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A free passage first class shall be provided for the person engaged to Hong Kong and on the satisfactory » termination of this engagement of her services shall then be dispensed with back to England, and if this Agreement shall be ▾ terminated by the Government under Clause 3 the Government shall provide her with a free pussage to England provided that her conduct shall have been satisfactory during her
pay to her half salary during the time occupied on the voyage home and in the event of her being compelled at any time during the period of this engagement to resign her appointment, and rehern home owing to illness (not caused by any impropriety of conduct on her part) and producing a Certificate from the Colonial Surgeon to that effect she shall be provided with a free passage to England.
service and the Government shall in either case
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4. If the person engaged shall at any time neglect or refuse or from any cause (other than illness not caused by t
• impropriety of conduct) become unable to perform. comply with all or any of the Articles of this Agreement or all - any of the duties required of her or all or any of the orders or directions of the Government or shall in
in any manner misconduct herself it shall be lawful for the Government to declare her employment under this Agreement to be at an end and thereupon her engagement shall cease and this Agreement shall not have any further prospective operation or force and all rights and benefits reserved to her shall cease but without prejudice to the enforcement of existing claims . If the person engaged should fail to proceed to Hong Hong
as required, or within the period of five years from the date of her arrival there, either quit the service of the Government without leave or relinquish her appointment or be dismissed or removed from her appointment in consequence of misconduct she shall refund and repay to the Government or to the Crown Agents for the Colonies the amount paid for her passage to Hong Kong
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Provided always that nothing hereen contained shall bind or oblige the person engaged to repay such passage -money if at the time she shall relinquish her & appointment or quit the service of the Government she shall produce to the Government a Certificate signed by one or more
one or more duly qualified Aledical Practitioners to the effect that she is unable from bodily or mental infirmity to continue in the performance of her duties.
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Upon the termination of the period of five years if the conduct of the person engaged has been satisfactory
and it is mutually desired she shall be placed. the permanent Civil Service of the Colony and shall become entitled to the privileges of the Service as regards leave of absence pension & but in case her services are dispensed with except on the ground of misconduct she shall be provided with a free return passage to England
The person engaged agrees to make no claim uper the Government in respect of any fluctuation in the value of the dollar
The Crown Agents for the Colonies shall not be personally liable for anything contained in this Agreement.
Hittills out hands the day and year first above
written.
Signed by Emest Edward Blake
(One of the Grown Agents for the Colonies) (d) E E Blako in the presence
"Shy SHodgson
Downnget fin
Signed by the said
Gertrude B200Kes in the presence of
(20) Gertrude, Mr. Bordes
Signature (EX/E walker
Address
Occupation.
London Asportal &
Assistant Matron
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