Rayki haka se, composer of the almanac and teacher. Ten mong haka se, astronomer-royal. Ro koku haka se, keeper of time by the clepsydra; teacher of time-keeping. Taku mi rio, office of the carpenters, woodworkers. Taku mi no kami, etc. Palaces, temples, houses and bridges in Japan being, for fear of earthquakes, nearly entirely built of wood, the trade of carpenter rises to a science, and, including architecture and engineering, is a business or profession which is held in high respect. In the official list mention is not made of the head man of the tanner class, or that which deals in skins of dead animals, which occupation is an abomination to the pure Buddhist. The name of the class is Yayta. They live in Yayta mura or village of skinners, often called Yakunin mura. The head man is Kobowozi. His duty is to go every day to the palace and clear away all dead animals--rats, mice, birds. He wears two swords and is generally handsomely dressed. The class belongs to the Ikkoshiu sect of Buddhists. Some of the men following this trade are very rich. Teikoya in Osaka and Siroyama in Yedo are both wealthy. The head skinner of the “eight provinces,” Danza yay mong, claims to be descended from Yoritomo. He also is reputed to be very wealthy, exercising great power over his own trade, which is governed by its own laws. Living in a fine house near the Yosiwara in Yedo, he is a despotic ruler, and can punish with death those under him. His private chapel or Bootzu dang is said to be the finest in Yedo. II. Siki bu shio (Chinese, Shik po shang; Chinese equivalent office, Li po), the Board of Civil Office. Has legislative functions, and under this board is the department of public instruction and the college. The head man of the board is the Siki bu kio. He is generally a Sinwo, or a member of the imperial family. If the Kio be an able, energetic man, his position enables him to obtain great power, and he may become the first man in the empire. Formerly, men known by the name Si sho were sent by the board to all the provinces to report on the government of each. They were changed every four years, but the custom has become obsolete. Siki bu no Tayu. Siki bu no Gonno Tayu, both men of high rank, who practically carry on the business of the board. Siki bu no Sho yu and Gonno sho yu, etc. Under this board is the Dai gaku rio (Ch. equivalent, Kwoh tsz kien), office of instruction or education. The head man is Dai gaku no kami. This office is divided into four sub-classes, which have to do with the instruction conveyed in books and literature to the people. 1. Ray ki shi, history, including the history of China and Japan and a little of India and Ceylon, as Buddhist countries. 2. Migio, religion--originally Sinto religion only. 3. Mio bo, laws and jurisprudence. 4. Santo, mathematics, arithmetic. These are called the four paths, Shi do. Besides these officers there are teachers or professors named Haka se (pok sz).