The government, while desiring to facilitate and expedite land expropriation procedures, deemed it necessary to take measures to protect small landowning farmers, so that the harshness of their creditors' hearts would not lead to their eviction from their land. This group is weak and in need of care. The departure of a large number of them from the small farms they depend on for their livelihood and that of their families is not in the interest of an agricultural country like Egypt. This law is a manifestation of a general plan adopted by the government in these recent days to protect and assist this segment of the population, which is the most active and diligent in work, so that they do not fall prey to what they are constantly exposed to due to their ignorance and weakness: the greed of usurers and the tyranny of powerful creditors. In line with this plan, mixed courts were established this year to resolve farmers' disputes where they live or nearby, with minimal or no fees. The interest paid by the Post Office on funds deposited in its savings banks was also increased, and measures were taken to facilitate the deposit of funds in these banks and increase the public's desire to do so. New provisions were introduced into the Penal Code to punish usurers, and some capable farmers were granted small plots of reclaimed fallow land not exceeding five feddans under very easy terms. Committees were formed to assess the debts of small farmers to consider ways to alleviate their burden. The motive behind all these measures is the desire to instill a spirit of economy in the people. It is hoped that this spirit will intensify and grow as the burden of debt on them lessens and they come to possess a small amount of land that they will be reluctant to lose by borrowing money at exorbitant interest. This is because the Egyptian farmer is known for two qualities that have combined in him: his diligence and perseverance in work, and his patience in enduring hardship and extreme poverty, followed by his tendency towards extravagance and occasional inclination towards excessive waste, which makes him prey to skilled and unscrupulous usurers who are abundant in rural areas. In this regard, he greatly resembles the Indian farmer, whose blood has been sucked by usurers for centuries. Therefore, the idea of protecting the Egyptian farmer was based on what happened in India, where measures have recently been taken to prevent this imminent harm to weak farmers. Among these is the provision of the Punjab Land Alienation Act of 1900, which prohibits moneylenders, shopkeepers, and members of the liberal professions from purchasing land from farmers who have inherited the profession of agriculture.