Grants-in-Aid of Schools.

The sTants in question amounted in 1919 to £E. 20,462. They were originally paid by the Ministry of Education, and then (in 1914) by the Councils themselves (Assouan excepted). Owing, however, to the increased expenditure incurred by Councils on account of war gratuities, the question as to whence such grants should be derived has again arisen.

Most of the elementary schools fkuttabs) wOre erected for boys only, but in 1918 the attention of Councils was called to the necessity of making provision for girls also. It will be observed that the number of such schools for girls has more than doubled since 1914.

In 1916 Councils were urged to increase the number of the higher elementaiy schools. They did so, but since that date (when the number of such schools was twenty-fouj’) the number hab fallen.

Ihere is an industrial school in every province except four. Whereas other institutions are a loss, industria,! schools arc a source of revenue to Councils.

Owing to the financial condition of Provincial Councils and the expensive nature of their training schools, it is probable that the Ministry of Education will in the future assume charge.

Administration of the Provincial Councils.

Ihe Ministry of the Interior, not altogether satisfied with the working of the Provincial Councils, had delegated certain ollicials from the head office to inspect the Councils’ affairs from time to time. This led to the discovery that certain frauds had been committed by the Councils’ officials. Two inspectors for I’rovincial Councils have now been appointed by the Ministry to examine the Councils’ Budgets and generally to control tneir activities.

Sittings of the Councils.

Year.

H)J4 191i> [(otings acljnuniocl.

lo ‘(0 Total.

178 147 YI.—JUSTICE.

49. Administration.

Many changes have taken place in tlie superior personnel of the Ministry of Justice and of the judiciary since the beginning of the .year 1914. It will be sufficient to refer to the following:— April 1919, Abdel Khalek Pasha Sarwat finally resigned the post of Minister of Justice, which ho had held since 1914, and was replaced by Ahmed 1 asha Zulfikar, one of the senior judges of the native judges of the Court of Appeal who took ministerial office for the first time in the Ministry of Mohammed Pasha Ociid.

In 1916 Sir Malcolm Mcllwraith, who had held the office of Judicial Adviser since the year 1898, was succeeded by Sir William Brunyate. The latter was in his turn succeeded in 1919 by Mr. M. Sheldon Amos.

In 1916 Sir Walter Bond retired from the post of Vice-President of the Native loui't of Appeal, which he had occupied with distinction since the year 1899. Sir • 1 nifi succeeded by the late Judge Halton, after whose lamented death m 1J19 Mr. J. Hope Percival, one of the senior judges of the Court, was appointed to fill the vacancy.

In 1916 the death of Mr. Lionel Sandars created a vacancy in the office of I resident of the Mixed Court of Appeal. Mr. Sandars had held the post of 1 resident of the Court for only a short time, but during his brief tenure of that office nacl rendered conspicuous service in assuring harmonious relations between the military and judicial authorities during a period when problems of a delicate and House of Commons Parliamentary Papers Online. Copyright (c) 2006 ProQuest Information and Learning Company. All rights reserved.