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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.

Self-Governing Bodies

Taihoku Shinchiku Taichū Tainan Takao Taitō Karenkō Total
No. of
Bodies
No. of
Mem-
bers
No. of
Bodies
No. of
Mem-
bers
No. of
Bodies
No. of
Mem-
bers
No. of
Bodies
No. of
Mem-
bers
No. of
Bodies
No. of
Mem-
bers
No. of
Bodies
No. of
Mem-
bers
No. of
Bodies
No. of
Mem-
bers
No. of
Bodies
No. of
Mem-
bers
Associations of Chiefs
& Leaders
13 116 1 12 31 285 3 34 30 442 11 198 16 105 1,087
Patriarchs' Associa-
tions
20 750 8 365 19 823 - - 16 1,009 - - 40 103 2,947
Young Men's Associa-
tions
20 980 - - - - - - - - 4 215 2 117 26 1,312
Womens' Associations 20 743 - - 1 76 - - - - - - - - 21 819
Alumni Associations 5 227 5 140 1 22 - - 8 228 6 151 23 864 48 1,632
Societies for the study
of Japanese
- - 7 182 11 525 - - 4 103 1 98 15 38 908
Total 78 2,816 21 699 63 1,731 3 34 58 1,782 22 662 96 981 341 8,705
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