Report to the ... Zionist Congress and to the Council of the Jewish Agency in ... · 1935-08-01 · 8.1935 · p. Seite 297

Table 16. Price of Boat Tickets for Immigrants to Palestine. Reduced Price to Immigrants. Ordinary Category Category Categories Price. A. A.Z. B, C, D. Capitalists. Artisans. Dependents. Halutzim. Lloyd Triestino, Trieste-Jaffa (Haifa). Cabin Class Poland-Palestine, Constanza- Jaffa (Haifa). III. Class Messageries-Maritimes, Marseilles-Jaffa (Haifaf). II. Class intermediate or III. IV. Class ...... Service Maritime Roumain, Constanza-Haifa. III. Class ...... IV. Class ...... Palestine Shipping Co., Trieste- Haifa ......... Palestine Maritime Lloyd, Constanza-Haifa. I. Class A or B...... IL Class A or B...... 600 Lir. 435 Lir. 380 Lir. 320 Lir. 220 Zlotys. 200 Zlotys.* 1125 Frs. 675 Frs. 515 Frs. 270 Frs. 565 Frs. 490 Frs. 160 Zlotys. 425 Frs. 325 Frs. Groups of immigrants numbering 21 or more receive a reduction of 50% Outer cabins £P.11.200 to £P.19.200 Inner cabins £P. 12.800 to £P.14.400 6000 lei. 4500 lei. to 3250 lei. (to groups). The Palestine Offices were also advised by the Immigration Department of the f ollowing additional concessions : special rates for officials of the Zionist Organisation, the Keren Hayesod and the Keren Kayemeth, for groups, for freight, etc. In the principal countries of origin of the emigrants the Palestine Offices also receive special reductions on emigrants' railway fares. The Immigration Department of the Jewish Agency is also negotiating with the other shipping companies which have not yet entered into contracts, as well as with the international travel companies, for the adoption of a uniform system of rail transport of the emigrants from their countries of origin to the embarkation ports. VIII. Budget of the Immigration Department. The increase in immigration and in the cost involved made it necessary to increase the Budget of the Immigration Department and to bring it into line, albeit in very limited degree, with the widely ramified activities of the immigration institutions. The Immigration Department made it its policy that the immigrant should himself bear the cost of his landing and of his * Includes the Contanza embarkation fee. t With an added embarkation fee at Marseilles : II. Class Intermediate and II. Class, 42 Frs.; IV. Class, 16 Frs. 297