.335 b APPENDIX G.

BOUNDARIES OF PROVINCES (DEFINED).

Bahr El Ghazal.

The southern frontier of Kordofan and thence westwards up the Bahr El Arab to the French frontier. NorUi. The western boundary of the Upper Nile Province between Lake No and N. lat. 5° 30'. East. The frontier of the Lado Enclave and thence westwards along the Congo-Nile watershed. South. The Congo-Nile watershed and the French frontier. West Berber.

The northern boundary of the Sudan from about E. long. 33° to the Red Sea. Nortli, From the point where the northern boundary touches the sea the line runs in a southerly direction to Kokreb, East leaving the Hamedorab, Shantirab, and other Bisharin tribes to Berber and the Amarar to Suakin.

From Kokreb, on the Suakin-Berber road, nearly due south to Tendera well (Kassala), leaving Talgwarab and Mib to Suakin, thence to J. Ayob and Mitateb on the right bank of the Atbara.

From Meshra Kelitawi on the left bank of the Atbara the line runs south-west to J. El Beida, thence north of South. El Farukh, through El Ashanik, south of Um Masarin (Asherin (?) ), north of El Abala, and the wells of Shag El Walia, across Wadi El Basai, north of El Geleita to Wadi Faragalla, dividing the cultivation of the Morghamab and Bisharin from that of the Shukria. From Wadi Faragalla, dividing the cultivation of the Morghamab (Berber) and Batahin (Blue Nile Province) in the Wadi Shahaheit, to Hafir Wad Um Berwa in the Wadi Sideira. Thence to Hafir El Babunotat and Isna Bir. Thence according to the well-known boundaries of the Jaalin (Berber) and Batahin (Blue Nile Province) to Hafir Giriaa (Magarin). Thence the boundary skirts the land of the JaaUn (Nafaab) in the W. Adeik, and runs northwards round the cultivation of the Batahin in the Wadi Hawad, thence to Hafir Giriaa of Debbaghat and south of Id Gerasa. From here the line divides the cultivation of the Ababda (Berber) from the Batahin (Blue Nile Province), the boundary passing through the following hafirs and hills to Hagar El Asal on the Nile, viz. : Dunieib, Kadabona, Shueir, Salmaniat, Um Serya, El Surat, Geiliat, Wad Kambelawi, J. Ganatir ; it crosses the S.G.R. at mile post .515.

From Hagar El Asal the line crosses the Nile to Meshra Lemeki, thence to J. Rueis to the eastern boundary of Dongola, the Hassania belonging to Berber and the Hawawir to Dongola.

On the west the boundary is formed by the eastern boundaries of Haifa and Dongola Provinces, the whole of West, the Bisharin of the Atbai belonging to Berber.

Dongola.

The northern boundary is the southern boundary of Haifa Province as far as its junction with the Berber Nqj.jj,_ boundary at a point due north of Berti.

The eastern boundary runs due south to Berti on the Nile, thence southwards to Sani well (Dongola) and East. Jakdul (Berber), thence south-east to Gambar well, leaving the Sauarab and Hawawir to Dongola, the Monasir, and the Hassania to Berber, and the Geriat tribe and Gabra wells to Khartoum.

From Gambar to Hobagi and thence due west to the eastern frontier of Dongola. Soutli. The western boundary includes the Arbain road from Lagia wells (Haifa) to the northern frontier of Darfur. West.