistrates, who were concurrently appointed as jito.
江戸幕府の代官との一番の違いは、薩摩藩の大半の郷の地頭は家老や側用人、勘定奉行や町奉行等の薩摩藩重役が兼務していた点である。