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CEMCo.  letterhead advising Claude William Kinder he will have new contract with I.C.R. and contract

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Letter

Agreement

Chinese Engineering & Mining Company

Claude William Kinder

Tong King Sing 

Chinese Engineering and Mining Company Managing Directors Office Tientsin   July 12 1891 C.W. Kinder Esq Engineer in chief C.E & MC Dear Sir, As you are now making a contract with the Imperial Chinese Railway to serve as their Engineer-in-chief our Contract with you dated Oct 1887 will become void as soon as you hand over your duties to whomever we may appoint. I have arranged however with H.E. the Viceroy that you will , while in government employ still act as our Consulting Engineer whenever we may request your assistance for which we shall pay three hundred pounds per annum and your house as at present, but no further allowances We are, Dear Sir Yours faithfullyFor the C E &MC Tong Kong Shing Managing Director Terms of Agreement made between Tong King Sing Taotai, Managing Director of the Chinese Engineering and Mining Company, Li Shu Tang Taotai, Chau Lang Ting General, Yung Hung Tien Taotai, Directors of the Imperial Chinese Railways by order of the Minister for North China and Claude W Kinder MICE Civil Engineer of England - 1.Whereas it is agreed that the said Directors shall employ the said Kinder as Engineer in Chief & Superintendent of such Railways and bridges as they may build in North China. Both for their survey construction and working and that the said Kinder shall to the best of his ability faithfully carry out work entrusted to him for the period of two years from the date of this agreement and after that term both parties have the option to continue or discontinue this agreement by giving six months notice. 2. For such services rendered the said Directors shall pay the said Kinder the sum of two and fifty pounds Sterling per quarter paid as it shall become due at the exchange rate of the day. 3. In addition thereto the said "Kinder" shall - be entitled to unfurnished quarters, all travelling expenses, medicines and medical attendance, and furthermore should he be required to conduct travelling surveys for Railway purposes outside the Province of [Chihli] he shall receive extra pay of three dollars per diam. 4. It is understood that the said Kinder shall have full legitimate control over all Foreign employees connected with Railway [services] and must exercise greatest discretion in the engagement of all such, so that only skilled, capable, respectable and honest men are employed. 5.The said Kinder shall while obeying the Directors exercise full and sole control over all employees native or Foreign engaged under his orders and must inspect and reject all unsuitable materials supplied to him for the works. 6. All Indents for materials from abroad must first be sent to the Directors for their approval and no order for their purchase be forwarded to Europe except by their command. 7. No construction expenditure must take place without proper drawings and estimates being duly submitted through the Directors to the Minister for North China and approval by him. 8.ln order to ensure strict discipline the Directors will in no case attempt to interfere with any officers placed under the said Kinder's orders, but will in all cases request him to transmit any instructions they may desire to give, Chinese officers engaged under Foreigners cannot be punished by them but any offence must be reported to Directors who will see that justice is done and for any offence or negligence, Head workmen or workmen employed under Foreigners can be fined or dismissed by them as customarily provided that such fines or dismissal be reported to Directors. 9. The said Kinder shall not be held responsible for any delays or losses incurred by defects in management of Financial matters, Cashier's Department, or purchasing Agents, which are solely controlled by Directors. 10. The said Kinder shall in no case publish or furnish to outside parties any information which may be detrimental to the interests of the service. 11. In case of any misunderstanding with the Direcors the said Kinder has the right to appeal to the Minister for North China and shall do so whenever the welfare of the service may require it. Signed, Sealed & delivered at Tientsin on this eleventh day of July 1891 Claude W Kinder Tong Kongsing 周蘭亭Zhou Lin Ting 李樹棠 Li Shu Tang 楊鴻典 Yang Hong Dian / Yang Hung Tien

1891.07.11

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