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Show PALESTINE LAND IS j SOLD BY "DOONUMS" WASHINGTON. March 5 A resident of Palestine may buy 200 "doonums" of agricultural land or thirty "doonums" "doon-ums" of urban land, provided he "shall himself cultivate or develop the land Immediately." Consul 11 else r st Jerusalem Jerusa-lem has reported, lie added that "doonums" went forty-four to the acre and that the new land tranafer ordinance ordi-nance of the government of Palestine was dealgned to curb land profiteers , and also to "help lnoominy; Jewish emigrants emi-grants to secure small holding's st 1 reasonable prices. Government consent con-sent is required for sll Immovable property sates, only resldenta can buy snd -the value of any parcel transferred trans-ferred cannot exceed JoOO Knarlish pounds. |