Table 4. Growth of Immigration by Categories. ■; Jan to June, Categories. 1933. 1934. 1935. According to Immigration Ordinance, A(i) Persons with £1,000 and upwards A (i, 2) dépendants ... A(ii) Members of Liberal Prof, with £500 ...... A (…

The table below shows that dependants practically equal in number the principals, i.e., heads of families and single persons entering on their own qualifications. Table 5. 1933. Principals. Dependants. Total. % A(i) Possessors of £1,000 3,2…

Immigration from Soviet Russia forms a chapter by itself. It consists partly of the last remaining Zionists who are in exile or prison because of their Zionist activities or outlook, and partly of .aged relations sent for by their children …

II.—The Immigration Ordinance and its Problems. 1. The Immigration Ordinance of the Palestine Government that was issued in August, 1933, embodies all the restrictions of the 1925 Ordinance together with all the various amendments made from…

(b) Categories A (ii) and A (v) are to all intents and purposes nonexistent (immigration in these categories totalled 30 in 1933 and 36 in 1934). (,c) The inclusion in the Labour Schedules of sons and daughters of families approved under Ca…

the Government drastically reduced the Labour Schedule and followed this up in the latter part of 1933, with persecution, degradation and the " hunting down " of these tourists. These severe measures aroused much feeling and indignation amo…

•of facts will convince the Government of the justice of our attitude .and ,a solution thus be found. It may be pointed out that in contrast to the large number of unregistered tourists and immigrants who remained in Palestine without permi…

But the Government is using the method to put an end to " illegal "" tourists, and about 7,000 certificates have been subtracted on this account in the past two years. There is, however, an improvement with regard to the number of certifica…

and as to the growth of the Yishuv, causes, as already mentioned,, a vast discrepancy between the desire to immigrate shown everywhere in the Galuth and the number of certificates at our disposal, limited, subdivided and subjected to provis…

Table 9. Distribution of Certificates. Period. Sex. Haluzim. 1 Countries with no facilities for training. Oriental Countries. Relatives. Skilled Workers. Special. Total. Oct. 1933— M. Mar. 1934 F. 2,165 733 10 42 208 327 1,315 388 4,128 1,0…

Table 10. Distribution of Certificates according to Countries. October, 1933, April, 1934, October, 1934, April, 193S, to to to to Total. March, 1934. Sept.', 1934. March, 1935. Sept.', 193S. Poland 1,640 1,995 2,072 2,975 9,682 Germany*...…

It was also necessary to take into consideration the position of the Jews in Yemen, Afghanistan and other countries where persecution has increased, and to forward as many certificates as possible to the refugees from these countries. (b) D…

'(3) The Palestine Offices alone to check the information supplied and approve the training. (4) In considering the proposals made by the Agudath Israel, the distribution of certificates according to category to be considered for each count…

and assist the Jewish passengers, whether immigrants or tourists,, in matters concerning their landing. These officers are present during passport control as representatives of the Jewish Agency, who are the representatives of the immigrant…

rooms, diets, etc., were introduced. In Haifa an additional hostel for 100 persons was built with the help of the Department for the Settlement of German Jews, barracks were added to the hostel in Tel-Aviv, and now the Immigration Departmen…

It will be seen that there is an increase in the number of immigrants passing through the hostels who found work without the help of any institution or organisation. This is due to labour conditions in the country, which make it possible fo…

quite apart from the members of the Mizrachi Halutz Organisation, the General Zionist Halutz Organisation, etc., who form an •enormous reserve for future groups. There is no country in the world to-day where a Jewish community exists withou…

V Branches. Members.. "Haoved" ............ 340 ... 11,294 " Hechalutz—Baalei Melacha " (Artisans) 71 ... 4,036 Total......... 411 ... 15,330 This movement has spread to other countries : there are 3,000 members in Lithuania, 600 in Latvia,…

organisations in accordance with the number of members in training at the beginning of every year (Tishri). The representative of the Halutz organisation on the Palestine Committee consults with this Council with regard to his activities. (…

B. —Among the activities of the Immigration Department in organising the emigration offices abroad may be mentioned the appointment of training inspectors by the Palestine Office in Warsaw for the purpose of visiting the training centres an…