The population of Kordofan is steadily increasing, and they pay about 51,100 [units of currency] compared to 495,000 in the previous year, but the number of Bedouins and Nuweiba is estimated by guesswork.

« 37 » - Makalla The Lado province was incorporated into this directorate, and the population doubled or more than doubled. Public security was disturbed by the disputes that some tribes had with each other. The tribes of Al-Yar were restless and disturbed. There were some disputes and quarrels between the Tur and the Dinka over the northern border. The captain condemned the actions of a hunter or hunters who were allowed to hunt and shoot in the directorate last year, as most of them violated the laws and covenants they had pledged. They hunted with rifles in prohibited areas and fired at herds from their boat, killing pregnant females in addition to killing female antelopes and their young. It appears that the inhabitants are paying attention, and agriculture is improving. Rainfall is average throughout the directorate, and the seasons promise good yields. It appears that the tribes inhabiting the interior of Lado are in better condition and more active than the neighboring tribes of Haro, and there are many workers among them. As for finances, the tribes paid the jizya, and revenues increased by 25 percent compared to the previous year. The markets in Makalla and Yore suffered due to the fire that broke out in them during the summer. However, the festival of Kiolo will be of great value.

« 38 » - Red Sea Directorate Construction activity flourished in Port Sudan. Many shops were built, and good, solid buildings were erected on the hills. However, the lack of money still persists. The condition of the inhabitants in the regions is satisfactory. They benefited from the business activity in Port Sudan, and the cultivation of cotton expanded in Tokar. Three factors contributed to the cotton season in Tokar, making it the greatest harvest known up to this time: the abundance and safety of the flood from locusts, and the unprecedented rise in prices. The harvest reached about 99,000 qintars, and the cotton was of excellent quality.