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Walked round the gardens & then worked. A nice day, not hot & a stiff breeze. Mansel-Plydell, Rutledge &
another whose name I never got arrived soon before lunch, which they seemed to enjoy. They are a nice trio
though the third one seemed almost too shy to speak. After lunch we walked over to the jail & I showed
them round. The loom was not working quite right. Later we bathed & then had tea & crossed to Budeya at
about 6.30 for the camp party given by the British Police. They had quite a good camp & had invited all the
Govt people & the Nanus, the food was indifferent but the whole thing very pleasant & after dinner the
Police gave a show, singing, local music & dancing which everyone seems to enjoy.

Saturday 11th May

Shaikhs as usual. Didnt go to the Fort as the Police out on march - Cochrane brought in the report about the
DID incident. HH in a bad temper about some Khalifah sales, again discussed the queer way the Agency
dont tell HH about GP & new P.R. Office in a great muddle as under repairs, garden too in a mess as we are
lowering the lawn & replanting it.

Went to one of the Kozaibi gardens where I want to get a pipe of water to make a new garden. A very
pleasant place & five date palms well planted.

The Harrisons & Tunnicliffes to dinner - the latter very dull.