In 1905 a special military Central Exchequer was organized. Shortly after the opening of the war depots for the prisoners of war were established at Matsuyama, Himeji, Fu kuchiyama, Shizuoka, Hamadera, Navashino and other places, the total number of such de pots being 29. A military quarantine station was newly established at Wade Point, Kobe, in September.
On 31 July 1906 the Regulations of the Mili tary Department of the Government-General of Kwantung and of the Headquarters of the Mili tary Forces in Korea were enacted. On 6 August the Regulations of the Homes for Crippled Soldiers were enacted. For the time being the home is established in Tokio.
In 1907 and 1916 two divisions were in creased, the whole number of divisions at pres ent being 21.
In 1907 there were added two brigades of cavalry, one brigade of field artillery, three battalions of mountain artillery and one brigade of communication corps.
Thenceforward, communication brigade be ing expanded, now it consists of one railway regiment, one battalion of aviation, and wireless corps; they are respectively stationed at Na kano, Chiba and Tokorozawa.
In 1909 a temporary office for the investiga tion of aviation was established.
In consequence of the reorganization of 1910, the War Office consists now of Secre tariate and six bureaus: Military Affairs, Per sonnel, Ordnance, Medical, Intendance and Justice.
The number of officers (active service) in 1915 was as following: Military Supply System — Clothing.— Offices for supplying clothing for the army are controlled by the clothing and provisions section in the Comptroller's Bureau of the War Office. There is also the clothing depot, being a central executive organ. Cloth is manufactured at the Senju woolen factory, belonging to the army. The War Office gives clothing materials and money every year to the army, offices and schools, and causes them to regulate the supply among themselves. With the material and money, clothes are made for non-commissioned officers, soldiers and students.
Provisions and The clothing and provisions section of the Comptroller's Bureau of the War Office controls affairs relating to the supply of provisions and fodder to the army. There exists also the provisions and fodder de pot as a central executive organ. Provisions and fodder required by the army are procured by the Division Comptrollers' departments, and those for other official establishments and schools by their respective directors. Military bodies are given fixed amounts of provisions and fodder and of money, as also are schools with dormitories, and are allowed to manage their own supply business. The food is supplied
after cooking by the military bodies and schools. The supply of fodder is managed in a similar way.
Factories — Military Arsenal.— The mili tary arsenal engages in the manufacture and repair of arms required by the army and ammu nition required by the navy. It is governed by the military inspector of arms.
There are military arsenals in Tokio and Osaka. The Tokio arsenal manufactures rifles, cartridges and gun-equipment, and governs gun powder manufactories at Meguro, Itabashi, Iwahana and Atsuda, all near to Tokio. The Osaka arsenal makes guns, gun-carriages, shot and accessories, and governs the Ujina gun powder manufactory and the Moji manufactory of arms. Branches of the arsenals, when deemed necessary, are established at the places where the branch arms depots exist. The Ar tillery and Engineering School belongs to the Tokio Military Arsenal.
Senju Woolen This factory manufactures cloth required by the army and is governed by the Minister of War. It is managed as a special account.
Clothing This depot procures cloth mainly from the Senju woolen factory and makes it into military clothes. The depot also procures sundry goods and cloth from the public and supplies the army.
Provisions and Fodder This depot conducts the business relating to provisions and fodder to be used in time of war. The exami nation of such provisions and fodder is con ducted here.
Horse The history of the supply of horses to the Japanese army can be divided into three periods. In the first period (1868-72) grown horses were acquired from the public and supplied to the army; in the second period (1873-80) grown horses were purchased from the public and supplied to the army after they had been trained; and in the third period (1881 to the present) young horses have been procured and supplied as military horses after being reared as such. The army has a military horse supply department, under the direction of the Minister of War. This department engages in the purchase, training investigation supply and nvestigation of supply resources of military horses. The department has a head office at Tokio and nine branch offices in horse counties. The purchase of horses is conducted by purchase officers who are dispatched from Tokio to Hokkaido, Akita, Aorifori, Iwate, Miyagi, Fukushima, Tochigi, Kagoshima and other prefectures every year, in the spring and autumn. In order to maintain these horses, all branch offices of the Horse Supply Department have their own pastures, to the extent of about 143,000 acres.