It is no wonder, then, that the people there are content, happy, and loyal to the government. It is a source of relief to hear phrases indicating happiness and a simple life, and to know that these phrases are not generalities or illusions intended to please the rulers of the country, but rather manifestations of established facts.

Chapter One On Finance -2 - Budget 1912 The results of the year 1911 in government finance were satisfactory. The accounts have not yet been finalized, but it is expected that the increase in revenue over expenditure will reach £E 450,000. The financial situation of the government is evidence of the improvement in the condition of the people. The country has made great strides in agricultural development and the expansion of foreign trade. The number of livestock owned by the Arabs has increased greatly, and the increase in the yield of indigo continues. Progress is being made in cotton cultivation. The value of exports was £E 9,760,000 in 1910, and reached £E 13,770,000 in 1911, an increase of more than 40 percent. The increase in revenue in the 1912 budget was estimated at £E 18,060,000 over the previous year's revenue. £E 7,500,000 of this is from the subsidy granted by Egypt for the expenses of the Anglo-Egyptian government of Sudan. This subsidy became £E 1,630,000 in 1912, and was £E 2,530,000 in 1908. The following table compares the budget of 1911 with the budget of 1912.