After the completion of this great work, Admiral Sir John Arbuthnot Fisher resigned his post as Director-General of Ports and Lighthouses, after thirty years of service to the Egyptian government. During this time, he made numerous reforms in the ports. He was succeeded by Captain Harry Robinson of the English Navy.

The existing warehouses on the quays were increased by the construction of seven new warehouses for customs. The reason for building these warehouses was the expansion of trade in the port, as shown by the following table, which shows the number and tonnage of ships that entered the port of Alexandria from 1913 to 1914.

Number | Tonnage (tons) ------- | --------1913 | 1,454,000 1914 | 1,514,000 In the spring of the past year, a scandal occurred in the administration of the Ports Department. The Ministry of Finance formed a committee of inquiry, and after a thorough investigation, 12 employees of the department were dismissed from government service. It is hoped that this severe example will prevent such misconduct from recurring in the future.

As for Port Said, the Suez Canal Company continues to persevere in its project related to the construction of quays and the like. Work is underway on three basins on the eastern shore for the mooring of ships carrying oil, petroleum, and other goods. Their depth will be ten meters. They have begun using the northern basin for ships that dive seven meters.

The company will move its shipyard from its current location to expand the area for goods and merchandise. They have made considerable progress in preparing the new area.

As for the western shore, the work currently underway is the expansion of the Sharif basin and the deepening of a basin in the lagoon, which is intended to be connected to the canal eventually.