With regard to the organization of the shōgun's government in Edo, the cabinet, called _yōbeya_, held its sessions in the castle, and was composed of the _tairō_, _rōjiu_, and _wakadoshiyori_. The _tairō_ corresponded with the prime minister (_daijō daijin_) of Kyōto; it was an office sometimes actually filled, sometimes left without occupant. The _rōjiu_ were five; their functions were the general direction of administrative affairs, of the feudal barons and of the city of Kyōto. The _wakadoshiyori_, also five in number, assisted in the administration and supervised the _samurai_ directly connected with the shōgunate. The posts in the cabinet were given invariably to _fudai_ nobles, the _tozama_ barons being entirely excluded. Next in importance were the offices of the three governors (_bugyō_), the senior and junior supervisors (_metsuke_) and so forth. One of the three governors was called the _jisha bugyō_, and was charged with the management of temples, shrines, and Shintō and Buddhist priests. Another, the _machi bugyō_, had control of municipal and mercantile matters in Edo; and the third, the _kanjō bugyō_, had to do with all the lands in the direct possession of the shōgunate. These three governors had judicial functions also, being required to hear and determine all suits connected with matters falling within their respective provinces. In addition to duties of general supervision, the _metsuke_ were charged with the superintendence of special classes, the _ōmetsuke_ being intrusted with the function of keeping watch on the feudal barons and on officials below the rank of _rōjiu_, in conjunction with the _rōjiu_; while the _shōmetsuke_, similarly coöperating with the _wakadoshiyori_, had to superintend the _samurai_ who were direct vassals of the shōgun, as well as the _samurai_ in general. Attached to the above-mentioned principal officials there was a duly-ordered staff of subordinates, the whole constituting the organization of the general government. Posts inferior to those of the three governors were generally filled by _hatamoto_ (bannerets). Turning to local officers, we find the _shoshidai_, or governor, in Kyōto, entrusted with the supervision of the imperial guards, and the _Ōsaka-jōdai,_ or lord warden of Ōsaka castle. These two officials had general charge of affairs in the western provinces, in addition to the duties of their special offices. They also were selected from among the _fudai_ barons, and their post was usually a stepping stone to the important position of _rōjiu_. Further, in Nijō of Kyōto there was a _zaiban shihai_, or controller of the guards; in Ōsaka, a _jōban shihai_, or controller of the castle guards, and in Shimpu, Kofu, and so forth, there were _jōban shihai_, or _kinban shihai_, performing functions similar to those of the Kyōto and Ōsaka _shihai_. Governors, who were regarded as officials of great importance, _gundai_ (headmen) of lands under the direct control of the shōgun, _daikwan_ and other