Palestine. Blue Book

This is the Palestine Blue Book for 1926-27, a government administrative and statistical reference document. The content comprises extensive tabular data on British Mandate Palestine's taxation, revenue, expenditure, and regulatory systems. The substantive portions detail customs import tariffs organized by commodity category—arms and ammunition, cereals and pulses, foodstuffs, tobacco, beverages, livestock, fuel, building materials, wood and timber, and miscellaneous goods. Specific duties are imposed per unit (kilos, gallons, head of animal) or ad-valorem percentages. Additional sections enumerate exemptions from customs duties for agricultural machinery and equipment, industrial prime movers and raw materials for manufacturing, passengers' baggage, and settlers' effects. The document reflects the administrative infrastructure and trade regulations governing the Mandate territory during this period.