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Saturday 7th March

Most of morning taken up by office calls, the Minister very dull & didnt talk,
awfully sticky, had a common young man with beard with him to interpret & another
very common fellow, whose wife came with party. Slightly easier atmosphere during
return call at Agency. Sulman did his best but the others just wouldnt play up.

Sunday 8th March

Office. Various people in.

Spent some time at Palace putting things tidy & removing some monstrosities from
the room. Sh Sulman gave a dinner for the Minister & party, Haqs, Wakefields &
ourselves & Lipp. Went off very well & all seemed to enjoy it, only Shs M & A
were there. After dinner we went back to the Agency with the Ws, Hinkenbotham was
there too, staying with them, off tomorrow. Their Mahrajah didnt materialise.

Monday 9th March

Fort
Court all the morning, all criminal cases, several motor cases and one for selling
sugar at too high

TTs came in just before we went out to dinner.
Dinner & bridge at DCs, as usual it went on for too long.

Tuesday 10th March