REVISED CHARGES ADOPTED BY THE SHANGHAI GENERAL
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
AT THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING HELD 28TH MARCH, 1888
ACCOUNT SALES CHARGES
Landing Charges,
Boat and Coulie Hire.
Godown Kent lat month
After
Ist month per month.
Cotton and Fancy Goods, per bale of 50 pieces.
Drills,
30
+
|
Spanish Stripes and Camlets...
Long Eils, Lustres, Orleans, and Lastings
Velvets and Velveteeus
Wines and Stores
Lead, Iron, and other Metals
Sugar, Rice, Paper, Pepper, and Seaweed.. Sapanwood and Sandalwood
Oil,
Rattans
Window Glass
Raw Cotton
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Coals and Landing Charges and storing Pliots not exceeding 1 month, per ton
Exceeding 1 month, per ton,
Fire Insurance, per cent. for first month.
Municipal Dues, as charged by the Municipal Council,
**
per case
per picul
J
..
•per tub
12
} Cands.
30
20
10
...per piece
3
2
1
"
2
It
1
40
20
10.
25
10
-
2
2
*
4
"
4
*
2
2
*
per picul per box
10
5
3
"
6
4
3
...per bale
20
15
10
*
3 mace.
.1
..
per month.
SCALE OF COMMISSIONS AND BROKERAGES ADOPTED BY THE HONGKONG GENERAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE,
AT THE HALF-YEARLY MEETING HELD 30TH APRIL, 1872
Purchasing or selling Tea. Raw Silk, Opium, and Cotton Purchasing any of above, if as returns for Goods sold
Parchasing or selling Opium.
Purchasing or selling all other Goods and Produce, Ships, and Real Estate Purchasing and selling Shares or Stocks
***
Inspecting Tea or Silk
Guaranteeing Sales
Guaranteeing Remittances...
Drawing or indorsing Bills of Exchange
Drawing or negotiating Bills of Exchange without recourse
Purchasing or realizing Bullion or Bills of Exchange
Remitting the proceeds of Builion or Bills of Exchange
Paying and Receiving Money in current account
Paying Ships' Disbursements
Collecting Freight
Obtaining Freight or Charter
...
**
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:
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3 per cent. 21 2
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21
1
#
.
1
21
1
1
19
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01
31
0:
01
1
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24
"
Obtaining Freight or Charter and collecting same freight
Adjusting Insurance Claims, on amount recovered
Effecting Insurance, on the insured amount
Prosecuting or defending successfully claims either at law or by arbitration.
Prosecuting or defending unsuccessfully...
Managing Estates and Collecting Reuts
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Transhipping and Forwarding Jewellery and Bullion
...
Forwarding or Transhipping Cargo...
Transhipping or Forwarding Opiam
Goods withdrawn or re-shipped
Granting letters of credit...
For doing ship's business wheu no inward or outward commission is earned Brokerage on Bills and Bullion, buying and selling Brokerage on Produce and general Merchandise
Brokerage on Fire Arms...
...
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***
...
•
Brokerage for negotiating and completing charters and procuring Freight
The foregoing Rates to be exclusive of Shroffage at the Rate of $1 per mil,
Digitized by
...
...
"
15
6
19
2
04
21
39
"
"
5
"
"
01 1
$2 per chest.
half commnission.
1
per cent.
20 cents per Register ton
per cent. froin seller
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1
1
J
P
...I per cent. payable by slip
and Brokerage when paid.
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