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The Government phall have power at any tome to terminate this Agreement upon geveny to the saut Arthur Ch imun Three months notice in writing or paying him a sum equal h Three months salary in lieu of such notice. –
Free first class passages to the Colony shall be provider for the said Arthur Chapman and his wife and family and on the patisfactory termination of his Three years engagement back to England and if this Agreement shall be terminated by the Government under the preceding Clause the said l jovernment shall also provide the said Arthur Chapman with fice first class passages for himself -wife and family to England provided the conduct of the said Arthur Chapman shall have been satisfactory during his service and shall also pay to hem half salary during
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and in the event of the wait Arthur Chapman being compelled at any time during the porod of Three years to resign his appointment owing to illness not caused by any impropriety of conduct on his part and producing a Certificate from the Colonial Surgeon to that effect he shall be provided with free first class passages to England. Such return passages in all these cases must be claimed within two months of the expiration. determination of this Agreement
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If the said Arthur Chapman shall at any time neglect or refuse or from any cause (other than illness not caused by: his own impropricty of conduct) becomes unable to performer comply with all or any of the Articles of this Agreement or all - any of the duties required of him, or all or any of the orders or directions of the Government, or shall in any manner I misconduct himself it shall be lawful for the Government to declare the employment of the said Arthur Chapman under this Agreement to be at an end and s
thereupon hi engagement shall cease and this Agreemont shall not have any further prospective operation or force and all rights and benefits reserved to the said Arthur Cheepman, chute
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ceuse, but without prejudice to the enforcement of existing duims If the paid Arthur Chapman should fail to proceed to Hong Kong as required or within the period of Three years from the date of his arrival there either quit the pervice of the paid Government without leave or relinquish his appointment or be dismissed or removed from his appointment in consequence of misconduct he the paid Arthur Chapman shall repond und repay to the part: Government for the time being or to the Roun Agents for the Colonics in London for the time being the amount pail for the passages of himself wife and family to Hongthong Provided always that nothing herein contuoneal shall bene
• oblige the said Arthur Chapman to repay the said passage money if it the time he shall relinquish his said appointment or quis the service of the sued Government as aforesaid he phull produce to the Government a Certificate segned by duby qualified Medical practitioners to the effect that he the suud Athur Chapman is unable from bodily or mental infirmity to continue in the performance of his duty as such Assessor of Rates.
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The sand Arthur Chapman agrees to make no claim upon the Government insrespect of any fluctuation in the value of the dollar. The puud Crown Agents for the Colonics shall not be personally
liable for anything contained in the Agreement. -
Witness our hands the day and year first above written
Signed by Montagu Frederick Ammanney
( One of the Crown Agents for the Colonies) (5/747. Ommanniy
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