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we agreed on an advance of 5 £ for the week, their wage being of about 8 £. the total for the week came to 522 £ 320 (diggers + earth-workers) the amount of the advances paid yesterday was 321 £ 400. There thus remains to be paid 200 £ 920, which will have to be added to the pay of next Saturday. In this way I have been left a sum sufficient for the house, the staff, food, Forrer's lodging, water and a safety reserve for any eventual need. I have also hired and paid the hire of a car until 17 September, and I am awaiting your arrival to continue or cancel this car.
Because of the concentration of the area, Forrer will go, at my request, to Larnaca to meet you on 16 Sept. (7h 00). He will hand you the money as you asked me and the new cheque book that Barclay's Bank gave me. In exchange, if you do not plan to join the camp on Friday evening, I will ask you to give him a cheque so that I can make the pay on Saturday morning at 10h 15, planned for an amount of 550 £, to which must be added the 200 £ remaining from this first week. Lastly, I ask you to find enclosed a letter which I have opened, the address bearing only Mission archeologique française . Engomi . Famag. Post rest Mr Karageorghis, who came on a visit, confirmed to me this letter. The number of visitors expected is about 200.
I hope that the post between Nicosia and Beirut is normal and that you will find this letter on your arrival. We have enough cardboard boxes here, so it is pointless to plan any in your luggage.
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