RULES OF MESSRS. THOMAS BUSHILL & SONS. 133 to the employees’ provident funds, or so much thereof as may be remain ing in their hands. (20.) Consulting Committee.—The sick club committee are to form a consulting committee under this scheme for the firm to consult with on any question affecting any employee, or arising under these rules, on which the firm may desire assistance; nevertheless the ultimate decision of every question is to rest with the firm. (21.) Partnership not Conferred.—The employees or any of them will have neither the rights nor liabilities of partnership, nor are they or any of them to intermeddle or be concerned in the management of the business or the book-keeping or accounts of the firm. (22.) Giving of Notices.—Notices or communications to the employees are to be deemed effectually given or made if given or made in wriling to the consulting committee (formed under Rule 20). (23.) Alteration of Buies.—Alterations or modifications of these rules which experience may suggest as desirable may from time to time be made by the firm; but such changes, unless made during some month of Sep tember, are not to take effect until the end of the financial year current at the time they are made, nor are any such changes to take effect retrospectively, so as to affect the amount of the provident fund at the time they are made of any employee. Notice of every such change will be given pursuant to Rule 22. (24.) Definitions.—In these rules, unless there be something in the sub ject or context requiring a different construction, words importing the masculine gender include also females. “ Firm ” includes the present members of the firm, as also any person or persons succeeding to the business, whether such person or persons shall be the present members, or one or more of them, together with any other person or persons, or of any other person or persons only. “ Business ” means the business of the firm, whatever changes may take place in the nature or branches of such business, or places where the same is carried on. “ Sick club ” means the Cow Lane Steam Works Sick Club, and “ sick club committee ” the committee for the time being of such club. “ Financial year ” means the year from the 1st of September to the 1st of September. “ Scheme ” includes all relations between the firm and employees under these rules. “ Continuous service ” as also any analogous expression, means (not withstanding temporary absences) the whole period during which the relation of employer and employee virtually subsists and there is no dismissal. “ Provident fund ” includes additions thereto under Rule 7 and of interest. Revised rules, dated this 30th day of September, 1891. (Signed) Thomas Bushill and Sons. APPENDIX H. Rules of Employees’ Deposits Fund in force with Sir W. Gr. Armstrong, Whitworth & Co., Ltd. Amount. 1. Deposits of not less than One Shilling and not more than One Pound of the depositor’s weekly wages will be received from persons in the employ of the Company each week. The amount agreed upon will be kept off through the wages sheets.