From this table, it is evident that in the ten years we are concerned with, the number of employees increased from 9134 in 1896 to 13279 in 1906, a total of 4145 employees. The number of Egyptians among them increased by 3583, and Europeans by 562. Furthermore, among the European employees in 1896, there were 386 Britons and 405 from other nationalities. In 1906, among the employees, there were 662 Britons and 595 from other nationalities. Thus, the number of British employees increased by 376 in these ten years, and other Europeans by 186.

I do not believe that large general conclusions can be drawn from these figures, as the responsibilities of the various departments are diverse and cannot be governed by a single rule. What may be appropriate for the appointment of Europeans in one department may not be so in another. Therefore, I have examined them in detail. Due to the limited space, I cannot elaborate on the findings in each ministry and department. I will suffice with a brief summary to explain the facts I have observed and the conclusions I have drawn.

(1) Ministry of Finance The number of Europeans in the central department increased by 13 for two reasons. The first is that the work related to foreigners is very extensive, which necessitates that a large portion of the treasury and accounting work be handled by individuals proficient in French or English. The second is that a department for minerals was established in this ministry, and there are no Egyptians with the necessary technical knowledge for this field.

Efforts have been made to reduce the number of Europeans in the secretariat as much as possible, it appears. Lord Edward Said wrote, "We wish to replace some Europeans with Egyptians if we could find educated individuals with sufficient training, but this is not currently feasible."

The number of Europeans in inspection increased by 9. As will be discussed in the dedicated chapter on inspection, the purpose of appointing British officials is to avoid the necessity of appointing a large number of European officials in executive and implementation roles. I see no reason at present to reduce the number of European officials in inspection.

Regarding allocated and proposed funds and land sales, there is nothing significant to report, as the number of Europeans increased by only one in all of these areas.

The number of employees in customs has increased significantly in recent years due to the growth of trade.