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 Self-Governing Organisations of the Savages.—With a view to the general progress and enlightenment of the savage population, such self-governing bodies as are shown in the following table have been organized, and through these organizations the authorities are striving for the improvement and reform of the manners and customs of the savages, the spread of hygienic knowledge, and the diffusion of the Japanese language.

In consequence of these activities many good signs are discernible in the tribal communities.

For instance, public cemeteries have been instituted in many villages. The people are growing industrious and, thrifty and the number of drunkards is diminishing. The savages, who were nomadic, have begun to settle down in groups in fixed places, engaged in the cultivation of land.