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Monday 8th March

Fort.

Court, finished fairly early. The Shaikhs went to see the Secondary
School & Hostel & spent two hours there listening to speeches etc - didnt
go as too busy. Wakelin after Court, he had written asking for more
pay. A persistent young man & no feelings of disliking to ask for
things.

Kinnaird came in before dinner, leaving Bn for Iraq.

Tuesday 9th March

No fort, paying out.

Wednesday 10th March

Rode out to Suk al Khanis by minor road & back by main road, saw the Govt
shop which is being built. A slight shower, gray day. The parson,
Roach, went to Awali. Busy morning, innumerable people came in, RAF
works man from Sharjah looking for labour - as usual they made muddle
asking us to advertise for other than what they really needed. M went to
a committee meeting & I worked in garden & office. Very depressing
having such crowds of genuinely poor people hanging round asking for
food, conditions are becoming very bad, more crime especially young boys
& lots of unemployment. With such a huge rise in cost of living the poor
are badly hit. Gray day, garden very backward.

M went to see Snow at hospita l. Capetown & Shoreham in.