CO129-279 - Public Offices - 1897 — Page 69

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5.

6.

provided he leaves for England within One month from the date of such expiration

The Sulary to be paid to the person engaged shall be at the rate of One hundred and fifty dollars ($150) per mensem which amount shull include night work when such is required. The Government shall also pay him allowances after the rate of Twelve dollars ($12) per mensem for chair hire and Seven dollars ($7) per diem of ten hours when employed on Tide work or other works of un urgent nature on Sundays and Public Holidays. Halk salary will commence from date of embarkation. Full salary from the date of arrival in Hong Kong.

be directed

The duties of the person engaged shall be to supervise the construction of Granite Ashlar Masonry in Sea Wall Storm Water Drains yo the filling in and reclaiming of ground and the construction of Roads Channels Footpaths yo and all other duties which he to perform by the Surveyor General or other duly authorised Officer of the Government. He shall in all things be subservient to and obey the orders and directions of the Government and shall not directly or indirectly engage or be

concerned in

any.

may

other service or business what-

-soever or receive commissions or profits of any kind and he shall use his utmost exertions. to promote the interests of the Government

In the event of the Government becoming desirous of determining the engagement of the person engaged at time during the

of the same it shall be at liberty,

giving him Three months notice (signed by any authorized Officer) determinable

currency to do so on

any

7.

at any period of the

year or on the Government paying

him one

one months Salary and in either case he shall be provided with a fee passage second class by steamer to England including railway fare third class to place of abode. The Government shall also provide him with a similar free passage it by reason of illhealth not caused by his own impropriety of conduct he shall under the certificate of a Medical Officer appointed for that purpose by the Government be discharged from or compelled to give up his engagement with the Government and provided he shall be desirous of returning to England but it he shall resign his appointment from 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 (including railway fare) and shall have no claim to a return passage. The return passage it required must be claimed within one calendar? month.

any

or

نمی آیی

If the person engaged shall at any time neglect.

refuse or from

from any cause (other than illness not caused by his own impropriety of conduct) become unable to perform comply with all or any of the provisions of this Agreement or all or any of the duties required of him or of the orders or direchons 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

all

or

any