CO129-257 - Public Offices & Others - 1892 — Page 45

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Full salary will commence from the date bearing tinglandin 25th of April 1892 4 A free passage second class with Railway fare

to Port of Embarkation shall be provided for the person engaged and his wife to Hong Kong and on the expiration of his term of engagement the Government shall provide him and home 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 on the voyage

home and thereafter until he can be reabvorbed into the Trinity House service provided such half pay leave does not exceed three months in all, and in the event of his being compelled at any time during the period of Three years resign

his

appointment and return to England on account of illness not caused by any impropriety of conduct on his part and producing a Certificat from the Colonial Surgeon to that effect he di wife shail be provided with a free passage 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 Colony. The return passage must in all cases be claimed within two months of the expiration or sooner determination of this Agreement.

5.

to

any

The Government shall have power at time to terminate this Agreement upon giving to the person engaged three months notice in writing and providing him andante voipic with a free passage home. - 6. If the person engaged shall at

any

time

7.

neglect or refuve or from any cause (other than illness not caused by his own impropriety of conduct) become unable to perform or comply with all or any of the Articles of this Agreement or all or any of the dutus required of him or all or any of the Orders

directions of

ome

the Government or its representatives or shall

in or about the affairs of the

employment

correspond verbally or otherwise directly or indirectly Government with any person not in the

of the Government or shall publish directly or indirectly any document or information 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 called upon to repay the amount paid for the passages of himself and wife to the Colony.

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In the event of any pecuniary damage arising from disregard. or noncompliance by the person engaged of any standing Order or Departmental instruction or from any neglect of duty whatsoever on his part he may from his Salary the amount of which shall be fixed by the Governor subject to the approval of the Secretary of State for the Colonies.

any

Aime

be liable to a deduction.

If at

during the period of service the person engaged shall by indulgence. stimulants or stimulant incapacitate

in

any

himself for the performance of his duties

or

any of them or uny part thereof his salary shail therefore become and be liable to deduction

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