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Government revenues decreased by necessity, whether due to what affected them in the domain's jurisdiction or due to the inclination towards economy in expenditures, as mentioned at the beginning of this memorandum. In 1913, ordinary revenues reached £1,768,616, a decrease of £127,147 from the previous year's revenues. This is the first time that revenues from the Domains Department, which was freed from the burden of its debt, were included in general revenues. The increase in revenue from this source amounted to £188 after deducting land funds that are no longer collected on Domain properties. Thus, the actual decrease in all other revenue heads amounts to £350. The revenue heads that experienced a decrease were the railway and the governorate. The decrease in railway revenues amounted to £933,309, or about 2.3 percent, in the freight transport section. This was due to an accidental event: the cotton crop of 1913 was sold faster than the crop of 1912, so the quantity of cotton transported this year was less than usual. The balance of the reserve occurred in the passenger transport section, partly due to the establishment of the mixed governorate, which reduced the reasons for travel, and partly due to people's economy in expenditures. The decrease in governorate revenues, amounting to £187,597, was expected, as these revenues had increased unusually in late 1913 due to fees paid for registering deeds and documents related to the share law. Native governorate revenues decreased due to the establishment of the mixed governorate, which I had predicted in a memorandum on the 1913 budget. Revenues from allocated funds decreased by £250,000 after deducting funds that the Domains Department did not pay for its lands. Some of this decrease is due to the exemption of un-irrigated lands, and the rest is due to arrears in land funds. Miscellaneous revenues decreased by £65,412. The reason for this decrease was the lack of need for a registration deed in 1913. The revenue from silver registration deeds in 1913 was more than this decrease. Telegraph revenues decreased by £8,225, or 6 percent. However, port and canal revenues increased by £140,409, or 3 percent. Post revenues increased by £18,610, or 5 percent. Customs revenues increased by £21,138. Funds deposited in post office savings banks increased by £81, or 10 percent, which is an increase that inspires optimism for the future. The increase in revenues over expenditures in the 1913 budget amounted to £831,639.