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right holding good for five years after the lapse of the 

 last contract. Should a labourer die in the course of 

 his service-time, the contractors on the other side shall 

 for their account send back the family to their original 

 residences within three months after the decease if 

 desired, and keep them pending a shipping oppor- 

 tunity. 



9. The time lost by the contractors on the one side 

 on account of the consequences of a misbehaviour or 

 sickness during more than one-tenth of the contracted 

 period, leave, desertion, or punishment in gaol, shall not 

 be counted as a part of the contracted time. 



10. At the expiration of any agreement, contractors 

 on the other side shall at their expense send home the 

 labourers and their families, and keep them pending 

 shipping opportunity. 



11. Any agreement lapsed and any renewal of con- 

 tract must be reported to the Dutch Consul at Singa- 

 pore. The contractors on the other side must also 

 report to the above Consul whether any of the released 

 labourers have renewed the agreement or whether they 

 have been sent home, and, if so, by what opportunity and 

 whether they have settled down somewhere else. 



12. The contractors on the one side shall present 

 themselves to the manager of the estate on the 



day of the month of the year 19 . 



13. This agreement has been made to hold good for 



from date of presentation to the manager 

 Thus agreed at Samarang on this date, the 

 day of the month 19 . 



The contractors on the other side. 



