2. Work during the Period under review. A.—The Budgets. 1. 5694 Budget. The 5694 Budget which was approved by the 18th Congress', and the Administrative Committee of the Agency, amounted to £P. 19,500. This poor budget, the smallest since t…

B.—Consolidation of Settlements. The question of obtaining the means necessary to complete the consolidation of the settlements, some of which have been established as far back as twenty-five years, has engaged during this period the attent…

Table 1. Specification of Amounts granted for Final Consolidation of Settlements. e-; CO ui 00 0\ O CO IT) -^t- CTO n N fO H l-O 0\ NKO\BioO\ <M~ vO" ro~ co~ ro~ r- OtOOONi- NNOOOfON th oo n oo tvi 10 s to OxfOOOO^to NNOOOON O •^oq-^oq-^oqc…

C.—Contracts with Settlers. In conjunction with the grant of a fixed loan for consolidation, the settlers signed new contracts, differing somewhat from the contracts signed two years previously, by which the debts owing by the settlers to t…

key now fixed by experts and those that ruled when the settlement had been established. We find it necessary to reproduce this table in connection with the newly signed contracts : Differences of Costs (in £P.) according to the books of Kfa…

hoped that the settlers who bore the brunt of hard work and showed an example of endurance in the past will also fulfil their tasks in the future as befits an army of pioneers. The settlement work of the Keren Hayesod comprised all communit…

Table 3. Investments in Smallholding Settlements and Contracts signed. Amounts of Investments. contracts signe d in £P. in£P. Percentage. Kfar Chassidim ... ...... 76,149.438 49,451.200 64.9% Nahalal ......... 83,535.957 52,309.375 62.6% Sd…

Investments where Contracts have not yet been signed. Investments. £P. Nachaliel (Yemenites) ... ...... 971.266 Shaaraim (Yemenites) ......... 1,562.447 Shivath-Zion (Yemenites) ...... 125.403 Machne-Jehuda (Yemenites) ...... 2,686.202 Shec…

Table 6. Census of Smallholding Settlements established with Keren Hayesod Funds, at end of 5694. Year of establishment. Area. _ Number of Families i § . p « 38 M Sh Tumber < 2 Is U m if Soul g 0! °<Ö «S Qtj Total. 1. Kfar Chassidim 1925 9,…

Strong adverse criticism has been levelled against the Kvutza, and its failure was predicted. However, the protagonists of the system of Kvutza settlement have not been disappointed in the hopes they placed in it. The Tables 9 and 10 show t…

TABLE 8 COMPARATIVE TABLE OF INCOME AND EXPENDITURE OF KEREN HAYESOD SETTLEMENTS FOR YEARS 5690—5694. From outside work 5690 From Settlements only From outside work 5691 From Settlements only From outside work 5692 From Settlements < )nly F…

outside his settlement, the settler saves some amount required for the initial expenses, and the loan when it is granted helps him to consolidate his holding as a paying concern. The equipment needs are not many. The loan is usually granted…

The Company will work conjointly with the Keren Hayesod and will be controlled by the Executive, and the existing apparatus of the Agency will carry out the work of the Company. The main principle guiding the Company in its work is to carry…

•decrease the amount of the loan which he needs to obtain from 1he Keren Hayesod. 2. Type of Settlement. The type of settlement in the new colonisation zone is smaller than the extensive type hitherto established, which requires considerabl…

The sum required per family in a Kvutzah for settlement is £P. 415, and as each family contributes £P.75 towards it, the actual loan per family there is £P. 340. 4. The Duration of the Loan. The loan is granted for twenty years, beginning f…

Moshav Elyashiv (Yemenites). Out of 50 families only 15 have been approved for consolidation.. Moshav Avichail (Ex-Servicemen). Out of 50 families only 13 have been approved for consolidation- Further loans were given to 22 families in Avic…

•allotted 2,500 dunams of land for that purpose, where sixty families can be settled, and the Keren Hayesod promised to settle forty families there by means of a loan of £P. 18,000 apart from the share to be contributed by the families them…

The loans to the above Kvutzoth are destined to be instrumental in enhancing the position of the Jewish labourer in the larger colonies, as they will be able to derive an income both from their farms and from outside work in the neighbourin…

The General Zionist Association applied to the Department for a. loan to the six families living in Chavatzeleth Hasharon in Emek Hefer, and the Department acceded to their request provided they submit a list of the applicants and all neces…

the general agreement. The Department for the settlement of German Jews is investing £P. 5,000, and the Jewish National Fund share consists of the investments previously made in these places. Neither the Funds nor the Jewish Agency nor the …