710 immigrants entered Palestine during February, 611 of them Jews.
Included among the Jewish immigrants are 455 persons who were in Palestine previously without permission, and have now received permission to remain.
76 people left Palestine during the month, including 26 Jews.
228 immigrants entered Palestine during January, 136 Jews, 79 Christians and 13 Arabs. Twenty-three, all Jews, were in possession of £1,000 or over 17, all Christians, Jews, were persons of religious occupation, and 14 were students. 93 persons took advantage of the amnesty for those illegally in the country proclaimed last July. Eight would be immigrants were refused admission.
70 people left the country permanently during January, including 12 Palestinians.
In the previous month, December, 499 Jews entered Palestine. During the whole of 1931, 4,075 Jews, 1,245 Christians, and 1,211 Moslems entered Palestine as immigrants, while 555 Jews, 573 Christians and 107 Jews emigrated from Palestine during the year.
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