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encourage the boy's grandfather to make a will leaving all his property to the boy. Really too domestic a
matter for me to deal with. Motored out for a short drive in the evening. Finished reading Persuasion. Cool
day, but the Shaikh had all the big ceiling fans on as well as two table fans one on each side of him.

Tuesday [26 August]

Went to the Customs and missed the Biladya. Shaikh Abdulla came in to see me there. Discussed the site of
the ground for the Baluchis who we are moving out of the place which is to be made into the new
Quarantine. They are all servants of the Shaikhs and very troublesome people to deal with. Saw a man
about a case of land grabbing by one of the shaikhs. The Kadi Shaikh Abdel Latif called in the morning about
a case in which one of the parties complained to the Shaikh about the language of one of the Kadis. Went
out to Aali with the dogs meaning to do some hunting but couldnt find the place so went to see the well
boring. Met the Shaikh there. The Shaikh came in in the morning about nothing in particular and wasted a
lot of my time.

Wednesday [27 August]

The old Kadi Shaikh Ali called, he was very shaky and looked like an Arthur Rackham drawing. He wouldnt
take any coffee, being such a strict Shia. I made a muddle, it was today we went out to the well and
yesterday we played tennis at the Mission and then went up to the Fort with Parke and the Dr and his wife.
Cool day.

Thursday [28 August]

Very busy morning. Went with Mubarak, one of the Shaikhs sons, to see a piece of ground which he wants to
get from his father, then saw a great many people in the office including Jordan. Our receipts from the
electric supply are falling very much short of what we expected. Motored out to Mohamed Yatim's garden in
the afternoon and met his old father in law there.

Friday 29th August 1930

Bridge at the Bank. Took James out to the sea shore in the evening and let him paddle. Pretty evening, the
islands at the back look very romantic with the palm trees growing right down to the sea, in the distance hills
and the town of Rafaa on the top all pink in the sunset.

Saturday [30 August]

The Shaikh has gone to Gezireh for two nights hunting little sea birds, a poor form of sport. James had fever
again, quite high. The doctor came in the evening and seemed to think the best plan would be if he went