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Agreement
171 19684
-made HST 90
the day of August,
One thousand eight hundred and ninety, Between The Undersigned, One of the Crown Agents for the Colonies, of Downing Street, Westminster, in the County of Middlesex, acting for and on behalf of The Government of Hong Kong (hereinafter called the Government) of the one part and
Laurence Gibbs of Borough Surveyor's Office Walsall, of the other part.
Whereby it is agreed by and between the parties hereto as follows:-
1. The said Laurence Gibbs, (hereinafter called the person engaged) shall be appointed an Assistant-Engineer in the Public Works Department of the Colony of Hong Kong
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The period of service of the person engaged, shall be for Three Years commencing from the date of arrival in Hong Kong, and he will be placed under the Orders of the Surveyor General of the Colony
The Salary to be paid to the person engaged shall be at the rate of Two thousand three hundred and seventy-eight dollars ($2,378) per annum with a chair allowance of Twenty-four dollars ($24) per month, half salary to commence from date of leaving England and full salary and the Chair allowance from the date of arrival in the Colony
The Government shall have power at any time to terminate this Agreement upon giving to the person engaged three month's notice in writing or paying him a sum equal to three month's salary in lieu of such notice
A Free first-class passage shall be provided for the person engaged to Hong Kong and on the