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Accountant. These British employees shall he proposed and certified as competent for the posts; by the Corporation, and shall be approved by the Viceroy; in the event of their services proving unsatisfactory they shall be removable by the Corporation, in consultation with the Viceroy, upon complaint being made by either one other parties to

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this agreement. It is understood that the duties ¡erformed by these employees are intended to promote the ufual in- terests of the Chinese Government and tre hundhold ra respectively, and it is therefore agreed that all cases of difference arising therefrom -hall be referred for amicable adjustment between the Viceroy and the Represent- ative of the Corporation. The salaries and other terms

Thief of agreement, of the Engineer-in-Chief and t. e Accountant shall he proposed by the forporation, for approval by the Viceroy; and the amount of their salaries etc., shall be paid out of the general accounts of the Railway.

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For all important technical appointments on the Ruilway staff Tropeans of experience and ability shall he engaged and wherever competent Chinese are available they shall also be employed. All such appointments shall be made and their functions defined by the Managing Director and the Engineer-in-Chief in consultation, and shall be submitted for the Viceroy's a¡¡roval; similar procedure shall be

followed in the case of Europeans employed

in the Thief Accountant's department. In the ev nt of the mis-conduct or the incompetency of such employees, their services may be dig ensed with by the Managing Di- rector, after consultation with the Engineer-in-Chief and subject to the sanction of the Viceroy. The form of

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