However, the establishment of Tsukigase Village in 1889 in accordance with the enforcement of The Municipal Government Act turned the tide; the governor of Nara Prefecture, Atsushi SAISHO, and the mayor of Tsukigase Village, Genkichi OKUDA, lamented the waning state of the plum groves and implemented tax reductions and exemptions as well as plum grove protection measures.
1889年、町村制施行により月瀬村が発足すると、奈良県知事税所篤や月瀬村長奥田源吉らは梅林の衰退を憂い、租税減免など、梅林保護の政策を実施した。