The Jewish National Fund owned 281,683 metric dunams (306,410 dunams old style) of land in Palestine at the end of the first half of the Jewish year 5691, according to its report submitted to the Zionist Congress. During the last two years the National Fund acquired 21,528 metric dunams.
The National Fund’s income for 5690 was $1,357,555 as compared with $1,284,065 in 5689 and $1,315,560 in 5688. Nearly all countries contributed to the rise in income, decreases being shown only in Belgium and Egypt. The United States maintained the same level as did South Africa, Holland and Bulgaria, while increases were shown in Poland, Palestine, Czecho-Slovakia, France, Jugo-Slavia, Argentine, Italy, Roumania, Lithuania, Latvia and Greece. For the first six months of 5691 receipts were 21 percent lower than for the same period in 5689 ($478,155 as against $606,180).
Assets of $11,375,355 were reported by the Jewish National Fund as of September 30, 1930, the largest item being $9,018,115, representing rural and urban land holdings.
The report devotes attention to the frequent trespasses of Arabs upon Jewish National Fund holdings which has brought the Fund face to face with the problem of keeping a hold on its unoccupied land. A total of 72000 such dunams is now in the possession of the Fund.
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