The Jewish Labor Federation of Palestine, known as the Histadruth, today transferred its entire school system to the Vaad Leumi, the Jewish National Council of Palestine.
According to an agreement between the Labor Federation and the Vaad Leumi, the Laborite schools will now be fully maintained by the Vaad Leumi. Formerly they received a subsidy from the Vaad.
Full preservation of the educational autonomy of the schools is provided for in the agreement.
SHELVE RAILWAY PLAN
The proposal to construct a railway junction between Jaffa and Tel Aviv and to divert the main line up the coast to that area has now been definitely shelved, owing to the prohibitive cost of the land which it would be necessary to have expropriated.
This project had been discussed and elaborated upon by the Road and Railway Transport Committee appointed last year by the Palestine government. It was investigated recently by two eminent British railway experts.
Abandonment of the plan has not diminished the importance which the authorities attach to the need for better railway communications to keep up with the development of the Tel Aviv region. It is now proposed to reconstruct and enlarge the Tel Aviv railway station instead of diverting the line.
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