Report to the ... Zionist Congress and to the Council of the Jewish Agency in ... · 1935-08-01 · 8.1935 · p. Seite 68

(2) The competency of the Palestine Office Commission extends to the following matters : (a) The handling of all general immigration questions which concern the activity of the Palestine Office and the control of its work; (b) Instructions regarding the approval of immigrants on the basis of the immigration certificates which the Palestine Office receives from time to time from the Immigration Department of the Jewish Agency; (c) Proposals regarding the budget of the Palestine Office; (d) The selection of immigrants on the basis of the certificates in accordance with the instructions of the Immigration Department of the Jewish Agency and the decisions of the Palestine Office Commission. (3) The competency of the Presidium of the Palestine Office Commission shall include the following matters : (a) Instructions to the Palestine Office regarding its daily work in regulating the immigration affairs; (b) Supervision over financial affairs, approval of the proposals of the Palestine Office manager regarding the appointment and dismissal of officials, the fixing of payments, etc.; (c) The supreme supervision over the practical training of Haluzim. (4) The manager of the Palestine Office shall be appointed by the Immigration Department of the Jewish Agency, after the Palestine Office Commission has made its proposal, and shall be responsible to the Department "for the conduct of affairs in accordance with its instructions. If, in consequence of differences of opinion, there is no proposal from the Palestine Office Commission for the appointment of a manager of the office, then the Immigration Department of the Jewish Agency shall appoint the manager. (5) The Palestine Office Commission may propose to the Immigration Department of the Jewish Agency to dismiss the manager of the Palestine Office. The Immigration Department shall deal with this proposal and decide upon it. (6) The Palestine Office Commission may, within the sphere of its. activity, set up special branches as district Palestine Office Commissions or appoint special representatives for the discharge of local immigration tasks. D.—Labour Regulation. (1) The activity of the Palestine Office shall be in harmony with the principles laid down by the Immigration Department of the Jewish Agency in its instructions. (2) The meetings of the Palestine Office Commission shall be convened at the request of the Presidium or of one-third of the members of the Commission. (3) The decisions of the Palestine Office Commission, or of the Presidium, shall be valid if they are adopted by the majority of the members taking part in the meeting, provided that at least one-half of the elected members of the Commission have taken part in the meeting. (4) Decisions regarding the budget and the appointment and dismissal of officials require confirmation by the Executive of the Jewish Agency. (5) The Manager of the Palestine Office shall submit a report to the Palestine Office Commission on the activity of the Palestine Office and transmit this report to the Immigration Department of the Jewish Agency for its. information. The report requires approval by the Presidium of the Palestine Office. (6) At the beginning of each working year the Manager of the Palestine Office shall present an annual report and submit detailed budget estimates. 68