I hereby give My sanction to the Imperial Ordinance concerning the partial amendments to the Regulations governing the Organization of the Region Forest Bureau and cause the same to be promulgated. Signed: HIROHITO, Seal of the Emperor This twenty-ninth day of the third month of the twenty-second year of Showa (March 29, 1947) Countersigned: Prime Minister YOSHIDA Shigeru Minister of Agriculture and Forestry KIMURA Kozaemon Imperial Ordinance No. 105 A part of the Regulations governing the Organizations of the Region Forest Bureau shall be revised as follows:
Article 2. The Region Forest Bureau shall have the following personnel: Director Agriculture and Forestry secretary 23 full service 2nd class Agriculture and Forestry technician 134 full service 2nd class Agriculture and Forestry secretary or technician 925 full service 3rd class The Forestry Station shall have the following personnel: Chief Agriculture and Forestry secretary 20 full service 2nd class Agriculture and Forestry technician 133 full service 2nd class Agriculture and Forestry secretary or technician 2,277 full service 3rd class
Attached list shall be revised as follows: Name, Location and Jurisdiction Areas of Region F. B. Name Location Jurisdiction area Asahikawa Region Forest Bureau Kagura-mura, Kawakami-gun, Hokkaido In Hokkaido Kawakami-gun (Ishikari Province) Teshio-gun, Nakagawa-gun (Teshio Province), Tomamae-gun, Kamikawa-gun (Teshio Province), Rumoi-gun, Mashike-gun, Uryu-gun, City of Asahikawa. | | | | In Sorachi-gun Otoe-mura, Kami-furano-mura, Naka-furano-mura, Furano-mach, a part of Ashibetsu-machi, Yamabe-mura, Minami-furano-mura, Higashiyama-mura. | | | | Akkeshi-gun, Kawakami-gun, Akan-gun, Kushiro-gun, City of Kushiro, Shiranuka-gun, Ashiyori-gun. Sapporo Region Forest Bureau City of Sapporo, Hokkaido In Hokkaido City of Sapporo, Hamamasu-gun, Kabato-gun. In Sorachi-gun Ebeotsu-mura, Akahira-mura, a part of Ashibetsu-machi, Takikawa-machi, Utashinai-mura, Sunakawa-machi, Bibai-machi, Mikasayama-mura, Kita-mura, Kurisawa-mura, Horomuki-mura. City of Iwamisawa, Atsuta-gun, Ishikari-gun, Sapporo-gun, Yubari-gun, City of Yubari, Yufutsu-gun, Saru-gun, Niikappu-gun, Shizunai-gun, Mitsuishi-gun, Urakawa-gun, Samari-gun, Horoizumi-gun, Chitose-gun, Shiraoi-gun, City of Hakodate, Abuta-gun, Usu-gun, Horobetsu-gun, City of Muroran, Yamakoshi-gun, Nishi-gun, Kayabe-gun, Kameda-gun, Kamiiso-gun, Hiyama-gun, Matsumae-gun. Aomori Region Forest Bureau City of Aomori, Aomori Pref. Aomori Pref. Iwate Pref. Miyagi Pref. Akita Region Forest Bureau City of Akita, Akita Pref. Akita Pref. Yamagata Pref. Maebashi Region Forest Bureau City of Maebashi, Gumma Pref. Gumma Pref. Fukushima Pref. Tochigi Pref. In Niigata Pref. Iwafune-gun, Kitakambara-gun, Higashi-kambara-gun, City of Niigata, Naka-kambara-gun, City of Sanjo, Nishi-kambara-gun, Minami-kambara-gun, Santo-gun, Koshi-gun, City of Nagaoka, Kita-uonuma-gun, Kariha-gun. In Nakauonuma-gun Iwasawa-mura, Matto-mura, Tachibana-mura, Gejo-mura, Ueno-mura, Senda-mura, Nakajo-mura, Senju-machi, Yoshida-mura, Kawaji-mura, Toka-machi, Kaino-mura, Mizusawa-mura, Rokka-mura, Tazawa-mura, Tomaru-mura, Shimo-furato-mura, Naka-fukami-mura, a part of Kuramata-mura. Minami-uonuma-gun, City of Kashiwazaki, Higashi-kubiki-gun, Naka-kubiki-gun, City of Takata, Nishi-kubiki-gun, Sado-gun. Tokyo Region Forest Bureau Tokyo-to Tokyo-to, Ibaragi Pref. Saitama Pref. Chiba Pref. Kanagawa Pref. Yamanashi