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knoxai to have occurred it mo not always eaoy to taka
political aoUouo
10« General olr Arthur fkilth* tho GoOoOo In Go*
paiforca, vlulted Brshire In Juno and all outstanding problcne
with palforoe ware rapidly disposed of0 and thanks to tho
oueiotanoo i£ven by him throughout tho year no further
diff ioultios arooQo
I paid a raturn viait to tho A*o*0© (Air y.arshal
Vfillook) in January tut thereafter the higher air peraonnel
ohonged bo rapidly tint it wao not found poooibla to achiavo
Buoh contact with thca©
The rclaticno Y&th tho TTavy repaired as agreoable ao
orer and the now QJJ*Oo?*G»0 Cozaacdoro I*?*t*hitshorn, R.T?*,
in H.li.S. ♦SealeUe'1 paid a Yicit to Euo hire after chrictrcaa*
This was greatly welcomed and apparently uucli enjoyed hy
the offiocro and orewo
11* It io worth recording that in April, I, together
with Captain Keen, Ccniul in Eushire* encased death by
inc/ieti whilo leaving ihc a croc ror.a at Liniph ov.lng to the
c^iGeiou of the pilot to wind in tho glUo behind tho
engines* in bcpltubor I narrowly escaped an aobuch 0 miles
out on the chiras road when gjing to reel the Ceoretaiy,
and emerged with two bullet holes through tho front of the car
12* priciii diainiehod slightly during the year but
still regained at an abncrcul figure and It is vorth recording
that during the month of Jamciiy (all cooking being done
with bo recent) I spent £40 on charcoal and firewood* Butter*
(which is only available at this ties of ths year*) was sold
st 15/« a pound* and the price of s hair-cut root to 7/6*
Ths Oa to meant of India had not sanctioned ary dearness
allowance for offlosrs of ths Political Department at ths
snd of ths year*
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