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Sunday 16th March
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Spent the morning in the office, saw innumerable people, Sh Abdulla who came about some mosque land
which one of the Kada wants to let as a garage, on the sea front, Dalim Aragelh about a case, slightly
hysterical as he thought someone was making insinuations against him, Daij with a letter from HH, Mohd 5LJ
Saleh for a talk with B. Thompson about the water scheme & various others. HH out hunting at the end of
the island. Did some gardening then went to the library where we met Mrs Hamilton & Mrs Ranee, then to ILi
the water garden & looked over the new Beladya houses on the edge of the garden.

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Court, a rather interesting case which we decided by finger prints, there is a man at Awali who knows all
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about the work. Ali b Ahmed rather sour because his protege did not get the contract for filling in the land
for AWD building alongside the causeway. I disapprove of these young Shaikhs who are well paid going in
for such jobs. Went over to call on Pelly who was very amiable, he is pleasant & a gent - which is always