9 – Postal and Telegraph Services The growth of this department's work continues, with revenues exceeding those of 1910 by ten percent. The number of parcels sent by the department increased by 6 percent, the number of parcels with value declared increased by 8 percent, the number of outgoing and paid money orders increased by 13 percent, and the total amount of money sent by post offices via money orders increased by 16 percent, reaching over £200,000. The telegraph line was extended from Juba to Er Raga, and an office was established there, as well as an office in Juba. Wild animals in the Southern Provinces continue to damage the wires, and no significant improvement is expected in this regard until the number of lighthouses in those areas increases. The telegraph wires along the railway line between Halfa and Abu Hamad were re-laid during the year. The total number of telegrams sent by the department increased by 17 percent, and the number of telegrams sent by the public increased by 18 percent. The Director and the employees of his department deserve praise for the satisfactory progress made by this important department during the year.

Chapter Three On Agriculture 10 – Agriculture and Lands The demand for building plots in the cities has increased, but the amount of government land suitable for agriculture sold is not large. The area of fertile land leased annually by the government remained the same as in 1910. Measures were taken to process applications submitted to the government for building plots in El Obeid, Kosti, and Gadarif, in anticipation of the railway line to El Obeid. There is steady progress in Port Sudan, at an unprecedented pace, and agriculture in its vicinity is progressing well.