- 26 -And this is the information recorded about the current year's revenues. The railway revenue was estimated at £E 6,300,000, which is an increase of £E 1,850,000 over what was estimated for it in the 1912 budget, but it is significantly less than the actual revenue collected in that year. It is not hidden that the railway revenue in 1913 increased due to the delay of the cotton season from the previous year. For the same reason, and due to the observed shortage in imports recently, caution is warranted in estimating these revenues for the current year. The Domain lands returned to the government in 1913, and the revenue from this source was estimated to be £E 14,000,000, which is an increase of £E 8,000,000 over the estimated revenue in the 1913 budget. This increase exceeds this amount because these lands will be exempt from land taxes and free from the burden of interest and amortization of the Domain loan. An increase of £E 3,000,000 in mixed governorship revenues is expected. The increase in 1912 revenues was more than this amount, but some of it resulted from a change in the method of calculation. An increase of £E 1,000,000 in native governorship revenues is expected, and it is possible that the revenues of this governorship will decrease because the new regulations mean some cases are exempt from fees, and fees are reduced on the other hand, while the number of cases presented is likely to increase. The estimation of the increase in tobacco duties is based on their increase of £E 4,600,000 in 1912. Estimated customs revenues were reduced to a total of £E 18,000,000, down from £E 18,400,000 in the 1912 budget. It is not feared that the revenue from this item decreased by £E 5,000,000 last year, and it is subject to a new decrease in 1913 due to the import duties on goods entering Sudan, estimated at £E 8,500,000. It is also said that the 1912 revenues far exceeded what was estimated for them in the budget. The total revenues from allocated funds were estimated at £E 55,600,000, compared to £E 56,240,000 in 1913. It was found necessary to raise £E 15,000,000 from land taxes in Upper Egypt due to the low Nile flood level in 1917. In 1907, the Nile flood level was low. In 1912, the government imposed £E 7,000,000 in land taxes, and consequently, the Esna Barrage saved the government a loss of £E 5,500,000 in revenue from this item. Furthermore, the exemption of the Domain lands, which were returned to the government, from the taxes that the department...