Steve, actually you got me there!
In that sense Higo ryu taijutsu no kata is no different than kime no kata. The only way it would differ is that it would not be an official Kodokan kata and would probably not be recognized as a judo kata (while it actually is).
Now I am confused, I will ponder on this for a while.
I have done so and I must say that due to the fact that the kata has not been part of Kodokan judo it could still do a lot of good to steer jujutsupractitioners into a direction away from the influence of judo organizations and towards independence.
best,
Johan Smits