In early 1911, the government observed a change in Article 12 of the Mixed Courts Law, which replaced the General Assembly of the Court of Appeal with foreign states in the legislative process. After consulting with stakeholders, the government proposed measures similar to the complex expropriation procedures in the native courts. Had this been implemented, the new law would have had the advantage of establishing expropriation procedures in the railway, but objections were raised for many reasons. The British Chamber of Commerce, in particular, expressed its desire to preserve the principles of the Mixed Courts system. The government's decision was therefore to proceed along these lines, limiting the amendment to specific points, with the approval of the new Legislative Assembly, which must approve any change. In summary, the new law narrows the scope of cases in which ex parte judgments can be opposed, allows for provisional enforcement, expands the authority of a single judge, prevents the use of claims of ownership to delay proceedings as was previously the case, and requires the deposit of the price in court within thirty days of the final sale. These provisions do not fundamentally alter existing laws but remove their major defects, and it is not surprising that they would bring great benefit to the public. Articles 2 and 4 of the law protect small properties from seizure, especially mortgages. In the introduction, I described the nature of this reform and indicated the reasons that necessitated it for the Egyptian fellah in his current stage of development. I have included the following from the Judicial Advisor's report for the past year, which provides a comprehensive explanation of the law's intent and its relationship to other recently enacted laws for the benefit of farmers, and a description of the precautions taken by the government to protect small properties from seizure. A transitional period, in the interest of preserving interests. - (5) Law on the non-seizure of small agricultural properties - "Articles 2 and 4 of the law of 1st year 31-1912 - Official Gazette on December 4, issue 139" "The provisions regarding the non-seizure of properties have been incorporated, as they are a necessary complement to that law, concerning the expropriation of contractors' property."