Abstract
This paper describes about transition process of the execution system at Imperial Capital Reconstruction Project after Great Kanto Earthquake from a viewpoint of the organization and the personnel. The feature of engineer took part in Imperial Capital Reconstruction Project is also described. The government established a special organization named Department of Imperial Capital Reconstruction in 1924 from 1923, Ministry of Interior Reconstruction Bureau in 1930 from 1924 and Ministry of Interior Reconstruction Affairs Bureau in 1932 from 1930 for reconstruction from Great Kanto Earthquake. In addition to the large-scale reorganization in 1924 and 1930, these organizations were reorganized 7 times (6 times in 1930 from 1924, once in 1932 from 1930) by administrative readjustments and reexamination of works. City Planning Division and Accounts Division in Ministry of Interior Minister's Secretariat dealt with residual affairs for a while after abolition of Reconstruction Affairs Bureau. The Imperial Capital Reconstruction Project was taken part in 1,366 government officials, 864 of them technical. Its items were 1 chief engineer, 163 engineers and 700 assistant engineers. These technical government officials called in Ministry of the Interior, Ministry of Railways, 44 prefectures, 9 cities and others. Many of engineers who came from prefectures were experienced in the land readjustment at rice-fields. The number of the government officials became the maximum in 1926. In graduates of the imperial universities and graduates of higher technical schools promotion had a difference. The surplus engineer's treatment problem occurred by convergence of project.
