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Fort, meeting of Manama Municipal Council, dull meeting. I had to go to the Fort first so I was rather late.
Worth was there but took no part as he understood nothing. Shaikh Mohammed shouts the whole time and
usually talks rot. Afterwards we all adjourned & went to look at the sea road to decide the site of the
continuation of the road on the land side, it is to be through Ras Roman to the road opposite to the Agency.
Tennis at the Mission in the afternoon & afterwards we went round to the Russells.
Wednesday [21st November]
Fort. Had breakfast early & then the Shaikh came in to the court & I had a long talk with him about various
things. Sh Mohammed came & worried about money & eventually the Shaikh agreed to give him 8000/-
which I think is fairly reasonable. I feared we should have to pay more as he could have made himself very
