At that time, the Meiji government took the policy that as far as the iriaichi had clear written proof or Kohi (a oral record handed down for generations), it was exempt from expropriation, but when they had no written proof, the government would recognize the land as iriaichi only if another village adjacent to the land in question was generous with rendering an official testimony of the land.
この時、明治政府は明確な書証あるいは口碑がある場合にのみ、入会地を官有地にしないという方針を採ったが、書証が無い入会地については、その入会地に隣接する村から公式な証言が得られた場合に入会地として認めるという方法を採用した。