Captain W. ###trickland, Conservative, today ###d the Colonial Secretary in ### House of Commons whether ### government is aware that the ### and for houses and business ###ises in Tel Aviv far exceeds ### supply and demanded to know ###t steps are being taken to ###t the shortage.
###r Philip Cunliffe-Lister re### that the Palestine immigra### department is empowered to ###it skilled workers to Palestine ###vided they possess £250 and can ###absorbed. “I understand that ### building trades workers will ### admitted in the near future,” ###Philip declared.
###arnet Janner, Jewish member ###Parliament, asked the Colonial ###retary for the exact number of ###s employed on public works in ###estine. Sir Philip answered that ### the period between April and ###ember, 1933, Jewish labor ac ###nted for 68,982 working days ### of a total of 790,085 working ###s, while Jewish labor was paid, ###ing the same period, £28,993 ### of a total of £125,615.The ###onial Secretary declared that had no information on the pres ###day situation.
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