The purchase of a considerable area of the Haifa Bay land by the Jewish National Fund was registered in the land registry of Acre.
The formalities which usually take some time, were hastened in order to facilitate arrangements for development. The headquarters of the Jewish National Fund continue to receive congratulatory messages from all sections of Palestine Jewry on the completion of the purchase.
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