And this doctor, then another Egyptian is chosen to study in the Bacteriology Department at the Cairo Laboratory. And waiting, it is understood that some selected Egyptian doctors are sent to Europe where they will train after completing their medical studies there. And one of the employees of the Ministry of Finance, Sayf, is sent to the Kasr El Ainy Hospital in Cairo every year to Europe so that he can specialize in a specific branch of his profession. And in 1896, the number of employees in the Prisons Department was 71 Egyptians and 3 Europeans. They increased until they became 149 Egyptians and 10 Europeans in 1906. The number of Europeans is not increasing, as is evident. And in 1896, the number of employees in the Anti-Gambling Department was 4 Egyptians and 3 British. They became 5 Egyptians and 8 Europeans in 1906. The employment of a few Europeans in this department is very necessary, as if they were in Sudan. (Z) Conclusion And if we consider the general results that I have understood after much thought on this important subject. First, if we exclude the employees of the Railway Department, the number of employees in the Egyptian government was 8075 individuals, between Europeans and Egyptians, on the first of January 1906. This number does not include the judges of the Mixed Courts, nor the "appearances" officials, as if they were a separate entity. If these two groups were included, I would not be far wrong if I said it reached 10,000 people. I can hardly believe that this army of employees is for the administration of a government of a country inhabited by about 12 million people. Anyone who considers this will agree that this large number of Russian employees in the Egyptian government is far in excess of the need. It is better for the nation's treasury to reduce this number and increase the salaries of those who remain in service. But any comprehensive reform of this kind is met with opposition from the public and causes hardship and distress to many. The government has refrained from undertaking it, considering it a matter of concern, because there is no doubt that the hardship for an employee leaving the Egyptian government is mental, as he is expected to support not only his wife and children but also other relatives in many cases. So much so that I heard of an employee complaining about an increase in his salary on the grounds that the increase would not cover what his relatives demanded of him after he had supported them. For this reason, I do not think that any fundamental or rapid reform of this kind can be carried out. But there is another aspect that deserves consideration, in my opinion, and that is the retirement of a number of excess employees who are not competent for promotion, and the failure to distinguish others in their positions.