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Wednesday [21 September]
Really nothing to write about. Went to garden after tea. Had a long talk with Abdulla in the morning about the Wakf Dept
which is in a bad way. The three Kadis, religious leaders, have absolutely no idea of running a Department & wont allow
anything to be done or seen or signed without all of them going over it - slowly. They are very irritating old gentlemen.
Signed the monopoly of a cinema for 3 years to Ali Yateem. Hope he will get a move on about it.
Thursday [22 September]
Customs in morning. Called on the Shaikh & got his signature to the Proclamation disbanding the Council & ordering new
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election, sent it round to the Meglis. Court. Tried to settle a case between Sh Moh & Yusuf Fakroo about the water rights in
