- 102 -No progress was made in the Kordofan lands in northern Sudan due to the past cotton season's activities. No progress was made in the lands granted by concession to Karashi Kili, Al-Mutayawi, Soba, Azidab, and Rig. The reason for this was the recent financial setbacks in Egyptian cotton. As a result of opening the Makran wharves on the Blue Nile, a request was made for the necessary land to establish warehouses. The necessary measures for cotton planning and distribution have been completed and will be implemented soon. Good progress has been made in land ownership settlement activities. The ownership of each landowner has been defined, surveyed, settled, and registered in the centers of Al-Kamalain and Al-Maslifiya, and in the Blue Nile province. Its area is about 400,044 feddans. It was found that all the lands in these centers belong to individuals. When the registration of lands in Wad Madani center, where work is ongoing, is completed, the government will have complete records of the ownership of each piece of land. A large portion of the lands in the White Nile province has been registered, and the final boundaries between the Blue Nile province and the White Nile province have been determined. Registration work in other centers has progressed well, and land types in the province have been enumerated. In July, an experiment in cotton cultivation began in Gezira, and all indications point to its complete success. Among the things that boost morale is the good situation in Tokar, where the cotton yield has doubled in the past five years and is now being sold at good prices. The demarcation of 90,000 feddans has been completed, which will be valuable for the administration of affairs in the province. Useful experiments have been conducted in cultivating some types of Egyptian and American cotton. An inspector and an adequate number of staff have been appointed to reside permanently in Tokar center to train national farmers on the best cultivation methods and land preparation. Work is underway in Dofla to rescue the canal system and enrich the soil. Unfortunately, the cotton yield was below average in the lands irrigated by Nile water due to the cold spell in November and the bollworm infestation.