§ Mr. MARCUSasked the Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies the number of Jewish immigrants who arrived in Palestine during the four months preceding the riots in August, 1929, and the four succeeding months?
§ Dr. SHIELSDuring the four months ended 31st August, 1929, 631 Jewish immigrants entered Palestine and 367 Jewish travellers were given permission to remain in the country. The total Jewish immigration for the four months ended 31st August, 1929, was therefore 998. The corresponding figure for the three months ended 30th November, 1929, the date of the latest return received from the High Commissioner for Palestine, was 2,309, comprising 2,059 Jewish immigrants who actually entered Palestine during that period, and 250 Jewish travellers who were granted permission to remain in the country. As the return for December, 1929, is not yet available, I regret that I am unable to give the figures for the full four months subsequent to 31st August, 1929.