- 61 -The result would have been an increase in their numbers concentrated in one center compared to what it was. I calculated those in the service of the Egyptian Government now and compared it with those who were in it. This is for my benefit and theirs, and what I want is to be informed of the reality. Accordingly, I requested a statement from every office and department showing the composition of the Royal Egyptian Service on January 1, 1896, and January 1, 1906. The composition on these two dates is shown in the following table, which contains only the "Qilla" (minority) employees. As for the "Zuhurat" (majority) employees, they are a large number, most of them Egyptians, and they are employed especially in the Department of Animal Husbandry for the Ministry of Finance, the Railway Department, and the Post Office Department.

Increase 1906 1896 Offices Central Office Railway: Ministry Supervision Estimated Funds 69 Registry Land Sales The Mubarak Coastal Dredging Post Office Ports and Marinas Survey Public Works Al-Hafaniyah (1) Railway Telegraphs Interior (2) Total These figures are for 1906 because the Survey station had not yet been established. (1) Excluding the judges of the regional governor and their employees. (2) Excluding non-commissioned officers and soldiers in the police.