Part 7 - Supplies and journey from Srinagar to Pindi, February 1936

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SUMMARY:
Entry dated 15 February 1936 records logistics for the expedition: Lumsden joined in January, suffered bouts of illness after dinners, and brought numerous stores including medical supplies. Kit and stores were dispatched via Bombay and Pindi to Ranguja; the party left Srinagar on 9 February by car and lorry, reaching Tret and then Pindi before catching a train.

CONTENT:
15th Feb. 1936. This year we have a much bigger bandobast
than before. Lumsden came out on 16th Jan. to join us, &
came to Srinagar till we were ready to be off. He gave us
rather a fright several times by getting ill. After any
dinner party almost, he had a bad attack of sickness &
diarrhoea, but seems to have got over that now. He brought
out with him 14 cases of stores from Harrods - a trial
this year. They were all beautifully packed in 5-ply boxes
weighing between 50 - 70 lbs each. He also brought 8 boxes
of medical stores, valued at £70 odd. This was much more
than we had expected, maybe far too much. Most of
our kit was sent ahead, all home stores direct from
Bombay to Ranguja. Other stores from Spencers & our tents
from Pindi. All reached Ranguja about the 1st Feb. We
left Srinagar on 9th morning in a hired car, with
kit & servants in a lorry. Reached Tret the first night, &
Pindi early next morning, catching the express at 11.40.
Our 2nd class compartment had not been reserved, as there
was only one on the train. The result was that we had