Pref. Shizuoka Pref. Nagano Region Forest Bureau Fukushima-machi, Nishi-chikuma-gun, Nagano Pref. Nagano Pref. In Niigata Pref. In Naka-uonuma-gun Akinari-mura, Kamigo-mura, Ashigasaki-mura, a part of Kuramata-mura. In Gifu Pref. In Ena-gun Kawaue-mura, Sakashita-machi, a part of Ochiai-mura. Nagoya Region Forest Bureau City of Nagoya, Aichi Pref. Aichi Pref. Toyama Pref. In Gifu Pref. Yoshiki-gun, Ono-gun, City of Takayama, Masuda-gun, Gunjo-gun. In Ena-gun Kashimo-mura, Tsukechi-machi, Fukuoka-mura, Naegi-machi, Hirukawa-mura, Nakanoho-mura, a part of Ochiai-mura, Nakatsu-machi, Sakamoto-mura, Kasagi-mura, Higashino-mura, Oi-machi, Osashima-machi, Takenami-mura, Agi-mura, Hongo-mura, Misato-mura, Iwamura-machi, Toyama-mura, Tsuruoka-mura, Kamimura, Shizunami-mura, Akechi-machi, Sue-machi, Shimoharada-mura, Kushihara-mura, Yoshida-mura, Mino-mura. Kamo-gun, Mugi-gun, Yamagata-gun, Motosu-gun, Ibi-gun, Toki-gun, Kani-gun, City of Tajimi, Inaba-gun, City of Gifu, Hashima-gun, Ampachi-gun, City of Ogaki, Fuwa-gun, Kaizu-gun, Yoro-gun. Osaka Region Forest Bureau City of Osaka, Osaka-fu Osaka-fu, Ishikawa Pref. Fukui Pref. Mie Pref. Shiga Pref. Kyoto-fu, Hyogo Pref. Nara Pref. Wakayama Pref. Tottori Pref. Shimane Pref. Okayama Pref. Hiroshima Pref. Yamaguchi Pref. Kochi Region Forest Bureau City of Kochi Kochi Pref. Tokushima Pref. Kagawa Pref. Ehime Pref. Kumamoto Region Forest Bureau City of Kumamoto, Kumamoto Pref. Kumamoto Pref. Fukuoka Pref. Saga Pref. Nagasaki Pref. Oita Pref. Miyazaki Pref. Kagoshima Pref.
Remarks: 1. Such localities in this table as "a part of Ashibetsu-machi" in the jurisdiction of Asahikawa Region Forest Bureau, "a part of Ashibetsu-machi" in the jurisdiction of Sapporo Region Forest Bureau, "a part of Kuramata-mura" in the jurisdiction of Maebashi Region Forest Bureau, "a part of Kuramata-mura" and "a part of Ochiai-mura" in the jurisdiction of Nagano Region Forest Bureau, "a part of Ochiai-mura" in the jurisdiction of Nagoya Region Forest Bureau shall be determined by the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry. 2. Areas under the jurisdiction of Hokkaido Forestry Bureaus and stations shall not be included in the jurisdiction areas of the Asahikawa and the Sapporo Region Forestry Bureaus. Supplementary Provisions: The present Ordinance shall come into force as from April 1, 1947. If, at the time of the enforcement of this Ordinance, any of the persons who are holding the post in the Imperial Forestry Bureau and belonging to the local Imperial Forestry Bureau has not received a special official announcement of appointment, the official of the Imperial Forestry Bureau who has been engaged in clerical duties shall be regarded as the secretary of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, the official of the Imperial Forestry Bureau who has been engaged in technical duties shall be regarded as the technician of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, and who are in second grade shall be appointed as official of second class and in third grade as official of third class, and shall receive the same salary as corresponding to that they receive at that time. But the regulations regarding the appointment of the officials may be applied to them. In case of the preceding paragraph, if there shall be no salary basis for the person as provided in the same paragraph, he shall receive the same salary as he has received hithertofore.