Anglo Sudan 157 -Egyptian] PUBLIC FINANCE (D) FINANCE (1 ) Public Finance The following table shows the revenue collected each year since the re -conquest of the Sudan : Year. £E. 1898 35,000 1899 126,000 1900 156,000 1901 242,000 1902 270,000 1903 462,000 1904 576,000 1905 665,000 1906 780,000 1907 923,000 1908 924,000 1909 982,000 1910 1,104,873 1911 1,236,446 1912 1,355,635 1913 1,568,352 1914 1,544,500 1915 1,500,000 1916 1,642,000 1917 1,806,000 1918 2,255,000 (estimated) These figures indicate a steady growth in the prosperity of the country .

Up to the end of 1912 the revenuedid not cover the ordinary requirements of the administration, and the budget was balanced by an annual grant in aid from the EgyptianGovernment. The amount ofthis grant varied , the highest figures being £E . 417,000 in 1900 and £E . 335,000 in 1912. The actual cost to Egypt, how ever,was not so high as these figures appear to indicate .

For instance, in the year 1912, the last year in which the contribution was received , the sum of £E . 172,000 .