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SCHEDULE No. 1,
ARTICLES OF AGREEMENT made and entered into the Twelfth day of December, One' thousand eight hundred and seventy-two, Between WILLIAM STANTON, of the one part, and WILLIAM CHARLES SABGEAUNT, of Spring Gardens, Charing Cross, in the county of Middlesex, Esquire, one of the Crown Agents for the Colonies, for and on behalf of Her Majesty, of the other part. Whereby it is mutually agreed between the said parties as follows:--
1.-The said WILLIAM STANTON for the consideration hereinafter mentioned, agrees, so soon as thereunto required by the said Crown Agent for the Colonies, to proceed to Hong- kong as Coustable in the Police Force of the Government of that Colony, and to act in all respects according to the directions and instructions given to him by the Government of Hong- kong through its properly qualified officers, and the said WILLIAM STANTON hereby agrees that be will faithfully and honestly fulfil the duties required of him by or on behalf of the said Government of Hongkong for the term of five years from the date of arrival in the Colony.
2.And it is hereby further agreed, that in consideration of the services so to be rendered to the said Government of Hongkong by the said WILLIAM STANTON, the said Government of Hongkong shall pay the said WILLIAM STANTON, the annual sum of four hundred and eighty dollars ($480), in monthly payments of 40 dollars, to be made in Hongkong, such payments to commence and begin from the date of the said WILLIAM STANTON embarking from England for Hongkong.
3. And it is further agreed that the said Government of Hongkong will, if the conduct of the said WILLIAM STANTON shall, in the opinion of the said Government, have been satisfactory, grant him, at the expiration of ten years, a pension at the rate of or of his annual salary, and an addition of of such annual salary in respect of each additional year of service after ten years.
4. And it is further agreed that the Government of Hongkong will provide the said WILLIAM STANTON with quarters free of charge to him, and annually with two suits of uniform complete, also free of charge to him.
5. And it is further agreed that a passage to Hongkong shall be provided for the said WILLIAM STANTON at public cost, and the said WILLIAM STANTON, if he shall have given to the Captain Superintendent three months' previous notice, in writing, of his intention to leave the Force at the expiration of his five years' service, shall be entitled to a free passage back to England, or in lieu thereof to a sum equal to three months' pay of the rank to which at the time he may belong.
6. And it is further agreed that the said Crown Agent shall pay for and on behalf of the said Government of Hongkong, to the said WILLIAM STANTON, after this Agreement has been duly signed, the sum of fifteen pounds by way of bounty, and the said WILLIAM STANTON further agrees to refund and repay to the said Crown Agent for the Colonies the said sum of fifteen pounds paid to the said WILLIAM STANTON by way of bounty if he the said WILLIAM STANTON should fail to proceed to Hongkong when directed to do so.
As witness our hands the day and year above written.
Signed by the said William Stanton,
in the
presence of
(Sd.) C. VANDELEUR CREAGH,
Deputy Superintendent, Hongkong Police, on
leave of absence.
Signed by the said William Charles Sargeaunt, in the presence of
(Sd.) L. ADAMS,
(94) WILLIAM STANTON,
(Sd.) W. C. SARGEAUNT.
12, Spring Gardens.
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SCHEDULE No. 2.
COLONIAL OFFICE RULES AND REGULATIONS,
Rule 66. The distinction between officers which are, and officers which are not, of considerable rank, trust, and emolument, being in itself vague and indefinite, has been rendered as precise as the nature of the case admits, by the following distinction, Offices are classed under three heads?-1, Those of which the emoluments do not exceed one hundred pounds per annum ; 2, Those of which the emoluments exceed one hundred and do not exceed two hundred pounds per annum; 3, And those of which the emoluments exceed two hundred pounds per annum. *
Rule 83. The following Rules, unless the mode of suspension is otherwise provided for by some local law, must be strictly observed in proceeding to suspend from the exercise of his office any public officer who has been appointed by virtue of a commission or warrant from the Crown, or whose emoluments exceed £100 a year.*
Rule 84.--The Governor shall signify to the officer, by a statement in writing, the grounds of the intended suspension, and shall call upon him to state in writing before a day to he specified (which day must allow a reasonable interval for the purpose), any grounds upon which he relies to exculpate himself.
Rule 85.-If the officer does not furnish such statement within the time fixed by the Governor, or if he fails to exculpate himself to the satisfaction of the Governor, the Governor shall apprise the officer that on a day (to be specified) the question of his suspension will be brought before the Executive Council, and that he will be allowedl, and, if the Council so determine, required to appear before the Council and defend himself orally.
Rule 86.-If any witnesses are examined by the Council, the officer must be allowed the opportunity of being present, and of putting questions on his own behalf. The officer must also be given a copy of any documentary evidence that is to be used against him, and that has not been already furnished to him.
Rule 96 (d).-An officer who has not been appointed by virtue of a commission or warrant from the Crown, and whose emoluments do not exceed £100 a year,* may be dismissed by the Governor without the proceedings above prescribed but in every such case the grounds of dismissal must be definitely stated in writing, and communicated to the officer, that he may have full opportunity of exculpating himself, and the matter must be investi- gated by the Governor with the aid of the head of the department (if any). In lieu of dismissal, the Governor, if he thiuks fit, may remove the officer to an office of lower rack in the service, or may require him to serve in his original office at a reduced salary, either perma- nently or for a stated period, or may deduct a portion of salary due, or about to become due, to the officer. Such dismissal or other punishment will not require the confirmation of the Secretary of State, but any memorial from the dismissed officer must be forwarded to the Secretary of State without delay, with a short statement of the grounds of dismissal or other punishment.
SCHEDULE No. 3.
Ordinance No. 14, or 1897.
(Amended by Sec. 1. of Ordinance 20 of 1890).
Section 2.-In this Ordinance the expression subordinate officer shall mean every member
of the Police force above the rank of Constable except the Captain Superintendent and clerks, and the word pension shall include any allowance in the nature of a pension or any gratuity on retirement.
*In Straits Settlements. Hongkong, Labuan, and British Honduras the limits are not £100 or £200, or their equivalents, bot $600 and $1,200, aud in Ceylon and Mauritius, Rs. 1,500 and Rs. 3,000
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