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Channels . Footpaths & and all other duties which he may be directed to perform by the Surveyor General.

The salary to be paid to the person engaged shall be at the rate of One hundred and thirty five dollars ($135) per calendar month which amount shall include night work when such is required. The Government shall also pay him allowances after the rate of Twelve dollars

a

on

the

home and

1.6

(12) per month for Chair hire and Seven dollars ($7) -day when employed on Tide Work on Sunday's Half salary will commence from the date of leaving England and full salary from the date of arrival in the Colony. 5 A free passage second class with railway fare to port of embarkation shall be provided for the person engaged to Hong Kong and on the expiration of his term of engagement the Government shall provide him with a free passage second class to

England with Railway fare to destination provided

his conduct shall have been satisfactory during his service and shall also pay to him half salary during the time occupied

the event of his being compelled

time during the period of Three

to resign his appointment and return to England account of illness not caused by any impropriety of conduct on his part and producing a Certificate from the Colonial Surgeon to that effect he shall be provided with a free pasonge second class to England with Railway fare to destination 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

voyage

in

any years

on

6.

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Colony. The return passage must in all cases be claimed within her mouths of the expiration or sooner determination of this Agreement :

The Government shall have power at any time to terminate this Agreement upon giving to the peroon engaged three months notice in writing or paying him a sum equal to one months salary in lieu of such notice and in either cave he shall be provided with a

free passage home :-

any

If the person engayed shall at time neglect or refuse or from any (other than illness not caused by his

own

or

or all ov

impropriety of conduct) become unable to perform

comply with all or any of the Articles of this Agreement. any of the duties required of him or all or any of the Orders or directions of the Government or its representatives or

shall correspond, verbally or

or otherwive directly or indirectly

or indirectly in or about the affairs of the Government with person not in the employment of the Government or shall publish directly

document or information indirectly any

any

of any kind whatever affecting the Government or shall in any manner misconduct himself it shall be competent for the Government to declare his employment at an end and he shall be forthwith dismissed by the Government and all rights benefits and advantages reserved to him by this Agreement shall

cease and he shall be liable to be

3.