Report to the ... Zionist Congress and to the Council of the Jewish Agency in ... · 1935-08-01 · 8.1935 · p. Seite 389

The organised communities, in 5694, opened all the new forms that were necessary, at their own expense, and without any subvention from the Education Administration. 5695 Budget (see Table 2). The contribution of the Jewish Agency to the 5695 budget was again £P. 20,000. However, as the previous salaries scale was restored for 5695, certain changes had to be made in the items of the 5695 budget compared with that of 5694. The main differences in the items of the two budgets, 5694 and 5695, are as follows : A. Increase in Expenditure. 1. Teachers' salaries. The restoration of the previous salaries scale and the addition of sixteen posts in elementary schools, including some for the opening of new forms, entailed an additional cost of about ...... ............ £P. 9,000 2. Janitors, rent, etc. ... ... ... ... ... 200 3. Subsidies to schools and unforeseen expenses ... 300 Total............ £P. 9,500 B. Citts in Expenditure. In the item " Furniture, instruments and administrative expenses" cuts were made to the extent of ... £P. 1,000 Hence the increased expenditure in 5695 compared with 5694 was............ ...... £P. 8,500 This deficiency was covered by the following incomes : 1. From the Palestine Government about 1,400 2. From contributions by the Yishub 7,100 ----£P. 8,500 In 5695 as in 5694 the Yishub had to bear additional expenses, such as rent, janitors, etc. The cost of living bonus which was borne by the Yishub has now been included in the ordinary budget, so that the amount of £P. 7,100 is exclusive of this bonus. The organised communities of the Yishub (Tel-Aviv and the colonies) undertook to bear the cost entailed in the opening of the new school forms, which were absolutely necessary on account of the natural increase of the population and the increased Aliyah, for two years. In Tel-Aviv alone about fifty additional forms were opened in 5695 at the expense of the municipality. The Outlook for the New Year. The Yishub is making rapid strides towards cultural independence, and considerable progress has also been made towards financial autonomy in matters of education. It must be realised, however, that the educational system can have no prospects of a healthy development without the continuance in the future of the 389