1. Nakatskasa no sho. 2. Siki bu sho (Ch., Li po). 3. Ji bu sho (Ch., Li po). 4. Min bu sho (Ch., U po). 5. Hio bu sho (Ch., Ping po). 6. Gio bu sho (Ch., Ying po). 7. Okura no sho (Ch., Ta fu sz). 8. Koo nai sho (Ch., Kung po). I. Nakatskasa no sho, or Naka no matsuri koto suru tskasa (equivalent office in China, Chang shu shang).--The Board of the Interior Government, superintends the palace and the affairs of the Emperor, and regulates the imperial household. The head man, Nakatskasa no kio, is always of very high rank--generally a son of the Emperor, or of one of the royal families. Nakatskasa no ta yu, chamberlain of the household. Nakatskasa no gonno tayu is always a Mayka no tenjio bito koongay. Nakatskasa no shoyu. Nakatskasa no gonno shoyu. Nakatskasa no dai and sho jio, subordinates of the above. Nakatskasa no dai and sho sakkan, secretaries. Dji jiu, eight men of high rank. Wo do neri, ninety men of low rank; clean rooms, etc. Neiki, writers to the Emperor’s dictation, or for his perusal on government business; correspond about conferring rank, and write out documents connected with this. They are always able men, and any man may rise to fill this office if he shows talent. Dai neiki, one man; sho neiki, two men; the latter subordinates and successors of the former. Kemmootz, Dai and Sho, two men. These are the reporters or spies (ometskys) upon the officers of the whole board--literally, lookers into things (kien wuh). Sho den, one man of low rank to superintend the servants and to see that rooms are cleaned, etc. Kangee no tskasa, keepers of the keys, now done away with. Included under this department are the establishments of the Emperor’s grandmother, mother, and wife. These are called the Shi ngoo--four offices. The office of the Emperor’s grandmother is Tai kwo tai kowu goo siki, the great Emperor’s great Empress’s office. That of the mother, Kwo tai kowu goo siki. That of the wife having a child, Kwo tai kowu goo siki. That of the wife before she has a child, Chiu ngoo siki. The ladies rank as Dai nagoon. Under the Nakatskasa no shio there are several minor hoards or rio. O do neri no rio.--In this office there were formerly 800 men about the court, as messengers, servants, etc. Odoneri no kami, Ske, etc. Dsu sho rio, surveying office for plans of houses, maps of towns, country, harbors, seas, etc. Dsu sho no kami, Ske, etc. Koora rio, storehouse officer, has charge of the valuables belonging to the palace--a responsible office. Officers--Koora no kami, K. no gonno kami, K. no ske, etc. Noo ee rio superintends the making of the clothes and sewing generally of the palace. Noo ee no kami, N. no ske, N. no gonno ske, etc. Ong yo rio (literally, clear obscure office), department of astrology--composer of the almanac--observers of the heavens. Ong yo no kami, O. no ske, etc. Ong yo no haka se and Gonno haka se, teacher of astrology.