factured goods to the value of £P. 320,000, representing 4.9 per cent, of the total production, were exported. The neglect of the markets of the neighbouring countries is very regrettable, since Jewish industries in Palestine have no prospe…

certain quotas for Palestinian products, and negotiations on the same lines are being made with Turkey. As against the problems of export which affect the future of Palestinian industries, the question of duties on imports into Palestine st…

the Jewish Agency has come to the fore since the number of inquirers from abroad has increased considerably. In order to satisfy this need the Agency Executive decided to extend its Information Service, and as a result opened a special Bure…

materials. In the suburb of Kiryath Mosheh a cigarette factoryhas been established, and in the suburb of Givath Saul there are some other factories. However, industrial development in Jerusalem is being impeded owing to a shortage of water …

E.—EDUCATION. I.—THE SCHOOLS. The years 1933-34 and 1934-35 are the second and third years since the transfer of the control of the Jewish school system to the communal authorities (Vaad Leumi). The experience gained in these two years stre…

the last two years relatively the largest number of new pupils-— 68.7 per cent. The increase of pupils in the Judean colonies amounted to 52.7 per cent., and in Tel-Aviv to 42.7 per cent. Considerable increase is also registered in the Gali…

•3. Growth according to Party. The following table shows the growth according to denomination (General, Mizrachi, and Histadruth Haovdim or Labour Confederation). School Enrolment. Increase as against 5693. Percentage 5693 5695 Absolute Inc…

A number of teachers are employed in part-time posts, which •accounts for the difference between the number of new teachers :and new posts. In 5693 the number of full-time posts amounted to 811, and in 5695 to 1078.7, an increase of 267.7 o…

strained relations between the local Education Boards and the Central Educational Administration. The local Boards claim the right to receive 50 per cent, of their education budget from the Government, and they maintain that in the event of…

educational system, but the provisions of the agreement met with acute opposition from representatives of the Tel-Aviv municipality and the colonies, and the solution of this problem had therefore to be deferred for the time being. 4. The E…

■'education department, and who collaborated with Dr. Berkson during his period of office. Several changes for the better took place in the internal 'organisation of education. During the last two years the salaries to the teachers were pai…

instruction of gymnastics in the schools. In 5694 a special teachers' extension course was established for gymnastics, which was attended for three weeks by more than thirty teachers. After many years' discussion a new system of final exami…

A. Teachers' Salaries. The ordinary budget of the Department contained a new salary scale minus the cost of living bonus which is paid by the local bodies in Jerusalem, Tel-Aviv and Haifa, thus reducing the budget of the central administrat…

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 56…

contributions of the Zionist Organisation to Hebrew Education.. The withdrawal of the kindergartens from the authority of the Department constitutes an impediment in the propagation of the Hebrew language among the children of the poorer cl…

the uniformity of the various sectional schools and bring them under the control of a central Administration. This will enable them to ensure at least elementary education to every child in ,the Jewish Yishub, and thus prepare the young gen…

TABLE la. BUDGET OF EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OF THE VAAD LEUMI OF THE KNESSETH-ISRAEL IN THE YEARS 5693 (1932-1933) AND 5694 (1933-1934). A.—Expenditure. Items. 5693 Budget. Specification. Total. 5694 Budget. Specific*- TotaL hon. 1. Teachers' …

TABLE lb. B.—Income. Items. 5693 Budget. 5694 Budget. Specifica- Total Hon. Specifica- Total hon. 1. Jewish Agency for Palestine ... 2. Palestine Government ...... 3. PICA ... .:....... 4. The YisJmb— Tel-Aviv ......... ... Communal Council…

TABLE 2a. BUDGET OF EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OF THE VAAD LEUMI OF THE.'. KNESSETH-ISRAEL IN THE YEARS 5694 (1933-1934) AND 5695 (1934-1935). A.—Expenditure. Items. 5694 Budget. Specification. Total. 5695 Budget. Specification. Total. 1. Teacher…

TABLE 2b. B.—Income. 5694 'Budget. 5695 Budget Items. Specification. Total. Specification. Total. 1. Jewish Agency for Palestine ... £P. £P. 20,000 £P. £P. 20,000 2. Palestine Government ...... 26,627 28,000 3. PICA ............ 3,425 3,350…