The total number of telegrams increased by 5 percent, and the number of special telegrams by 7 percent. Due to a disruption in the undersea cable between Assab and Reime, telegrams between Eritrea, the Gulf, and foreign countries were sent via Keren and Sudan. The number of these telegrams sent over Sudan's lines reaches 1000 per month. It has become absolutely necessary to renew the line between Halfa and Abu Hamed. This line has been in place since the occupation of Sudan and is close to ceasing operation due to sand. Telegraphic communications were interrupted for about 30 days due to interference from wild animals such as elephants and giraffes, and the manuscript's silence. Some locals attacked the line extending between Bor and Mofolo, but such disruptions were very rare.

Chapter Five On Public Works "75" - Public Works The sums allocated for public works in Sudan in 1910 were as follows: (1) Ordinary Budget (b) Special appropriations for new buildings In addition to these sums, there was a balance of 38,000 Egyptian pounds from previous unspent appropriations. Ballage stated that general progress in the year was satisfactory. Malakal was chosen as the headquarters for the Upper Nile Province, and measures were initiated to plan the city there. New quays were built at the Khartoum confluence and equipped as needed. Railway sheds and the entrance were constructed, and dredging along the quay was completed. It is hoped that the government will be able to allocate the following sums for expenditure in 1911: (1) Ordinary Budget (b) Special appropriations for new buildings