it was implemented with such a short notice because the meiji government wanted to avoid paying its officials monthly wages , whose system was introduced after the meiji restoration , 13 times a year (as the coming year in the old calendar had leap june ). この年の急な実施は明治維新後、明治政府が月給制度にした官吏の給与を（旧暦のままでは明治6年は閏6月があるので）年13回支払うのを防ぐためだったといわれる。
in those days when the average monthly wages for salaried workers was about 50 yen , ito ' s salary as an engineer was higher than the average but the money he managed to raise by selling his expensive camera and others was short of the 3 million yen . 当時の勤め人の平均月給は五十円程度の時代で、伊藤はまだ会社勤務の技術者だったため、平均月給よりも高給を得ていたが、所持していた高価なカメラなどを処分しても三百円に足りなかった。
