Communications in Palestine: Post Office Services before 1949 (Nakba), British Mandate: A Survey of Palestine: Supplement - Page 117

(§ 39)

In view of this general improvement it has been found possible to relax the rigid control which was necessary during the war, and vehicle owners are now issued with "annual permits" entitling them to purchase tyres direct from any dealer up to the maximum specified in the permits. These maxima, which are set out hereunder, are estimated to be the normal requirements of vehicles in the categories. Provision is made for the release upon demand, where stocks permit, of tyres in excess of these annual entitlements for essential vehicles.

Type of vehicle Classification Number of tyres
as to use per annum
Omnibuses Urban
Sub-urban
Inter-urban 8
Heavy commercial Agriculture and building 8
All others 6
Light commercial All 6
Taxis All 6
Private cars All 4
Tyres will be totally decontrolled when the supply position in regard to tyres of the sizes which are now in short supply improves and it can be reasonably assured that adequate tyres will be available for essential services.

(p. 866)

(§ 40)

The numbers of tyres which it is estimated will be required for Palestine civilian transport needs during 1947 are as follows :

Type of vehicle

Number of tyres

Omnibuses 9,000

Heavy commercial 38,000

Light commercial 7 ,000

Taxis 6,500

Private cars 13,500

Motor cycles 2,000

POST OFFICE SERVICES.

(p. 866) (§ 42)

In the year 194& the Department of Posts and Telegraphs administered 128 post offices and agencies and had an establishment of 3 ,241 persons excluding casual employees. It handled 81 million letters, postcards, printed matter articles and samples, 300,000 parcels, 48 million telephone local calls, four and a half million inland trunk calls and a quarter million international trunk calls. The Department sent and received almost one and a quarter million telegrams. Its revenue amounted to .£P.1, 709,000 and its annual

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