Administration.

The text of the agreement of 1899, ou which the administration is based, provides for the administration of the territory south of the 22nd parallel of latitude by a Governor-General, appointed by Egypt witli the assent of Great Britain, and declares the general principles in accordance with which the administration shall be carried on. The British and Egyptian flags shall be used together ; laws shall be made by proclamation ; no duties shall be levied on imports from Egypt, and duties on imports from other countries shall not exceed those levied in Egypt ; the import and export of slaves is prohibited, and special attention shall be paid to the Brussels Act of 1890 respecting the import and export of arms, ammunition, and spirits.

The ■' Capitulations " are not in force in the Sudan, nor are there any foreign Consuls. The SudaJt is di\aded into eight first class and four second class Provinces, as follows : — Province. Chief Town. Province. Chief Town.

First CtAss, B»hr EUJIiAzal Berber Doiigola Ka«<ala Kliartoiiiii Kordofan Wall Kl l)amer Merowe Kasswia Khartoum Kl l)l>ei.l First Class — continved. Seunar Upper Nile Second Class. Haifa Siiakin Gezira (Blue Nile) White Nile Senga Kodok Haifa Suakin Wad Medaui l>ueim Each Province is divided into a varying number of Districts, each of which is under an Egyptian or native Mamur, •8 follows : — Province. District. Province.

District.

Fiwt Class — continued. FiMT Claas.

(■ J>eim Zubeir Sennar BabrEIGhazal \ Wau I Kumbek Senga Abu Naama Seiinar " Dinder (Abu Hashim) ' Roliatab Koseires Berber Town . Dar Fung (Soda) Berber . District 1 El Dainer f Renk L Shendi 1 Koduk Vpper Nile ■{ Tauiikia Argo 8ubat Dongola 1 Mongalla Itongnla ■ Khandak Del)ba Korti Merowe Second Class.

f Abu Deleig 1 Kanilin K,„j, f Kassala Ciedaref Gezira (Blue Nile) J Rufaa ] Mesellemia L OallalKit Wad Medani I, Managil f Kh.-irtoiim Kbarlonm < Onidurnian r Haifa I Wad Kanda Haifa Malia»(Dalgo) L Sukkot (Kosha) r ElObeid Bara Khiirai (Dm Dam) Suakiu r Snakin "L Tc.kar KonJfifan ... Taiara Nahud r Geteina Dilliiig 'lendik White Nile J DueiiM 1 K awa . Nuba Mountains (Talodi) L Gedid