Supplement JI5O. 2 to tl)C IPaiegttne aa^ette extraarUtuarp Bo. 974 of dOtt) December, 1939. PALESTINE ORDER IN COUNCIL, 1922. PROCLAMATION BY THE HIGH COMMISSIONER UNDER ARTICLE 11. WHEREAS by various Proclamations made under the authority of Article 11 of the Palestine Order in Council, 1922, Palestine has been divided into six administrative districts and constituent sub-districts; AND WHEREAS it is desirable to revoke the said Proclamations and to issue a com• prehensive Proclamation providing for the various matters therein contained and for certain amendments and corrections thereto; Now, THEREFORE, in exercise of the powers vested in me by the Palestine Order in Council, 1922, 1, SIR HAROLD ALFRED MACMICHAEL, Knight Commander of the Most Distinguished Order of St. Michael and St. George, Companion of the Dis• tinguished Service Order, High Commissioner for Palestine, with the approval of the Secretary of State, do hereby proclaim as follows :— 1. This Proclamation may be cited as the Administrative Citation. Divisions Proclamation, 1939. 2. Palestine shall be divided for the purposes of administration :Districts and into the following Districts and Sub-Districts :— Sub-Districts of (a) the Galilee District, comprising the Sub-Districts of Acre, aesme• Beisan, Nazareth, Safad and Tiberias, with its headquarters at Nazareth; (b) the Haifa District, comprising the Sub-District of Haifa, with its headquarters at Haifa; (c) the Samaria District, comprising the Sub-Districts of Jenin, Nablus and Tulkarm, with its headquarters at Nablus;, (d) The Jerusalem District, comprising the Sub-Districts of Bethlehem, Hebron, Jericho, Jerusalem and Ramallah, with, its headquarters at Jerusalem; (e) The Lydda District, comprising the Sub-Districts of Jaffa and Ramleh, with its headquarters at Jaffa; and if) the Gaza District, comprising the Sub-Districts of Beer- sheba and Gaza, with its headquarters at Gaza. — 1529 — — im — Boundaries of 3. The village units named in the schedule hereto annexed shall Sub-Districts be and shall be deemed to be the village units comprising the Sub- otber than Sub- District of Districts under which they are respectively set forth. Beersheba. Boundaries of 4. The Sub-District of Beersheba shall comprise the area in• Sub-District of cluded in the boundaries of Palestine to the south of the Sub- Beersheba. District of Hebron and to the south and east of the Sub-District of Gaza. Revocation of 5. The following Proclamations are hereby revoked :— previous Pro• r (a) The Administrative Divisions Proclamation. clamations. (b) The Proclamation by the High Commissioner, No. 7 of 1935, published in the Gazette No. 505 of 18th April, 1935. (c) The Administrative Divisions (Amendment) Proclamation, 1937. id) The Proclamation by the High Commissioner, No. 1 of 1938, published in the Gazette No. 764 of 3rd March, 1938. (c) The Administrative Divisions (Amendment) Proclamation, 1939. Commencement. 6. This proclamation shall come into force on the 1st January, 1940. THE SCHEDULE. A. GALILEE DISTRICT. 