CO129-412 - Governor Sir May - 1914 [7-8] — Page 190

:

**

་'.

7

ي

AGREEMENT,

It is this day mitually agreed between

(hereinafter

Enclosure 182

35738

ers) of the ene part and each of the persong named and in the

schedule hørete (hereinafter called the Labourer) of the other part.

How it is hereby agreed between the parties as follows:-

(1). That the said Labourer is willing to pressed to and be

played there as he may be directed for six or twelve months at

Employers' option as a seslie for leading and unloading vessels

transporting goods and any kind of general work connected with tha

refining and handling of petrolem and all such labour as

required on the Employers' concession.

(2). That each of the persons named and described in the sche-

dule hereto receives an advance of $15.00 which shall be deduéted by

monthly instalments by the Employers at the rate of $3.00 a month.

(3). That the expenses for conveying the labourer to his destin-

ation and back to Singapore on termination of the agreement shall be

borne by the Employers, but should the Labourer desire to resign the

service before the termination of the agreement, he shall make good

all debts incurred by hin, give a month's notice to the ployers of

such intention and pay his om passage to Singapore,

(4). That the Hmployers will, during the continuance of the

agreement, provide the Labourer free of charge and to the satisfast-

ion of the local authority of the plase where the agreement is to be

performed, with suitable house sacómodation, with medical attendance

and treatment during any time spent by the Labourer in Hospital with

diet.

(5), Ten hours shall constitute a day's work at 45 cents per

working day.

(6). The Hmployers shall provide the Labourer with feed and the

Labourer shall take his food from the Employers paying the Hopleyers

at the rate of 15 cents per day exoept Sundays and the usual Chinese

Holidays when the Employers will supply the Labourer with food free of charge.

(7).