Theirs, by others of the faith, would not benefit them. It is clear that the way to organize these officials was that it is their duty to resist this temptation, and that even if there were no explicit "laws" to this effect, if they succumbed to this temptation, their action would be against the will of the Egyptian government, and indeed against the will of the English government as well.

(11) Cotton It is a fortunate outcome of the past season that what was feared for the future of Egyptian cotton at the time of my writing my previous report has been greatly alleviated. It is likely that the current harvest will exceed the past harvest by half a million to three-quarters of a million qintars, despite the fact that the area planted with cotton in 1906 decreased by 64,516 feddans compared to 1905, it is thought. These good results are due to several reasons: Firstly, the weather conditions were generally favorable. Secondly, the amount of water was abundant, and the intensity of the inundations was mitigated. Thirdly, the damage caused by the ordinary cotton worm was slight compared to other years, and I will specifically mention the efforts made to combat it. Fourthly, the bollworm, which caused devastating damage in 1905, was generally scarce last year. It has become almost certain that the damage attributed to fog was actually caused by this worm, which appears during the season when fog is usually abundant. In view of these results, it is likely that the views that prevailed in late 1905 were not without pessimism. There is no doubt that the issue requires continuous monitoring, as choosing a single season is not enough to reach significant general conclusions. Most of the fear I expressed in my "previous report" was about exhausting the land by repeatedly planting it, and the solution to this lies with the landowners and farmers. (1) All the success was in Upper Egypt, while in Lower Egypt the cultivated area increased slightly. (2) Nevertheless, the expert Gion said that this worm had spread throughout the entire domain and reduced the yield per feddan by at least a quarter of a qintar.