- 67 -Year 1896 | Year 1906 | Increase Egyptians | Europeans | Total | Egyptians | Europeans | Total | Egyptians | Europeans | Total Supervision (600 G.M. and above per year): 11 | 11 | 4 | 03 | 36 | 1 | 24 | 25 Inspection (262 G.M. to 48 G.M. per month) 29 | 26 | 55 | 19 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 48 | 28 Inspection Agency (162 G.M. to 25 G.M. per month) 59 | 56 | 115 | 129 | 147 | 216 | 70 | 91 | 161 Labor Force (under 160 G.M. per month) 1841 | 56 | 1901 | 522 | 198 | 5418 | 2683 | 145 | 2537 Total | 2989 | 143 | 5313 | 451 | 5833 | 2442 | 201 | 2751 It is regrettable to note that Egyptians decreased by 10 in high-level inspection, while Europeans increased by 48 during that time. As for those employed in the inspection agency, they increased by 161, of whom 70 were Egyptians. However, most of the Europeans who increased were in what is known as the labor class, whose individual salary is 16 G.M. per month or less. Among them, Europeans increased by 145 and Egyptians by 2527. Colonel Macaulay wrote that these figures are misleading and contrary to our intended future policy. The reason for the increase in the number of Europeans in higher positions is the rapid increase in goods since 1896. At that time, the old Egyptian employees were sufficient for the purpose, working at their old, slow pace. But when the workload increased, there was no choice but to adopt new methods before preparing for them. The advanced employees tried but failed to work at the required speed with the new methods. Since we had no other way to transport the existing goods except by bringing in men ready to transport them from Europe, we brought them from there. We have begun preparing Egyptians for the required jobs some time ago, and there is no doubt that many of them will be suitable for high-level positions after a while. We have sent some of them to European railways at the government's expense to learn there. Learning there is good in some ways but not in all ways, and it is more suitable for the engineering branch than for the goods transportation branch. Furthermore, we have a strong need for Egyptian mechanical engineers. Whenever we undertake a task now, we are obliged to bring in a European as well to handle it. This is especially the case with electrical work. It is not hidden that the proper education of a mechanical engineer requires a long time and great expense, and this industry is difficult. If we want Egyptians to learn and excel in it, we must encourage them to learn it more than we encourage those who enter most other branches.