CO129-252 - Acting Governor Barker & Governor Sir Robinson & Public Offices - 1891 [12] — Page 464

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terminate this Agreement upon giving to the person engaged three months notice in writing or paying : Im

equal to three months salary in lieu of such notice A free prst class passage shall be provided for the person engaged 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 shall provide the person engaged

free first class passage to England provided his conduct shall have been satisfactory during his service and shall also pay to him half salary during the time occupied

voyage home and in the event of the person engaged being compelled at any time during the period of Three years to resign his appointment and return to England on account of illness not caused by any impropriity of conduct on his part and producing 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 any

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 passages must in all cases be claumed within two months of the expiration or sooner. determination of this Agreement.

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impropricty of conduct) become unable to perform comply with all or any of the Articles of this Agreement, or all or any of the duties required of him or all or any of the orders or directions of the Government or its representatives or shall in any manner misconduct himself or shall correspond verbally or otherwis directy or indirectly in or about the affairs of the Public Works Department with any person not in the employment of the Government and otherwise unconnected with the

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working of the Bublic Works Department as recognized by the Government or shall publish directly or indirectly any document or information of any kind whatever affecting the Bublic Works Department it shall be lawful for the Government to declare the employment of the person engaged under this Agreement to be at an end and thereupon his engagement shall cease and this Agreement shall not have any further prospective operation or force and all rights and benefits reserved to him shall cease but without prejudice to the enforcement of existing claims .

The person engaged agrees to make no claim upon the Government or on the Crown 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 first

above written.

Signed by Promings Frexexck Emmaque

(One of the Crown Agents for the Colonies) in the presence of

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Signature on Mr. Brydon Address 5. Cambriage Place Nur Occupation Architect

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