RULES OP SOUTH METROPOLITAN GAS CO. 
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24548 
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Form of Co-partnership Agreement. 
General Agreement. 
Memorandum of an Agreement made the day of 
191 between 
for and on behalf of the South Metropolitan Gas Company, of 
No. 709, Old Kent Road, in the County of Surrey, of the one part, 
and 
of the other part. 
1. The said for 
South Metropolitan Gas Company agrees to employ the said 
for a period of. months from 
the day of the date hereof at one or other of the Stations of the said Com 
pany, if he shall remain sober, honest, industrious, and performs the 
work allotted to him. 
2. The said 
agrees to serve the said Company for the said period of months in 
whatever capacity he may from time to time be employed by the said Com 
pany at the current rate of wages applying to such capacity. 
3. The said 
agrees to obey the orders of the Foreman in charge. 
4. The hours of working for yard men to be 54 hours per week. 
5. The Company undertakes that during the continuance of this Agree 
ment the different rates of wages in force at the date hereof, and which, 
under Clause 2, may become payable to the said 
shall not be reduced. 
6. The said 
to be entitled to the benefit and be bound by the conditions of the Co 
partnership Rules so long as he shall continue in the service of the Com 
pany under Agreement. 
As witness the hands of the parties, 
No obstacle will be thrown in the way of any man engaged under the above 
Contract who may wish to leave the Company’s employment before the 
expiration of the period of service therein agreed for, provided he 
shall notify such wish to the Engineer of the Station at which he may 
for the time being be employed, and on receipt of such notice the 
Engineer shall, in his discretion, consider whether the services of such 
man can be dispensed with without detriment to the Company, and, 
if so, permission will be given at the expiration of the usual week’s 
notice.