1. Acre Sub-District. Abu Sinan Acre (including 'Ein es Sitt*) • 'Amqa 'Arraba Bassa, El (including Musheirifa* and Khirbat Ma'sub) Beit Jann (including Khirbat ,Ein el Asad*) Bi'na, El Birwa, El Buqei'a, El Damun, Ed Deir el Asad Deir Hanna- 'Eitha esh Shu'Mi . Eassuta (including Deir el Qasi, Khirbat Ma'asir and El Mansura) Ghabisiya, El (including Sh. Dawud* and Dan nun*) Hanuta (including 'Ein Hor) I'rribin Iqrit Jatt Judeida JurdeiMl *:—Previously declared villages. 1:—Village lands crossed by Palestine-Syrian Frontier. — 1531 — Julis Kabul Kafr I'nan Kafr Sumei' Kafr Yasif Khirbat Idmith Khirbat Jiddin Khirbat Samah Khirbat es Suwwana (including 'Arab es Samniya*) Kisra Kuweikat Majd el Kurum Makr, El Manshiya Mazra'a, El Mi'ar Mi'ilya (including Jalil*) Nahf Nahr, En (including Et Tall* and El Hurneima*) Nahariya Quleitat, 'Arab elf Eama, Er Ruweis, Er Sajur Sakhnin (including 'Arab es Suwa'id and Hujeirat*) Sha'ab Suhmata Sumeiriya, Es Tamra Tarbikha (including Suruh and Nabi Rubin t) Tarshiha (including El Kabri* and 'Arab es Suweitat*) Umm el Earaj Yanuh Yirka Zib, Ez (including Manawat*) 2. Beisan Sub-District. 'Arida, El Ashrafiya, El (previously Ashrafiyet Kosma* and Ashrafiyet 'Abdul Hadi*) Beisan Beit Alfa Bashatiwa, El (including Faddi'in*, Shuheimat*, Aramsha*', Hawafza Bakkar and Hawafza Amri*) Bawati, El (Hakimiya) Bira, El *:—Previously declared villages. !:—Village lands crossed by Palestine-Lebanon Frontier. — 15.32 — Danna 'Ein Harod Parwana Fatur, El Gesher Ghazzawiya, El (including Tu'aiyinna*, Abu Hashiya*, Manshiya and Zeinatiya) Hamidiya, El Hamra, El Heftsi-Bah Jab bul Jisr el Majami' Kafra Kafr Misr Kefar Yehezqel (previously 'Ein Tavon) Kaukab el Hawa, Khuneizir, El (Ikhneizir) Masil el Jizl Murassas, El. Qevutsat hag Giv'a Qumiya Safa, Es Sakhina, Es Samiriya, Es Shatta Sirin Taiyiba, Et Tell esh Shauk Tel Yosef Tira, Et Umm 'Ajra Wadi el Bira (including Et Taqa) Yubla Zab'a Zarra'a, Ez 3. Nazareth Sub-District. 'Afula (including Mesheq ha Po'alot) 'Arab es Subeih Balfourya Bu'eina Dabburiya Dahi, Ed ,Ein Mahil Gevat Ginneigar (previously Nagengad*) (Jinujar) *:—Previously declared villages. — 1533 — Iksal 'Hut (including Jawamis* and Muzeirib*) Indur Kafr Kanna Kafr Manda (including Hujeirat*) Kaukab Kefar Barukh (including Waraqani) Kefar Gid'on (previously Transylvanian Group*) Kefar ha Horesh Kefar Tavor (Mas-ha) Kefar Yeladim (previously Balfourya Farm*) Mahane Yisrael Ma'lul Mount Tabor (including Umm el Ghanam) Mash-had Merhavya Settlement Merhavya Group Mizra' (previously Zeriffin Group*) Mujeidil, El Nahalal Na'ura Nazareth (including Umm Qubei*) Nein Ramat David, previously Jebeta* (including Hash Sharon*, 'Ayanot (Sarona) ) Reina Er, (including Sabarje*) Rummana (including Luheib*) Saffuriya Sarid (including Ikhneifis*) Sulam Tamra Tel 'Adashim (previously Tel 'Adas*) Tur'an Umm el Ghanam (of Mount Tabor) Umm Qubei 'Uzeir Yafa (including Ghazzalin*) 4. Safad Sub-District. Abil el Qamhf Abisiya, El Aiyelet hash Shahar 'Akbara 'Alma 'Ammuqa *:—Previously declared villages. f :—Village lands crossed by Palestine-Lebanon Frontier. — 1534 'Arab Esh Shamalina (Khirbat Abu Zeina) 'Azaziyat and 'Ein Fit (previously Tel 'Azaziyat* — including En Nabi Huda* and Bahriyat (Madahil*)1f BanyaslI Barjiyat, El.H Beisamun Biriya Buleida.t Buteiha, El (including Er Eafit*). t Buweiziya, El Dafna Dallata Darbashiya, Ed.1I Dardara.H Dawwara Deir Mamas, t Deishum Dhahiriya el Fauqa, Edh (including Khirbat 'Uqeiba*) Dhahiriya et Tahta, Edh Dureijat (including Juraba* and Muzeiri'a*)U 'Ein ez Zeitun 'Ein et Tina.lf 'Ein Zeitim 'Eitarun.t ; ::. .. Fara Farradiya Fir'im Ghabbatiya Ghuraba.1I Hatsor (previously Waqqas) Hula.t Hulla concession area Hunin.t Hura Hurfeish Jahula Jalabina.1T Ja'una Jazair el Hindaj Jish Jubb Yusuf (previously 'Arab es Suyyad*) Kafr Bir'im KafrQila.t *:—Previously declared villages. f:—Village lands crossed by Palestine-Lebanon Frontier. ^:—Village lands crossed by Palestine-Syrian Frontier. —1535 — Khalisa, El Khan ed Duweir Kharrar, El Kefar Gil'adi (including Tel Hai*) Khirbat el Hiqab Khirbat es Summan Khirbat Yarda Khisas Khiyam el Walid Kirad el Baqqara Kirad el Ghannama Lazzaza Mahanayim Mallaha Malikiya, El Manara, El t Mansura, El Mansurat el Kheit Marun er Ras f Marus Meirun Meis i Metulla 1í Mishmar hay Yarden Muftakhira, El Mughr ed Duruz Mughr esh Shab'an t Mughr el Kheit (previously Mnghar*) ־ 'Nabi Yusha Na'ima, En Qabba'a Qadas t Qaddita Qeitiya Qudeiriya, El (including En Nuweiriya and ,Arab el Qudarin) Ras el Ahmar, Er Rihaniya Rosh Pinna (including Majawiz*) Sabalan Safad (including Wadi et Tawahin*) Safsaf Saliha Salihiya, Es *:—Previously declared villages. t: —Village lands crossed by Palestine-Lebanon Frontier. 1:—Village lands crossed by Palestine-Syrian Frontier. — 1536 — Sammu'i, Es Sanbariya Sa'sa' (including Khirbat el Bidya*)t Shuna, Esh (including Det. area of Sammu'i) Shauqa et Tahta (previously Shoka*) t Teitaba. Tuba ('Arab el Heib) Tuleil (previously El Huseiniya*) 'Udeisa I 'Ulmaniya, El Weiziya ('Almin) IT Weiziya Yarun t Yesud ham Ma'ala Zanghariya (Zuhluq) Zawiya, Ez Zuq el Fauqani, Ez Zuq et Tahtani, Ez 5. Tiberias Sub-Districc. Afiqim Beit Gan Bitanya Dalhamiya Deganiya ' 'A'' Deganiya "B" 'Eilabun Ghuweir Abu Shusha (including Karanba•*, Sumeiri and Tellawiya*) Hadatha Hamm a, El Hittin KafrHarib U Kafr Kama Kafr Sabt Kefar Hittim (previously Hittin*) Kefar Gun (previously Beit Zir'a*) Khan el Minya Khirbat el Wa'ra es Sauda Kinneret Group (previously Kinnereth*) Kinneret Lubiya Ma'dhar Majdal *:—Previously declared villages. f :—Village lands crossed by Palestine-Lebanon Frontier. —Village lands crossed by Palestine-Syrian Frontier. — 1537 — Manara, EL Mansura, EI Menahamiya Migdal Mitspa Maghar Nimrin Nuqeib Poriya Sejera (Ilanya) Samakh Samakiya, Es (previously Tall Hum — including Kefar Nahum or Capernaum) Samra, Es Sharona Sha'ara Shajara, Esh Tabigha, Et Tell el Hunud Tiberias. ,Ubeidiya, El 'Ulam Yaquq Yavneel B. HAIFA DISTRICT. Haifa Sub-District. Abu Shusha Abu Zureiq Ahuzzat Sir Herbert Samuel 'Ar'ara (including'Ara*) 'Arab Baniha (including Khirbat Mansi*) ,Arab el Fuqara 'Arab el Ghawarina ,Atlit 'Arab en Nufei'at Balad esh Sheikh (including 'Arab es Suweitat*) Beit Lahm (Bethlehem) Beit She'arim Binyamina (including Umm el 'Alaq*, Shuna* and Zarghaniya*) Bureika Buteimat, El Daliyat el Karmil Daliyat er Ruha (including Umm ed Dufuf *) * : —Previously declared villages. — 1538 — Dumeira, Ed (Dumeiri) 'Ein Ghazal (including