The Palestine Census will start on Wednesday at mid-night. The Vaad Leumi and the Palestine Chief Rabbinate have issued appeals to the Jewish population to take part in the census.
The registration of immigrants who entered the country illegally, by which they obtain the status of legal residents, was due to end to-day, on the eve of the census, but the Government has decided to extend it until December 15th., as a concession to those residents who still hesitate about registering their stay in the country.
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