67 419 11. Accounts of 1909 The revenue of the Soudan, which in 1899 stood at £E. 1*26,000, has in 1909, for the first time, exceeded a million, the actual amount realized being .fE. 1,040,200.

Leaving out of account the annual contribution of .£E. oo5,0(.0 granted by the Egyptian Government and the iE. 127,000 repaid by the Soudan to Egypt for the maintenance of the Egyptian army across the frontier, the financial results of the year are approximately as follows :— Budget Estimates. Approximaie Bcsuts.

£E. £E. Keoeipis .. .. .. .. 3,Oi:i,000 l,04u,00n E.\peaditure .. .. .. .. 1,222,0U0 1,153,000 Deficit .. .. .. 208,000 113,000 The net result has therefore been better than the estimates by about .£'E. 95,000, which sura will be carried to the credit of the Eeserve Fund. The revenue realized has exceeded the estimate by about LE. 26,000, of which £E. 15,000 is accounted for by an improvement in the receip>ts of the land-tax and £E. 6,000 in those of the animal-tax.

The following table show’s the approximate receipts from the main sources of revenue, as compared w’itli the actual receipts of the three previous years:—■ band-tax .. .. Date-tax Aniraal-tax Royalties Tribute from nomad tribes Timber and fire-wood Miscellaneous .. Customs Steamers .. Posts and Telegraphs Railway's Agriculture and lands Legal Department General Central Services,. Other Departments and Services Local Provincial Services..

Total 1906.

£E. 106.300 16,963 24,206 31,552 14,114 18,523 56,559 47,953 113,*202 39,174 279,340 5.931 6,480 12,348 8,162 37,063 1907.

817,875 £E. 103,581 16,669 27,228 89,920 19.074 20;i60 51.683 87,749 126,711 45,023 303,823 7,699 19,983 17,341 25,991 52,313 975,973 1908.

£E. 98,834 18,986 28,003 41.791 19,192 29,754 56,595 69.893 126,857 47,295 323,476 3.436 8.437 21.655 30,628 54,510 979,342 1909. (.\pproximate.)

£E. 121.800 18,540 36,100 47,300 18.450 28.360 60,050 67,500 131.000 46,800 335.000 3.200 9,500 22,000 34.000 60.000 1,039,600 The revenue from the provinces has attained the figure of £E. 330,600, as compared with £E. 293,000 in 1908, and has exceeded the budget estimate by about £E.30,000. Land-tax w’as collected on 294,000 feddans, as compared w'ith 230,000 in 1908. The estimated area for 1910 is 299,000.

The receipts from the revenue-earning Departments and Services al’e anticipated to amount to about £E. 650,000, as compared wutli a budget estimate of j£E, 656,000 and with £E. 632,000 realized in 1908. Customs, steamers, posts and telegraphs, and raihvays contribute about 60 per cent, of the total revenue of the countiy, and the following statement shows the receipts expected in 1909, as compared with the budget of that year and the actual returns of 1905 :— Oustoms Steamers Posts and Telegraphs Railways 4 4 4 • * • Total • • • • Receipts, 1908.

£E. 60,893 126,857 47,295 323,476 567,521 Budget estimate, 1909.

£E. 77.500 134,000 51.500 830,500 698,500 Approximate rUceipts, 1909.

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