In March 1882, when the administrative government was abolished, Kaitakushi Beer Brewery fell under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Agriculture and Commerce and was renamed to Sapporo Beer Brewery. Then, in January of 1886, the brewery was moved to the new Hokkaido government office. Michitoshi Iwamura, the first director of the Hokkaido prefectural government office, sought to promote the infusion of capital from the mainland into Hokkaido, so he proposed a public sale and lease of prefectural plants and farms to the private sector.