Agreement made this third day of March One thousand eight hundred and seventy-five
BETWEEN THE UNDERSIGNED ONE OF THE CROWN AGENTS FOR THE COLONIES of Downing Street London S.W. in the County of Middlesex acting for and on behalf of the GOVERNMENT OF HONG KONG of the one part and George Albert Woodwork of ... in the County of ... of the other part.
WHEREAS George Albert Woodwork hath been appointed on probation an Assistant-Master in the Victoria College at Hong Kong for a period of three years commencing from the date of arrival at Hong Kong at a salary of one thousand eight hundred dollars ($1,800) per annum (half pay being allowed during the voyage to Hong Kong) with a free first-class London or Liverpool to Hong Kong passage from ... Now the said George Albert Woodwork in consideration of the premises doth hereby agree with the said undersigned as follows:---
1. The said George Albert Woodwork will on a date hereafter to be fixed by the Crown Agent proceed to Hong Kong and shall and will immediately on his arrival there faithfully and diligently employ himself in the Victoria College in such duties as are usual and customary for an Assistant-Master as he the said George Albert Woodwork may from time to time be directed to do by the said Government or the Head Master of the College for the time being.
2. In the event of the said George Albert Woodwork after his arrival in Hong Kong being guilty of misconduct neglecting or failing or refusing to comply with all or any of the orders and directions of the said Government or of the Head Master or failing to perform all or any of the stipulations provisions and agreements herein contained then and in such case and immediately upon such necessity arising the said Government shall have the power to discharge the said Woodwork and this present Agreement shall be null and void to all intents and purposes but without prejudice to the enforcement of existing claims.
3. If the said George Albert Woodwork 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 service of the said Government without leave or relinquish his appointment or be dismissed or removed from his appointment in consequence of misconduct he the said George Albert Woodwork will refund and repay to the said Government for the time being or to the Crown Agents for the Colonies in London for the time being the amount paid for his passage from London or Liverpool to Hong Kong. PROVIDED ALWAYS that nothing herein contained shall bind or oblige the said George Albert Woodwork to repay the said passage money if at the time he shall relinquish his said appointment or quit the service of the said Government as aforesaid he shall produce to the Colonial Secretary a certificate signed by one or more ...
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