HOLY LAND
PALESTINE OX THE ROAD TO PROSPERITY A MILLION PEOPLE An estimate of the progress of Palestine, as measured by the capital invested there by the Jews, gives the remarkable figure of £ 105,000,000. Nearly half of this is in laud, and land and houses together stand for £ 75,000,000. In industries, including factories, electric works, and printing works, £ 8,000,000 has been invested, altogether a remarkable record for modern endeavour in this ancient land.
The immigration of Jews is about 50,000 a year, many of whom are trained for their new life before entry. The population of Palestine is now about 1,100,000, and about a third are Jews.
Palestine is a British mandated territory, and the League constantly receives petitions from the Arabs to restrict the immigration of Jews. The Jews, on the other hand, protest that the Government does not permit enough Jewish immigration. The balance seems to be held very fairly, and it is to be hoped that the Arabs will come to see that the Jewish population is adding to Arab prosperity,
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Bay of Plenty Times, Volume LXIV, Issue 11930, 23 January 1936, Page 3
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