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Didnt go to fort, cool weather, strong breeze & still sleeping indoors. Compensation meeting at Agency,
discussed various other matters as well. Spent some time at the customs mostly dealing with rice problems,
sent people into the bazaar to check up the stocks. A car drove over an old man & killed him leaving him on
the road, caught the driver whose cleaner gave him away. To Awali in the afternoon where I met Hesketh &
we saw the camels do a bit of a run on the course, which is in a Wadi near the Muhli gate. Rather unpleasant
day, a lot of dust blowing about.

The camels, 18 of them, made quite a good show & will I think cause .

Thursday 28th June

Fort, saw various people in the morning & went to the office & for a few minutes to food control office. Sh
Abdulla came in, discussed rice situation. Budega men still on strike & heard later that all Gray Mack's
boatmen went out on strike. The men know that no more labour is available so do as they choose. In the
afternoon went up to Awali where we had camel & donkey races, rather a tiring affair as one walked about in
heavy sand for 2 1/2 hours, there was quite a crowd & all seemed interested in the camels & many paid to be
photographed on one of them. Then to the club & to Hesketh's house where I changed, dined at Andersons,