PALESTINE.
Palestine was particularly suitable for the cultivation or citrus truits, and during the last few years great progress had been made in that industry, said Dr. Benzoin Shein, in an interview in Wellington, which he is visiting under the auspices of the world Zionist organisation. It was estimated that the export of oranges for the current season would amount to 6,G00,0X) cases. A small orchard of about seven and a half acres was sufficient to provide lor the needs of an ordinary family. Dr. Shein said that important" work had been done in the clearing of swamps, which formerly were infested with malarial mosquitoes. Another achievement was the electrification ot the country by means of water-power obtained from the Jordan and Jarmuk rivers. There was also a prospect of the development of an important chemical industry connected wirh tlie Dead Sea; which contained large quantities of bromides and sulphides.
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Pahiatua Herald, Volume XLI, Issue 12569, 9 February 1934, Page 2
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