British Mandate: A Survey of Palestine: Supplement - Page 6

VILLAGE COUNCILS (Concld.)

Jerusalem

Samaria

Galilee and Acre

District

Galilee and Acre (Concld.)

Lydda

Haifa

Gaza


Name of Council Arab or Population
Jewish l9H
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Jish Arab .L,090
Kfar Kanne Arab 1,930
Kfar Manda Arab 1,260
Mujeidil Arab 1,900
Rama Arab 1,690
Rima, Er Arab 1,290
Tulkarm Arab 1,350
Yafa Arab 1,070
Bcit Nabala Arab 2,310
El Yahudiya Arab 5,650
Yibna Arab 5,420
l'billin Arab 1,660
'lsfiya Arab 1,790
Ti rn, Et Arab 5,270
Masmiya El Kabira Arab 2,520
Bani Suheila Arab 3,220
Deir Al Balah Arab 2,560
Hamamma Arab 5,000
Isdud Arab 4,620
Jabaliya Arab 3,520 (p. 133) (§ 9)

Between 1st January, 1946 and 1st April, 1947, elections were held in 15 out of the 24 municipal corporations. With the exception of Jerusalem the remainder of the municipal corporations are preparing to hold elections. Municipal commissions still exist in the mixed towns of Jerusalem, Haifa, Tiberias and Safad. The postponement of elections in Jerusalem, was due to the fact that the municipal administration of the capital was made the subject of an enquiry by the Chief Justice, Sir William Fitzgerald, whose report was published on the 18th December, 1946. Before deciding what action should be taken on this report it is intended that it shall be studied by an expert in local government who will also review the present structure of local government in Palestine as a whole. In the circumstances it was decided to defer the Jerusalem Municipal elections.

(p. 134) (§ 10)

Under part II of the Education Ordinance (Drayton, Vol., II p. 1015) municipalities and local councils are automatically the local education authority within the area of their jurisdiction and are


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