CO129-248 - Public Offices & Others - 1890 — Page 110

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Chair allowance of $244 per month, half salar frome dak 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 termmate this

Agreement upon giving to the said Arthur Maxwell Quill three mouths Notice in writing or paying him a dunequal to thre mouths Salary

in lieu of such Notice.

A free first-Class Passage shall be provided for the said: Arthur Maxwell Quill to Hong Kong and on the expiration of his term of engagement, or if this Agreement shall be terminated by the Government under the preceding Clause the Government-whall provide the suid Arthur Maxwell Quill with a free prst Class Nassage to England provided the conduct of the said

Arthur Maxwell Quill shall have been satisfactory during his service and shall also pay to him half salary during the time occupied on the Voyage home; and in the event of the said Arthur Maxwell Quill being compelled at any time during the period of Three years to resign: he's apponitment and return to England on account of illuers not caused by any impropriety of conduct on his part and prortucing a Certificate from the Colonial Surgeon to that effect he shall be provided with a free first Class passage. to England, but if he should resign his appointment - From other cause he shall refund to the Government or to the Crown Agents for the Colonies the amount paid for his passage to the Colony. The return passage must in all cases be clanned within two months of the expiration

or sooner determination of this Agreement If the said Arthur Maxwell Quill shall at neglect

· or refuse or from any

canse (other than illness not caused by his impropriety of conduct become

comply with all or

any

of the of the duties

any

unable to perform.

own

Articles of this Agreement, or all or

any

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required of him, or all or any of the Orders or direction

Nimers.

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of the Government or its representatives or shall in any manner misconduct himself, it shall be Courful for the Government to declare the employment of the said Arthur Maxwell Quill under this Agreement to be at an end and thereupon his engagement shall cease and this Agree-

further prospective operation or

ment shall not have

any

force and all rights and bencfto reserved to the said Arthur Maxwell Quill shall cease, but without prejudice to the enforcement of existing claims. —

on

no claim

The said Arthur Maxwell Quill agrees to make upou the Government or on the Grown. Agents for the Colonies in respect of the fluctuations, in the value of the dollar..

The said Crown Agents for the Colonies shall not be personally liable for anything contained in this Agreement. __

Witness our hands the day and year prot above writter.

Rederick Omumauny

Montagn

Signed by (one of the brown Agents for the

"Colonies) in the presence of (1) tr. 7. Omne unity

Mtandingham

Downing St

Loudon

SW

Signed by the said Arthur

Maxwell Quill in the presence (sd) A. M.

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(Signature]

(Address)

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Motandighams

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