An extensive tour of the Jewish industrial works in this all-Jewish city was completed today by Sir John Simpson, the British commissioner who is investigating land settlement, immigration and development problems. He was accompanied by vice-Mayor Rokeach and Sigfried Hoofien.
Among the places Sir John inspected were the silicate factory, the workers’ quarters, the leather and bag plant, the printing establishment of the Hapoel Hatzair and the Rutenberg power house He had lunch with the workers of the cooperative dairy Tenuva.
He expressed great interest in the loans to workers for housebuilding and for publishing, saying that nowhere except in Greece had he seen such an interest in books as among the Palestinian Jews. Sir John requested full particulars about all the Jewish industrial plants he visited as well as those not include in his tour of inspection.
At the district commissioner’s office he met a number of Arab notables who submitted agricultural and political claims to which Sir John replied that the matter of a parliament and other political questions are not within his terms of reference.
All Arab associations have been asked by the Arab Executive to prepare figures dealing with land and the number of settlers, according to the Arab paper, Jamal Al Arabia. The Executive also appointed Selim Farah to accompany Sir John and furnish him with information on Arab agriculture.
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