And the ambitions of British policy 97 Muhammad Ali and our present era, and we have learned about the state of the country in the period before the English occupation. The area of land subject to land tax in the year 1881 AD mentioned reached 4,714,406 feddans, and its land tax reached 480,518 Egyptian Pounds, at a rate of 103 qirsh per feddan. In the year 1921 AD, during the reign of His Majesty King Fuad, the area of land reached 5,615,700 feddans, and its land tax reached 5,134,660 Egyptian Pounds, at a rate of 90 qirsh per feddan. A memorandum from Sir M. MacDonald, Advisor to the Ministry of Public Works, on Nile control operations in 1919 AD stated: The area of cultivated and cultivable land in Egypt is 7,300,000 feddans, from which 2,000,000 feddans allocated for fish farming are deducted. This leaves 7,100,000 feddans. From this, the area subject to land tax, which is 5,600,000 feddans, is deducted. This leaves 1,500,000 feddans. This amount is the area of Egypt that is currently uncultivated but cultivable in the future. Conclusion It has become clear from the foregoing that the area of cultivable land in the Egyptian Governorate is (7,100,000) feddans, in addition to (3,000,000) feddans where fish are farmed, and the amount of (5,600,000) feddans from which taxes are collected as if it were cultivated. (1,500,000) feddans are currently uncultivated and cultivable in the future. The population of Egypt is 13,718,255 according to the 1917 census, so there are two and a quarter people per feddan. The most populous governorate relative to its area is Monufia Governorate, as each three of its inhabitants are allocated one feddan. And the Egyptians have since