The new category of Palestine immigrants, whose creation was reported in the J.T.A. Bulletin yesterday, would appear to apply, the J.T.A. learns from a well-informed source, to prospective immigrants with capital at their free disposal amounting to £500 to £1,000, subject to the Chief Immigration Officer being satisfied (a) that the prospective immigrant would not create undue competition in the calling which he proposes to enter; (b) that his capital is sufficient for his proposed calling, and (c) that he is qualified and physically fit to follow that calling.
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