Online British Mandate: A Survey of Palestine

This is the official books produced by Government of Palestinian (British Mandate) for the years of 1944-1945 which was prepared by the British Mandate for the United Nation Special Committee on Palestine (UNSCOP) in 1946. These three volumes contain a wealth of information about Palestine until the end of 1946...

Volume I

• Chapter I: The Mandate
• Chapter II: Historical Summary of Principal Events Since British Occupation
• Period I 1917-1920
• Period II: 1920 - 1923
• Period III: A period of consolidation and comparative tranquility
• Period IV: September, 1928 - December 1932
• Period V: January, 1933 - March 1936
• Period VII: November, 1936-Ausgust, 1939
• Period VIII: September, 1939-October, 1942
• Period IX: November, 1942 - December, 1945
• Annexure I: The White Paper of June, 1922
• Annexure II: The White Paper of May, 1939
• Chapter III: Geographic Summary
• Chapter IV: The Central Government and Its Finances
• Chapter V: Local Government
• Chapter VI: Population
• A. The Increase in Population
• B. Geographical Distribution of the Population
• Chapter VII: Immigration
• Section 1: Immigration Legislation And Its Administration
• Section 2: Immigration Statistics
• Section 3: Acquisition of Palestinian Citizenship
• Section 4: Illegal Immigration
• Section 5: Refugees
• Chapter VIII: Land
• Section 1: Land Tenure in Palestine. Legislation and Type of Holding
• Section 2: Settlement of Title to Land
• Section 3: Land Registration
• Section 4: System of Land Taxation
• Section 5: The Public Lands of Palestine
• Section 6: State Domain and Re-Settlement of Jewish Ex-Servicemen
• Section 7: The Land Transfer Regulation
• Section 8: Administrative Problems Regarding to State Holdings
• Chapter IX: Agriculture
• Section 1: Agriculture Production.
• Section 2: Animal Health and Produce.
• Section 3: The Citrus Industry.
• Section 4: Measures Taken To Increase Agricultural Productivity
• Section 5: Agricultural Credit and Co-operative Societies
• Section 6: Investigations Affecting Development In the Negeb
• Section 7: Jewish Agricultural Settlements
• Section 8: Agricultural Advisory Bodies
• Chapter X: Irrigation and Drainage
• Chapter XI: Forestry and Soil Conservation
• Chapter XII: Fisheries
• Chapter XIII: Trade And Industry
• Section 1: Trade Agreements, The Customs Tariff and Excise Duties.
• Section 2: Foreign Trade of Palestine.
• Section 3: Trade With Middle Eastern Countries
• Section 4: A Survey of Industry

Volume II Chapter XIV: Finance Section 1: The Budget Section 2: The System of Taxation Section 3: Colonial Development Fund Section 4: Banking Section 5: Ownership of Capital Section 6: Relative Contribution of Arabs and Jewish Government Revenue Chapter XV: Law and Order (a) Prevention and Detection of Crime (b) Arms Traffic (c) Armed Bands and Illegal Organizations (d) The Cost of Public Security Chapter XVI: Social Services Section 1: Health Services Section 2: Description of Education Systems Section 3: Jewish Education And Cultural Activities Section 4: Social Welfare Section 5: The Standard of Living of Palestinian Arabs Chapter XVII: Labour And Wages Section 1: Employment and Unemployment Section 2: Wages and Earnings Section 3: The Administration of Labor Matters Section 4: Legislation Section 5: International Convention Affecting Labor Section 6: Labor Organizations Section 7: The Re-Settlement of Ex-Service Men and Women Section 8: The Employment of Arab And Jewish Labor By Government Chapter XVIII: Town Planning and The Problem of Housing Section 1: Town Planning And Building Control Section 2: Present Housing Needs Section 3: Measures Taken To Remedy The Position in Housing Section 4: The Cost of Building Section 5: The Supply of Building Material Chapter XIX: Food And Clothing Section 1: General Survey of The Present Food Situation Section 2: Subsidization Policy Section 3: Human Nutrition Section 4: Regards to The Provision of Clothing and Essential Household Textiles Chapter XX: Communication Section 1: Railways Section 2: Ports Haifa Port Jaffa Port Section 3: The Road System Section 4: Road Transport Section 5: Post Office Service Chapter XXI: The Press Section 1: Control of The Press Section 2: The Public Information Office Chapter XXII: Community And Religious Affairs Section 1: Christian Community And Christian Holy Places Section 2: The Supreme Moslem Council and The Waqf Commission Section 3: The Zionist Organization and The Jewish Agency Section 4: Statuary Jewish Community Section 5: Agudat Israel Section 6: Other Religious Communities Section 7: Official Holiday Section 8: The Official Languages Section 9: Two Community Problems Chapter XXIII: Political Parties Section 1: The Arab Political Parties Section 2: The Jewish Political Parties Chapter XXIV: International Agreements, Conventions, And Treats Chapter XXV: Concessions and Mining Section 1: Concessions Section 2: Mining And Oil Mining Chapter XXVI: War Economic Measures Section 1: The War Supply Board Section 2: The War Economic Advisory Council Section 3: The Custodian of Enemy Property Section 4: War Time Economic Control Appendix A: Orders in Council Applicable to Palestine Appendix B: Advisory And Statuary Official Bodies Appendix C: Glossary Index

Volume III: Supplement to The Survey of Palestine

• The Central Government And Its Finances
• Local Government: Supplementing Volume V
• Population: Supplementing Volume I, Chapter VI
• Immigration: Supplementing Volume I, Chapter VII
• Illegal Immigration
• Land: Supplementing Volume I
• Agriculture: Supplementing Volume I, Chapter IX
• Forestry And Soil Conservation: Supplementing Volume I
• Trade And Industry: Supplementing Volume I, Chapter XIII
• Finance: Supplementing Volume II, Chapter XIV
• Town Planning And The Problem of Housing: Supplementing
• Food And Clothing: Supplementing Volume II, Chapter XIX
• Communication: Supplementing Volume II, Chapter XX
• Community And Religious: Supplementing Volume II, Chapter XXII
• Political Parties: Supplementing Volume II, Chapter XXIII