They were formerly members of the committee, formerly judges in the Mixed Court, so they are well aware of the defects that are currently complained of. 45 - School of Law I mentioned in my previous report that the School of Law in Khartoum was under the supervision of Al-Maqaniyah, and subsequently Mr. Ablin Amos, who was a counselor in the Native Court of Appeal, was appointed director of the school, succeeding Mr. Hall, who was chosen for the position of Chief Inspector of Native Courts. Mr. Hall succeeded during his tenure the position of school director in promoting teaching and improving discipline in the school. It is hoped that progress will continue under his successor, whose actions have shown him to be a legislator and not a procrastinator. Efforts were made to clarify the lessons in the past year with the aim of strengthening practical legal education, and I hope that this will lead to the graduation of confident Egyptian translators who are fully aware of legal principles and fit to carry out the duties of advocacy and judiciary. The number of graduates from the School of Law is not limited to those who obtain a law degree, but must also include external students who are accepted in the annual examination without studying at the school, as well as those seeking a certificate of equivalence who have studied law elsewhere. They obtain a certificate of equivalence if they pass a special examination in certain subjects of local importance. The number of the former in the past year was 8, the number of the latter was 10, and the number of school graduates who obtained their degrees was 57. The examiners noted the lack of knowledge of external students who applied for the final examination for the past four years, and 50 percent of 124 external students who applied for various examinations failed. This is not surprising, as a large number of them were students at the School of Law and were forced to leave it due to repeated failures in examinations. It is also clear that the examination itself is only a means to ascertain the student's knowledge and understanding. A large number of external students are employed in government offices, so it is not in their professional interest to occupy their time trying to pass an examination in which they have little chance of success. Furthermore, the legal profession has become crowded, so it is likely to be appropriate to restrict the facilities currently given to external students by limiting the number of examinations allowed for them, as is the case for students of the school itself.