CO129-273 - Governor Sir Robinson & Others - 1896 [10-12] — Page 499

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The person engaged shall be at the rate of Forty dollars ($40) per mensem rising by yearly increments of Ten dollars ($10) per mensem to Sixty dollars ($60) per mensem with furnished quarters, board, and attendance, and uniform. Half salary will commence from date of leaving England. Full salary from the date of arrival in the Colony.

A free passage first class shall be provided for the person engaged to Hong Kong and on the satisfactory termination of this engagement, if 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 free passage to England, provided that her conduct shall have been satisfactory during her service; and the Government shall in either case 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 return 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.

If the person engaged shall at any time neglect or refuse or from any cause (other than illness not caused by her own impropriety of conduct) become unable to perform or comply with all or any of the provisions of this Agreement or all or any of the duties required of her or all or any of the orders or directions of the Government, or shall 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 without prejudice to the enforcement of existing claims.

If the person engaged should fail to proceed to Hong Kong 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, 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. Provided always that nothing herein 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 duly qualified Medical Practitioners to the effect that she is unable from bodily or mental infirmity to continue in the performance of her duties.

The Government will decide on the expiration of this Agreement whether it will offer the person engaged further temporary employment or place her on the fixed establishment with the regulation privileges regarding leave of absence and retiring allowance on her quitting the public service. In the former case, the re-engagement will be on such terms and for such period as may be mutually agreed.

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496 6 The person engaged shall be at the rate of Forty dollars ($40) per mensem rising by yearly increments of Ten dollars ($10) per mensem to Sixty dollars ($60) per mensem with furnished quarters, board, and attendance, and uniform. Half salary will commence from date of leaving England. Full salary from the date of arrival in the Colony. A free passage first class shall be provided for the person engaged to Hong Kong and on the satisfactory termination of this engagement, if 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 free passage to England, provided that her conduct shall have been satisfactory during her service; and the Government shall in either case 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 return 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. If the person engaged shall at any time neglect or refuse or from any cause (other than illness not caused by her own impropriety of conduct) become unable to perform or comply with all or any of the provisions of this Agreement or all or any of the duties required of her or all or any of the orders or directions of the Government, or shall 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 without prejudice to the enforcement of existing claims. If the person engaged should fail to proceed to Hong Kong 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, 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. Provided always that nothing herein 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 duly qualified Medical Practitioners to the effect that she is unable from bodily or mental infirmity to continue in the performance of her duties. The Government will decide on the expiration of this Agreement whether it will offer the person engaged further temporary employment or place her on the fixed establishment with the regulation privileges regarding leave of absence and retiring allowance on her quitting the public service. In the former case, the re-engagement will be on such terms and for such period as may be mutually agreed. 7 8

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engaged shall be at the rack of Forty die Fers, ($40) per mensem riving by yearly increments of Fon dollars ($10) per mensem to Sixty dollars ($60) per mensem with furnished quarters board and attendance and veniform. Half salary will commence from date of leaving England Full salary from the date of arrival in the Colony

A free passage first class shall be provided for the person engaged to Hong Kong and on the satisfactory termination of this engagement if 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 free passage to England provided that her conduct shall have been sahsfactory during her service and the Government shall in either case pay to her half salary during the time occupied on the verjage

home and in the event of her being compelled at any time during the period of this engagement to resign her appointment and return home irving to illness (not caused by any impropriety of conduct on her part) and producing d

Certificate from the Colonial Surgeon to that effect she share be provided with a free passage toe

England.

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If the person engaged: shall at neglect or refuse or from any causé (other than illness not excusect by her own impropriety of conduct ) become unable to perform or comply with all or any of the provisions of this Agreement or all or any of the required of her or all or

any of the orders or directions of the Government

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or shall in any manner misconduct herself it shall be lawfel for the Government to declare her employment under this Agreement to be at con 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 brete urthout prepidice to the enforcement of existing claims If the person engaged should fail to proceed to Hong Kong 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

relinquish her appointment or b dismissed or removed from her appointment in consequence of misconduct she shall refiend and repay to the Government or to the brown

Agents for the Colences the amount paid for her passage to Hong Kong Provided always that nothing herein 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

Certificate signed by one or more duly qualified Medical Prachtioners to the effect that

or mental informity to-- she is unable from boddly. continue in the performance of her duties.

The Government will decide on the expiration of this Agreement whether it will offer the person engaged: further temporary employment or place her on the fixed establishment with the regulation privileges regards leave of absence and retring allowance her quitting the public service. In the former ease the re engagement will be on such terms and for such period as may be mutually agreed:

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