The new needs that the expansion and improvement of the city necessitate. The new part of Alexandria is built on a narrow strip of land along the seashore and contains little more than empty residential houses. What a few years ago was poor has now become in need of light, streets, sewers, and paving. And so it is with other lands that were abandoned and then built upon; the need has arisen to devise new sources of revenue to cover the expenses of these works. The municipal gardens are being expanded and organized in the old customs house area in a good style. All the powers have agreed to a loan of £50,000 for the construction of sewers and the quay, which is being eroded by the sea waves. However, the loan has not yet been issued. The government guaranteed an amount of £100,000 in 1912, and work began on the western branch of the quay. It became clear from the investigation conducted by the government in the spring of 1912 into some complaints directed at municipal employees that supervision of the administrative affairs of the municipality was not being carried out as a duty, and that the municipality's affairs were, in general, far from satisfactory. Therefore, a group of employees were dismissed, and others were punished with other penalties. The investigating committee recommended actions that are now being gradually implemented by the Municipal Council with the assistance of Dr. Graham Hill, who was the head of the Municipalities Department in the Ministry of the Interior and was recently appointed Director-General of the Alexandria Municipal Council.

Port Said Municipality Its revenue in 1913 amounted to £25,242, compared to £22,339 in 1912. The reserve fund, from which the installment for the sewer project loan is paid, is depleted by consumption and interest, amounting to £16,585 at the end of the year. The sewers were recently offered to contractors, and their cost will be approximately £17,000. The Suez Canal Company will lend the necessary funds for its completion, to be repaid in fifty annual installments at a rate of 4.74% for interest and amortization, and the municipality has the right to repay it earlier. The contractors submitted their bids in March, and work has now begun and is expected to be completed in approximately three years. 35 - Prisons The number of prisoners at the end of the year was 13,941 at the end of (1911).