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The Crown Agents for the Colonies shall be in nowise personally liable for any matters arising out of this Agreement.
As witness our hands the day and year above written.
Signed by
Edward
Emest Blake
(one of the Crown Agents for the Colonies
of
as aforesaid) in the
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Signed by the said.
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William Laughtow
in the presence of
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Address Douring Sheet
Occupation
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Blake.
15 Wis Laughtow (6° stamp)
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sives keep the books & vouchers & perform all the
Store Keeper
duties
(4) To lake charge of Barracks at Central Station see to thei
ordent cleanliness and attend office when any men are brought before the Captain - Superintendent for report- () 30 supennlend the drill and nemaxstry instruction.
of the Police.
Casting about
5. The drills consect of two parades a week
half an hour each. The Musketery, mistinction and training is carried on in the afternoons generally, For
abo-zit or seven weeks in the cold weather.
(Then Clause 6 above /
CONDITIONS OF SERVICE IN HONG KONG POLICE FORCE.
I. No married man will be enlisted, and no married quarters will be provided until after promotion to rank of Sergeant.
of $50. Note.-The exchange value of the dollar is variable. The market rate of exchange is at the present time 2-2 and the Government will recognize no claim in respect of fluctuations in the value of the dollar. For the purpose of paying salary when on leave of absence in England, the dollar will be taken at 4/-, and in the case of pension, at 3s. 8d.
III. Full pay will be drawn from the date of embarkation.
IV. A bounty of £15 will he paid on enlistment.
V. Each Officer is allowed to remit home, through the Government, any sum not exceeding his half-pay, but only at the market rate of exchange.
VI. The engagement will be for five years only. Subject to the approval of the Captain Superintendent of Police, and of the Colonial Surgeon, a Constable can re-engage for a further term of five years.
VII. At the expiration of each of these two terms of five years' Service he becomes entitled to a return passage.
(a.) And he can apply through the Captain Superintendent of Police for permission to return to the Service within a period not exceeding nine months.
(b.) Should this application be approved, he will receive half-pay during his absence, and a return passage to the Colony.
(c.) On his return he shall be reinstated in his relative position in the force. VIII. Should he not take leave but remain in the Colony at the expiration of each or either of these two terms of five years' Service, he will receive a sum equal to three months' pay of his rank by way of bonus.
IX. Should he be allowed to continue in the force on the completion of his second term of Service, he may, on his final retirement, be allowed a pension according to regulations from time to time issued by the Colonial Government with the approval of the Secretary of State; under the regulations recently issued, no pension will be granted for less than fifteen years' Service, except in case of retirement on the ground of ill-health.
X. Should a Constable be compelled to retire through ill-health before ten years, a gratuity of one month's pay for each year's Service may be granted.
XI. On joining the Service cach man has to provide himself with a uniform box, the cost of which is $5.
XII. As a rule he has to perform six hours' duty in each twenty-four, generally between 6 p.m. and 6 a.m., but is liable to be called on for extra Service.
XIII. He will have to attend School for one hour each day, four days weekly, until he obtains a Certificate of Competency, without which he cannot receive promotion in the force.
XIV. He will also be required to attend drill for half an hour, three or four days a week, until he is passed as efficient.
XV. Each European Constable is provided with free quarters, fuel and light. The following being in also provided free :---
Beas and bedding.
summer & wruled clothing pelmets brots & freet coals
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He is provided with table linen, cutlery, glass, crockery ware, and cooking utensils for the sum of $5 (entrance fee).
S WE James
(Signature of Witness.)
3 W.D. Laughtow
(Signature of Constudie.)
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