The result would have been an increase in the concentration of jobs in one center, which would have improved the situation. I thought that if I counted those currently in the service of the Egyptian government and compared them to those who were in it ten years ago, it would not be without benefit to me and to the public whose reality I wish to inform. Accordingly, I requested lists from every department and office showing the composition of the Royal Egyptian Service on January 1, 1896, and January 1, 1906. Their composition on these two dates is shown in the following table, which contains only "minor" employees. As for "major" employees, they are a large number, mostly Egyptians, and they are employed especially in the Department of Finance, the Railway Department, and the Post Office.

Increase Year 1906 Year 1896 Departments Total Europeans Egyptians Total Europeans Egyptians Total Europeans Egyptians Central Office Secretariat Inspection Disbursed Funds Registry Land Sales Endowment Customs Post Office Ports and Lighthouses Survey Schools Public Health (1) Public Education Railway Police Interior (2) Total * These figures are in the division of 11.1 because most of the area had not been elected separately in 1896. (1) Excluding the Hashim district, the department, and its employees. (2) Excluding non-commissioned officers and conscripts in the police.