And the increase in the expenses of provincial administration is mostly for the reinforcement and reform of the police, as the Ministry of the Interior is diligently pursuing its course in improving public security throughout the country. The occupation of the Lado Province by the Sudan government after the death of Leopold, King of the Belgians, placed upon its shoulders the responsibility of administering a country of 17,000 square miles (about double the area of Lower Egypt) and maintaining security within it, whose inhabitants are savage tribes. This necessitated a certain increase in the strength of the army under the Governor-General of Sudan, with estimated expenses for this amounting to £450,000 per year. Since this is requested from the Sudan government, which is currently unable to increase its expenditures to this extent, the funds paid by the Egyptian government for military expenses in Sudan have been increased by this amount. However, the continuous increase in the revenues of the Sudan government is expected to reduce the subsidy it receives from the Egyptian government for its royal expenses by £100,000, so this subsidy is now £188,000, compared to £253,000 in 1908, £280,000 in 1909, and £180,000 in 1910. The new appropriations for special, non-recurring expenses amounted to £533,000, compared to £712,000 in 1910. The amounts worth mentioning, in addition to what has been mentioned before, are as follows: (1) An amount of £450,000 for the new Boulac Bridge and £270,000 for the expropriation of the necessary land for the Boulac project. It is known that the Tramway Company contributes £200,000 towards the expenses of the bridge and the quay. (2) Approximately £600,000 allocated for new buildings required in the provinces, such as police stations and posts. There is no doubt that the existing buildings in many places are in an unsuitable condition. (3) £17,946 was given for the preservation of the site where the distillation takes place in the internal oasis. The experiment conducted so far is insufficient to determine the amount of expenses required for this to be included in the general budget. It is hoped that the experiment will indicate that the current expenses, which appear somewhat high, can be reduced. (4) An amount of £10,000 was given for the construction of a hospital in Ka, as its current building is unsuitable and unhealthy, and it is located above the Ka Primary School, so a new building must be constructed for it. An appropriation of