The Lado Province led to an increase in royal and military aid, reaching 36,000 Egyptian pounds. I mentioned in my last report that there was an intention to gradually transfer the expenses of some works that recur year after year to the ordinary budget instead of keeping them temporarily in the reserve account due to circumstances. However, this was not achieved in the 1911 budget. The increase in local services revenue was allocated to meet local needs, and the increase in railway revenue was mostly consumed by the increased expenses necessary for operating the new line. Furthermore, the need arose to provide about 7,300 Egyptian pounds for the royal expenses necessitated by the occupation of the Lado Province. Since the remaining amount was small and insufficient to meet all the consolidated and necessary demands on the treasury, some departments still remain a burden on the reserve. In addition, they were forced to postpone the provision of 6,000 Egyptian pounds required for the administration of the southern part of the Lado Province until 1912 or until revenue increases sufficiently to bear this new burden. Among the departments whose expenses recur year after year and are added to the reserve are Public Works, Roads, Land Registration, Surveying, and Bashiq fields, which require the provision of about 73,000 Egyptian pounds. It is hoped that the growth of revenue in the coming year, through the development of agriculture, the extension of railways, and other measures taken to promote trade, will facilitate the establishment of the 1912 budget on satisfactory grounds.

"11" 1910 Accounts: The accounts have not yet been closed, but the result will be approximately as follows: Expected Result Estimated in Budget EGP Revenue Expenditure EGP 142,500 142,500 149,330 134,330 Increase of Revenue over Expenditure 850,000 Revenue increased by 6,830 Egyptian pounds more than estimated. Expenditure decreased by 81,700 Egyptian pounds from the budget allocations. Thus, the revenue over expenditure increased by 50,000 Egyptian pounds more than estimated when the budget was allocated, and this increase will be added to the reserve.