RULES OP SOUTH METROPOLITAN GAS CO. 145 24548 K 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.