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 Coolie Hire.
Godown Rent
After 1st month
1st month. per month.
Cotton and Fancy Goods, per bale of 50 pieces.... Drills,
"
Spanish Stripes and Camlets......
Long Ells, Lustres, Orleans, and Lastings... Velvets and Velveteens
Wines and Stores...............
Lead, Iron, and other Metals
Sugar, Rice, Paper, Pepper, and Seaweed Sapanwood and Sandalwood Oil,
Rattans
30
"
»
} Cands. 30
20
10
.per piece
3
2
1
15
2
"
"
11
1
.per case
40.
20
10
"
25
10
..per picul
"
"
444
2
2
.per tub
4
2
"
Window Glass
Raw Cotton
per
per picul .per box
bale
10
5
29
6
4
3
22
20
15
10
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mace.
1
"2
per month
Coals and Landing Charges and storing.. Flints not exceeding 1 month, per ton,......
Exceeding 1 month, pen ton,
t
Fire Insurance, per cent. for first month.
Municipal Dues, as charged by the Municipal Council.
SCALE OF COMMISSIONS AND BROKERAGES ADOPTED BY THE HONGKONG GENERAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AT THE ANNUAL General Meeting held 19th May, 1903
Purchasing or selling Tea, Raw Silk, and Cotton
Purchasing or selling Opium
...
Purchasing or selling all other Goods and Produce Purchasing or selling Ships and Landed Property Purchasing or selling Stocks and Shares
...
...
+
***
24 per cent.
2
3
29
"
•
1
Inspecting 'T'ea
Inspecting Silk
Guaranteeing Sales
Guaranteeing Remittances
2
W
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D
...
•
1
...
"
...
***
21
"
1
...
...
*
>
Drawing or endorsing Bills of Exchange
Drawing or endorsing Bills of Exchange without recourse Purhasing or realising Bullion or Bills of Exchange Remitting the Proceeds of Bullion or Bills of Exchange Paying and receiving Money in Current Account Paying chip's Disbursements
•
...
1
---
"
"
...
...
•
...
...
...
Collecting Freight
Obtaining Freight or Charter
...
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
6
...
...
007225ONODN 10
29
"
29
24
39
2
*
"
"
"
21
"
5
•
-
"
Managing Estates and collecting Rents (on Gross Receipts) Transhipping and forwarding Jewellery, and Bullion
Forwarding or transhipping Cargo
Transhipping or forwarding Opium Goods withdrawn or re-shipped
Granting Letters of Credit
...
...
...
...
***
...
•••
*
...
...
...
05
1
23
chest.
per Commission 1 per cent. For doing ship's business when no inward or outward Commission is earned, 20 cts. per Register ton The conversion into Hongkong currency of sterling freight inward to Hongkong, payable in Hongkong, shall, unless otherwise stipulated, be made at the rate for Bank Bills on London payable on demand; and the rate ruling st the close of a mail shall be the rate applicable to such purpose during the subsequent week. Brokerage on Bills and Bullion
Brokerage on Produce and General Merchandise Brokerage on Fire Arms
...
per cent.
""
1
"
Brokerage for Negotiating and completing Charters and 1
procuring Freight...
Brokerage for Negotiating sale or purchase of Landed Property 1
*
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Payable by Seller.
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n
"
by Ship.
Original from UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN