ABSTRACT
In 1919, the cost of living in Port Sudan was higher than anywhere else in the country. Private citizens and government officials alike reproached the government for insisting that Port Sudan maintain a high quality, modern infrastructure while withholding the funds needed to do so. Subject to the approval of the governor-general, the Town Fund could finance other projects that promoted the safety, health, welfare, or convenience of the community. The Department of Public Works put up and maintained the health care buildings, as it did all public structures in Port Sudan. By the middle of the 1920s, as Port Sudan’s population and commercial activities increased, the need for additional educational facilities became apparent. Of the private educational institutions in Port Sudan, the Greek, Indian, and Egyptian communities’ schools were the largest and best organized. Because of the overwhelmingly rural nature of eastern Sudan, climatic conditions could have a devastating impact on fiscal receipts.
