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are not drawn as

thir.

Government through its duly authorised officers phat: direct and he shall not directly or indirectly engage

be concerned in any other service or business whatsoever or receive commissions or propts of any kind but shall devote the whole of his time and attention to the service of the Government and he shall use his utmost exertions to promote the interests of the Government The Government shall pay the person engaged devring the continuance of his services salary at the rate of Iwo hundred pounds

pounds (£200) per annum using by bremial increments of ten pounds (£1). The maximum salary attached to the appointment is two hundred and thirty pounds (£230) per annum. Increments however

of right but only by sanction of the Government and will not be granted except upon the production of certificate from the Head of his Department stating. that the person engaged has discharged his duties with diligence and fidelity. The salary will be payable monthly in dollars at the rate which will approximately be the average Hong Kong demand rate from the fifteenth day of th: preceding month to the fifteenth day of the month for which salary is to be paid. The Government shall also provide the person engaged, with free quarters or in the event of no Government quarters being available shall pay him a house allowance at the rate of Therly Lollars (830) per mensem in leeu thereof. No other allowances than the above will be granted. Half salary will be pard during the voyage out and home ragain on the satisfactory termination of this engagement. Full, salary will commence from the date of arrival in the Colony. In this agreement

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7.

the period of any voyage shall be reckoned

ad

400

commencing on the day of embarkation and ending on the day previous to the day of diembarkation of the person engaged both days

inclusive

The Government shall provide the person engaged with a free passage from England to the Colony. including railway fare third class to port of embarkation and on the satisfactory expiration

of this agreement and subject to clauses 7 and 8 he will be provided with a similar pee passage to England provided he claims and avail's himself of such return passage within one month from the date of such expiration. "Passage in this agreement means

means a second class passage.

If the person ongaged shall be compelled by reason of ill-health not caused by his own misconduct to resign his appointment or of at any time it shall be certified by a duly qualified medical officer employed by the Government that he is incapable on physical grounds of rendering further efficient service in the Colony the Govern- ment shall pay him his salary up to the date of such revignation or certificate and shall, if he is in the Colony at the time provede him with a pee passage to England provided that he claims and avails himself of such return passage within me. month but he shall have.

any

no

other claim on the

Government. If he shall resign his appointment from other cause he shall refund en dimand to the Government or to the Crown Agents for the Colonies the amount paid for his passage to the Colony including railway face and if he is in the "Colony' at the time of the termination of his engagement shall not be entitled to a return

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