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INFORMATION RELATING TO CREDIT 



The liquidation of real estate forming the bank's propert}* was, like 

 annual payments, affected by events. This property comprised when the 

 preceding banking-3-ear ended about 2,842 feddans (i) and 31,980 square 

 pikes (2) of building land (two urban real estate holdings and fifty-three 

 rural holdings), representing altogether a credit of '3,757,116 francs. Last 

 3-ear new expropriations added to this propert}' fort^^-nine rural and 

 one urban real estate holdings, representing a credit of 3,154,535 francs. 

 When the amount covered by the sales (twenty entire holdings, eleven 

 parts of holdings and one urban holding), 1,527,861 francs, had been 

 deducted there remained on 30 September igi6 two urban and 82 rural 

 holdings having a total area of 3,813 feddans and 132,136 square pikes and 

 representing a credit of 5,383,790 francs. The administration resulted in 

 a total profit of 1,820,768 francs. 



The following tables show the nature and the terms of the loans granted : 



Classification of Citrrent Loans according to the Nature of the Security 

 (30 September 191 6). 



(i) Egyptian pound = £1.828. 



Thus according to these figures the rural loans represent about 97 per 

 cent, of the total amount of the mortgage loans of the Land Bank. 



Classificaiion of Amortizahle Loans according to their term. 



Term 



Number of loans 



Capital still due 



lycss than 10 years, 



from 10 to 20 » . 



from 21 to 30 » 



from 31 to 40 n . 



from 41 to 50 « . 



Total 



Egyptian pounds 



The average term of the loans is twentj'-three years and two months. 



(i) I feddan = 1.79374 acres. 



(2) I square pike = 1.67153 square yards. 



