Report to the ... Zionist Congress and to the Council of the Jewish Agency in ... · 1935-08-01 · 8.1935 · p. Seite 296

including tourists. Added to this were problems of payment, price of tickets, reduction of fare, etc. When the manager of the Immigration Dept., Mr. Barlas, was abroad, new agreements were signed with the Lloyd Triestino, the Poland-Palestine Line and others. These provided for easier terms for tickets for immigrants travelling under the auspices of the Palestine Offices (reductions of 33 per cent, to 40 per cent, on the normal price), improved services and boats suitable for immigrant needs. The boats plying from Trieste to Palestine—Gerusalemme, Galilea, Palestina, have had their immigrants' accommodation improved from the point of view of cabins, food, etc. The Polish shipping line, too, introduced the Polonia in 1933 on the Constanza- Palestine route, and has now decided, following requests made by us, to. introduce a new and improved boat in place of the Polonia. Transport between Europe and Palestine has now been arranged as follows : Lloyd Triestino—Fast line Trieste-Palestine, six boats a month (the Gerusalemme, Galilea, Palestina), apart from the boats on the Egypt-Europe line and the Italy-America line, which call at ports in Palestine. Poland-Palestine—Constanza-Palestine line, two boats a month {Polonia). Messageries Maritimes—Marseilles-Palestine, two boats a month {Sphinx, Mariette Pacha, etc.). Service Maritime Roumain—Constanza-Palestine, two boats a month (Dacia, Regale Carol). Palestine Shipping Co.—Trieste-Palestine, two boats a month ( Tel-Aviv). Palestine Maritime Lloyd—Constanza-Palestine, four boats a month {Har Carmel, Har Zion). The agreements made with the shipping companies provide for reductions for immigrants and tourists travelling through the Palestine Offices. The prices of immigrants' tickets at present are as follows :— 296