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department comprises an administrative section and agricultural, veterinary, horticultural, fruit inspection, plant protection and fisheries services. There is a veterinary laboratory at Tel Aviv under the charge of a Senior Veterinary Research Officer. The department maintains a Government farm at Acre and horticultural and/or agricultural stations in five districts: Jerusalem (Ein Arroub , Jerusalem, Jericho); Lydda (Saraland); Galilee (Farwana, Farradiya); Samaria (Nablus); and Gaza (Majdal). It administers the Kadooris agricultural school (Jewish) at Mount Tabor.

17. The Antiquities Department has as its primary function the responsibility of ensuring that the Palestine Government gives effect to the provisions of the Mandate regarding antiquities (article 21). The law stipulated by that article is the Antiquities Ordinance, 1929 *, which is administered by the Director of Antiquities. He also administers the archaeological museum in Jerusalem (Rockefeller endowment: opened to the public in January, 1938). In addition to the conservation of antiquities the department undertakes research and the compilation of records and reports.

18. The Audit Department is an overseas establishment of the Colonial Audit Department, whose central establishment is in London. The Auditor, Deputy Auditor, Senior Assistant Auditors and Assistant Auditors are members of the unified Colonial Andit Service, the remainder of the staff being Palestinian. The Colonial Audit Department audits the accounts of most of the colonial dependencies, on behalf of the Secretary of State, under the supervision of the Director of Colonial Audit to whom the Auditor (Palestine) reports direct. Except as regards terms of service and discipline the Auditor is not under the authority of the Palestine Government. In addition to auditing the Government accounts, the Audit Department audits the accounts of the municipalities and local councils.

19. Broadcasting. Until 1945, the Palestine Broadcasting Service was administered by the Postmaster General but in that year became an independent department under a director. It transmits programmes in Arabic, English and Hebrew in the medium wave band on 449.l and 307.l metres. Only one transmitter was available until December, 1945, when a second came into use. The broadcasting station is at Ramallah and there are studios in Jerusalem and Tel Aviv. Receiving sets are licensed; there were approximately 57,000 licence holders in 1945. Government has encouraged arrangements for communal listening in the rural areas.
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* Drayton, Vol. I, page 28.

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