(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Considerable economics in the government’s expenditures will be included in the 1929 budget, declared H. C. Luke, Acting High Commissioner of Palestine, in a press interview today. Vital services of the government will not be curtailed, he added.
The Palestine-Syrian customs agreement which is under consideration provides for more free trade articles genuinely manufactured in Palestine, he said, reviewing various questions of public interest.
In places affected by drought, the government is postponing the collection of part of the tithe and is extending loans for seed.
The transfer of the central station of the Palestine railway from Ludd to Jaffa was deferred, owing to lack of funds, the Acting High Commissioner explained.
Early in 1929 the archaeological museum will undertake the crection of a building to cost £190,000. With regard to the land settlement begun last May as an experiment in the Jaffa area, boundaries are being established and deeds transferred to the holders of the land. The Land Commission will present a report in June of next year regarding the results achieved and the prospects for the whole country.
A new municipal ordinance has been drafted, extending the franchise and enabling adaptation to local conditions, Mr. Luke declared.
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