- 71 -This is for this position, then he is chosen to oversee. After completing the work, he goes to Europe every year to specialize in a branch at Kasr El Ainy Hospital in Cairo. In 1896, the number of employees in the Prisons Department was 71 Egyptians and 3 Europeans. They increased to 149 Egyptians and 10 Europeans in 1906. The number of Europeans among them did not increase, as is apparent. In 1896, the number of employees in the Anti-Slavery Department was 4 Egyptians and 2 British. In 1906, they became 5 Egyptians and 8 Europeans. The employment of a few Europeans in this department is very necessary, and their place is in Sudan. (Z) Conclusion I will now mention the general results I have deduced after careful consideration. Firstly, if we include the employees of the Railway Department, the number of employees in the Egyptian government is 6,250,000, including Europeans and Egyptians, as of January 1, 1906. This number does not include the Mixed Courts or all the "appearances" officials. 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 necessary to administer a country with a population of about 12 million people. Anyone who considers this will conclude that this large number of redundant employees in the Egyptian government is far more than needed. It is better for the nation to reduce this number and increase the salaries of those who remain in service. However, any comprehensive reform of this kind is met with public resistance and causes hardship to many. Therefore, the government has not seriously and diligently pursued this until now. There is no doubt that hardship is a burden on the employee leaving the Egyptian government, as it is expected that he will not only support his wife and children but also other relatives on many occasions. I even heard of an employee complaining about an increase in his salary, arguing that the increase was not enough to meet the demands of his relatives once they knew about it. Therefore, I do not think that a fundamental or rapid reform of this kind can be implemented. However, there is another aspect that deserves consideration, in my opinion, which is to retire a certain number of redundant employees who are not fit for service and not to appoint anyone in their place.