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All communications to be addressed to the Crown Agents for the Colonies, the reference abore and tha date of this memorandum being quoted.

TELEGRAME: CROWN, LONDON

TELEPHONE: 7280 VICTORIA.

From

To

THE CROWN AGENTS FOR THE COLONIES,

4, Millbank,

LONDON, S.W

hed October, 1924.

HONG KONG.

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Class I.

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With reference to your application for colonial employment, the

Crown Agents give particulars overleaf relating to a vacancy for which

they are prepared to consider you.

If you wish to be considered for this post, you should fill up

the enclosed form and return it to the Crown Agents within seven days.

Particulars of your service (if any) with H.M. Forces, including number,

rank, unit, &c., should be included, and, if you held a commission, the

names and addresses of two senior officers under whom you served

should also be furnished.

Selected candidates will be required to pass a strict medical

examination, and be vaccinated and receive dental treatment if necessary.

If during the last seven years you have been in business of any description on your own account, you should forward the name and address

of a responsible person who can verify this fact.

Attempts to influence the Crown Agents' selection through Members

of Parliament or other persons, unless they are in a position from personal

knowledge to testify as to character or qualifications, will be regarded as indicat-

ing that the applicant himself does not consider his character and qualifications

as sufficiently good to justify his appointment on his own merits, and may

prejudice hits chances of success.

Agreement made the

day of

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etween the Crown Agents for the Colonies, London, acting on behalf of the Government of Hong Kong (hereinafter called the Government), and.

hereinafter called the person engaged).

1. The person engaged agrees to proceed to Hong Kong (hereinafter called the Colony), when rected by the Crown Agents for the Colonies, and undertakes that he will there diligently and faithfully

form the duties of a

for the term of his

gagement, and will act in all respects according to the instructions or directions given to him by the overnment through the Head of his Department or other duly authorised officers. In this Agreement the term "Head of his Department" shall mean the person for the time being acting as Head of his Department.

(£

2. The salary of the office is at the rate of

) a year rising to.

a year by annual increments of.

-pounds pounds

pounds

-). The salary will be payable monthly in dollars. Fer-preposse-of-local payment the- vonuasted into dollars at the.

nispensant dead at two –

dila 3. to the dollar but da an

3. This Agreement is subject to the conditions set forth in the Schedule hereto annexed, and the hedule shall be read and construed as a part of the Agreement.

4. The Crown Agents for the Colonies shall not be in any way personally liable for anything ising out of this Agreement.

As witness our hands the day and year above written. Signed by

(on behalf of the Crown Agents for the Colonies) in the

esence of

of the office of the Crown Agents for the Colonies.

Signed by.

io the

presence of Signature. Address

Occupation

W. & S. Ltd.

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