- 124 -The Legal Governor The legal governor, may God grant him long life, and they reviewed 950 cases during the year.

Chapter Eight On Administration Prisons The number of those who entered prisons for major crimes increased slightly this year, but the reason for this is the increase in police vigilance, not an increase in crimes. The number of those who entered prisons for minor crimes decreased. The reformatory continues to be in great need, and the behavior of the prisoners was good on the whole, and their health was also good. As for the women who are convicted of major felonies in Sudan, their sentences are long.

Police The police are doing their duty, and yet some provinces need an increase in numbers.

Government Warehouses The accounts in the warehouses were audited by the accountants and were found to be correct, and the result was good. Slavery The department for the abolition of slavery is continuing its work. In reality, the slave trade has become a trade of bygone times.