British Mandate: A Survey of Palestine: Volume I - Page 167

CHAPTER VII.

Provided that:-

(a) in. the. computation of such capital the Director may, m his discretion and in respect only of such part of such capital as he may in each case deem proper, have regard to the value of any implements and stock of such person's trade or craft owned by such person, and

(b) the Director is satisfied that the economic capacity of Palestine is such as to allow such person to be absorbed in the practice of his trade or craft;

(iv) any person who• has a secured income of not less than four pounds a month, exclusive of earned income;

(v) any person who is in bona fide possession of and freely disposes of a capital of not less than five hundred pounds:

Provided that:-

(a) in the computation of such capital the Director may, in his discretion and in respect only of such part of such capital as he may in each case deem proper, have regard to the value of any implements and stock of the pursuit which such person states his intention of entering owned by such person, and

(b) the Director is satisfied that:-

(i) the settlement of such person in Palestine will not lead to the creation of undue competition in the pursuit which such person states his intention of entering, and

(ii) his capital is sufficient to ensure him a reasonable prospect of success in that pursuit, and

(iii) he is qualified and physically fit to follow such pursuit.

CATEGORY B.

Persons whose maintenance is assured, who shall be deemed to include:-

(i) any orphan of less than sixteen years of age whose maintenance in or by a public institution in Palestine is assured until such time as he is able to support himself;

(ii) any person of religious occupation whose maintenance is assured;

(iii) any student whose admission to an educational institution in Palestine and whose maintenance is assured until such time as he is able to support himself.

CATEGORY c.

Persons who have a definite prospect of employment in Palestine.

CATEGORY D.

Dependants of permanent residents or immigrants belonging to Categories A, B(ii) and C:

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