- 70 -I absolutely praise this opinion because the provision of adequate support from the English for these two required qualities is not currently feasible, and because, in addition, appointing English directors would be a coercion of the Egyptians, pushing them towards a path that separates them from the government of their country. And then, the religious aspect is deepened, saying that the Egyptians cannot govern themselves unless they try and are tested. Furthermore, although I would claim that the inspectors have not yet achieved the desired qualities to the fullest extent, I am convinced that the inspectors are constantly increasing their knowledge and selection of the country. And the directors are preferred over those who preceded them by a few years in skill and ability. If this is the case, and if non-interference is open to objection in many ways, as is my opinion and also disliked by the vast majority of the country's inhabitants, then we have no choice but to settle for the current system, despite its undeniable shortcomings and flaws. It is similar to the system that the French government followed in Tunisia since the beginning of its occupation of that country, as taken from a report by Mr. Rimbault in 1890, which states that the French government placed a French supervisor next to each commander. The commander is equivalent to the director in Egypt, and the command of the police was made one of the functions of that supervisor. So, whatever is discussed by the commanders or neglected by them is presented to the supervising officers. The utmost that is done now is to supervise the work of this system and for the translators to conclude with complete care and effort wherever possible in English intervention in their administration, not in increasing it. In 1896, the number of employees in the health department was 294, of whom 31 were Europeans and 633 were Egyptians. The number of these employees increased to 439 in 1906, of whom 61 were Europeans and 5378 were Egyptians, meaning that the Egyptians increased by 115 and the Europeans by 30. British officials hold the positions of inspectors for the six departments of this service. After a thorough discussion of this matter with Mr. Horace Betching, it was decided, at his suggestion, that the two positions that fall under these six positions would be held by two Egyptian doctors, and over time they would become senior inspectors, of whom there are now three, all of whom are British. A position for an assistant bacteriologist has recently been created, and no one has been appointed to it yet. The opinion is that it should remain vacant until an Egyptian with sufficient training is known and appointed to it. It has been proven that there is currently an Egyptian doctor in bacteriological work who shows signs of skill and intelligence. The intention is that he will study what is being taught in the work here for a period, then be sent to Europe, where he will spend a year studying this medical branch until he becomes