§ Colonel Wedgwoodasked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether he will give the figures of the Palestine immigration schedule for the five months May to September, 1939, inclusive, showing how many are for capitalists possessing £1,000, lesser capitalists, labour, rabbis, students and children and dependants of settlers, respectively; whether there are any certi-
Category. Allocation Ordinary. Refugee. A (i) (Capitalists—£1,000) 450 500 A (iv) (Persons of secured income of not less than £4 a month) 35 35 A (v) (Small capitalists — £500) Nil 35 B (ii) (Persons of religious occupations) Nil 35 B (iii) (Students) 960 900 C (Labour immigrants) 400 200 D (Dependents, including children, of permanent residents or ofimmigrants in Categories A, B and C.) 1,800 2,500 3,645 4,205 7850 Four hundred are reserved for non-Jewish immigrants. These will be issued as occasion arises to suitable applicants in this category, among whom some will no doubt be Arabs. As regards the third part of the question, the allocation as between the ordinary and refugee quotas is indicated in the total above.
With reference to the fourth part of the question, I would refer the right hon. Gentleman to the reply given to him on 20th June. The 1,300 illegal immigrants were allowed for before the immigration quota was fixed; consequently the number may be said to have been deducted from the quota as a whole and not from individual categories.
48Wficates for non-Jews, and, if so, are these for Arab immigrants; also, how many of the above are reckoned as coming out of the 25,000 five-year refugee allotment; and from which category have the 1,300 illegal emigrants, for April and May, been deducted?