CO129-257 - Public Offices & Others - 1892 — Page 80

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Fix hundred and sixty dollars ($660) per annum He shall also be provided with quarters for an unmarried man including mess-servants fuel light bed and bedding medical attendance and medicines but if sick in hospital a stoppage will be made from his salary not exceeding third of each day's pay half salary will commence from date of embarkation full salary from the

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The sum of Five pounds (£5) shall be paid by the Crown Agents for the Colonies for and on behalf of the Government to the person engaged after this Agreement has been duly signed by way of bounty and the person engaged agrees to refund and repay to them the said sum of Five pounds paid to him by way of bounty if he should fail to proceed to Hong Kong when

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A pee passage second Class with Railway fare to Port of Embarkation shall be provided for the powen engaged to Hong Kong and in the event of his being compelled at any time during the period of

of Three

years to resign appointment and return to England on account of illness not caused by any impropriety of conduct on his part and producing a Certificate from the Colonial Surgeon to that effect the shall be provided with a free passage second class 10 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 bolony.

The Government shall have power at any time to terminate this Agreement upon giving

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to the person engaged three months notice in writing and providing him with a free

passage

home.

If the person engaged shall at any time neglect or refuse 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 duties required of him or all or any of the Orders or directions of the Government or its representatives or shall correspond verbally or otherwise directly or indirectly in or about the affairs of the Government with any person not in the employment 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 benepts 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 his passage 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 prom any neglect of duty whatsoever on his part he may be liable to a deduction from his Salany the amount of which shall be fixed by the Governor subject to the approval of the Secretary of State for the Colonies.

If at any time during the period of

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