Report to the ... Zionist Congress and to the Council of the Jewish Agency in ... · 1935-08-01 · 8.1935 · p. Seite 300

"been decided to separate them. Surplus income derived from immigrants this year will be devoted to the building of houses and huts for workers who have gone to work in the settlements. The money will be placed at the disposal of the Labour Department's budget in the two years. A summary of the Immigration Department's budget in the two years covered by the Report is given below : Table 19. Budget of Immigration Department 1933/35. Expenditure— Assistance to immigrants : (Landing fees, loans)...... Accommodation for immigrants : (Huts and Hostels) ...... Training : Organisation and Supervision of training by Palestine Offices Grant for training ...... Administration : Immigration Bureaux in Palestine ............ Palestine Offices ...... Sundries : Grants to Immigration Institutions ............ Special expenditure : Travel, etc.......... Social welfare, etc....... Department of Labour : Participation in building budget 1933/34 £p: 16,477.711 3,020.301 500.000 815.000 7,581.232 10,351.656 429.328 1,344.638 1,620.000 1934/35 £P. 20,000 900 2,000 800 8,300 17,500 1,100 1,450 450 5,000 Total 42,139.866 57,500 Income— Immigration Bureaux in Palestine 7,430.894 5,000 Palestine Offices abroad ...... 25,316.061 43,000 Commission from Shipping Companies ............ 6,174.853 9,500 38,921.808 57,500 Balance of Expenditure over Income 3,218.058 Total ... 42,139.866 57,500 The Immigration Department is now concerning itself with the creation of a Reserve Fund against the day when, perhaps, changes will occur in the volume of immigration. Already the Immigration Department has arrived at the position of being self-supporting, without having to resort to the budget of the Keren Hayesod. 300