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The principle underlying the Sudan government's educational plan is to provide facilities for Sudanese to acquire knowledge and skills commensurate with their intellectual capacity, qualifying them to participate in the progress and advancement of their country, and to avoid the dire situations that arise from a people who are half Eastern and half civilized learning a system that is only suitable for highly advanced Western peoples.

Chapter Six On Sciences and Arts 16 - Sciences and Arts Necessary measures have been taken for projects in agricultural directions using scientific methods, and great results are expected from this. The Sirdar has once again turned to the artistic work undertaken by Dr. Balfour and his colleagues at the Wellcome Tropical Research Laboratories for research and analysis. The search for ancient artifacts is still ongoing, which is a cause for great satisfaction. The results of the discovery of material artifacts in Meroë were exhibited at the Berlin House this year, and people showed great interest in them. The government geologists, Mr. Grahame and Mr. Dunn, have undertaken extensive and useful work.

Chapter Seven On Justice 17 - Civil and Criminal Courts Mr. Street, the Chief Justice, stated in his report that civil cases increased to 48,368 in the past year, compared to 8,839 in 1910. Judgments were issued for sums totaling £11,925 G.M., of which 55% was paid, which is better than in previous years. Crime statistics indicate a slight decrease. The number of judgments by summary courts reached 961 in 1910, compared to 961 in 1910. The death penalty was imposed on ten individuals.

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