﻿RULES OP SOUTH METROPOLITAN GAS CO.

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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.

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