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Erticles of Agreem

Sgreement, made this

day of the

day of

month

the Jhistian Era 186 , being the year of the reign of Hienfung, according to the Chinese Imperial Calendar, between

William Stewart Erg, of Tahiti

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7162 6 CRETARY 1865

in the year of

of the

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native of China, of the one ar first part, and John Cardiner Austin, Special Agent of the British Goven- Tahiti &

Company, limited gant cotton off and excitation for functionina China to the British West Indies, of the

other or second part, as follows:-The said party of the first part, in consideration of the covenants,

w. Stewart agreements, and stipulations hereinafter entered into by the said Austin, doth hereby promise and agree to and with the said Austin, his executors, administrators, and assigns, in manner and form following, that is to say:--

to. Stewart

1.-That he, the said party of the fist part shall and will, so soon as he shall be required by the said W. Stewart or his agent JG Austin, embark on board the British ship

Island

Tahiti

, now lying at anchor in Canton River and bound for the Colony of British Giniana, and remain on board the said ship henceforward until she proceeds to sea, and shall then proceed as a passenger on board the said ship, to the Island of Tahiti"

British Guiana aforesaid, for the purpose of carrying out the stipulations hereinafter contained on the part of the said party of the first part.

2.That the said party of the first part shall and will from time to time, and at all times during the

without doing to a return passage, or seven years with whom to a return passage, term of five years, to be computed from the day of the date of the arrival of the said ship

island.

Sand western art,

Tahiti

or Senso..

Ioland

at Georgetown in the said colony of Beliste-Guia, well, faithfully, aud diligently, and according to the

W. Stewart, his executors, adminstrators and assigns may direct best of his skill and ability, work and serve as an agricultural over, in the said ealent of British Tahiti Gaiana, according to the provisions hereinafter contained.

W. Stausant, his excitons, administrations and assigne may direct 3-That the said party of the first-past shall and will work as such laborer, as aforesaid, for the space Right of seven hours and a half of each day, during the aforesaid term of five years, on such estate as may be

Tahiti -pointed out by the Governor of the said colony of British Gananar with a reservation of not less than five days to be set apart during each year as holidays at the Chinese New Year by the said Governos, and of every Sabbath day. And in consideration of the agreement herein contained on the part of the said party

W. Stewart. of the first part, the said part, in manner following,

Tahiti

to. Stew ant

rac

Austin hereby promises and agrees to and with the said party of the fim that is to say :-

ts. Steant

4-That the said Austin shall provide the said party of the first part with a free passage to the Jaland said colony of British Guiana, and shall supply him gratuitously with such food and clothing as may be necessary for the voyage.

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5.--That so long as the said party of the first part shall continue and be employed as such agricultural. laborer, as aforesaid, and perform the agreements on his part hereinbefore contained, he the said

Stewart

Austin shall well and truly pay or cause to be paid to the said party of the first part, wages at the rate of four dollars per calendar mouth, and shall provide or cause to be provided for the said party at the first part, during the same service, food, house, garden ground, and medical attendance, all free of expense to the said party of the first part, Provided always, and it is hereby agreed, that it shall be at the option of the said party of the first part, at any time within twelve months of his anival in the said colony of thritish Guiana, to elect to be paid for his services by the tasks in the same way as all-laborers-net-under-special contract for service for terms of years in the said colony and that in the event of the said party of the first part eloeting to-be-paid-as-last-bereinbefore mentionedy then and is such case the said pariz-of the first part shall not be entitled to socsive-food; but house, garden ground, and medical attendance, shall-still-be-furnished to him- from-of-charge,`; and two suits of clothing, i. e. Jor

tive Shirts, two trousers straw hat per annum, and

two shirts, two dresses

and one

and

your handerchiefs per

Iman

foor

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