The payment for Tokar cotton was made in cash instead of goods as was previously the case. The re-exported goods were slightly reduced, as were the goods that passed through Sudan to the southern countries. The public's share of imports reached 94 percent and the government's share 63 percent, compared to 67 and 63 percent in the previous year. Of the total imports, 46 percent were of British manufacture and 26 percent were of Egyptian produce or products. As for exports, England's share was 10 percent and Egypt's share was 95 percent. Regarding trade routes, imports from Abyssinia via border routes increased by 7,000 Egyptian pounds, despite the disturbed conditions in Abyssinia, and this increase is encouraging. On the Red Sea, it has become clear that Suakin is the natural outlet for Tokar cotton and the market for Indian goods, and that Port Sudan is the export port from Sudan, to which 50 percent of its imports also arrive.