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1927

Sunday [9 January]

Shaikh came in to do office business, stayed 3 hours but he really got a lot settled up. Ghaus returned by the mail boat.
Kanoo came in to see about his land, I detest him. The Shaikh is afraid of him & he knows it. The Shaikh was prepared to give
him whatever he asked for. Wrote to Spence & said the bridge is not to be built, that will cause a lot of unpleasantness.
Holmes came in to discuss wells. Got up to lunch at 2.20 pm & after half an hour we drove out again, with Parke, to
Karzakhan where I walked down the water channels & saw the work which seems well done. Drove back by moonlight &
called at the fort on the way. I like Parke very much, a thoroughly sound fellow, very sensible & very nice. The appointing of
a new Quadi is really because they want to get a different judgment on a certain murder case which was taken by the old
Quadi. Rather tired after a thoroughly busy day.