SCALE OF COMMISSIONS ADOPTED BY THE HONGKONG GENERAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
Purchasing Tea, Raw Silk, Opium, and Cotton...
Purchasing Tea, Raw Silk, Opium, and Cotton if as returns for Goods sold Purchasing all other Goods and Produce, Ships, and Real Estate
Purchasing Bullion
Selling Tea, Raw Silk, Opium, and Cotton
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Selling all other Goods and Produce, Ships, and Real Estate Inspecting Silk or Tea
Guaranteeing Sales and Remittances when required....... Guaranteeing Sales alone
Drawing or indorsing Bills of Exchange
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Drawing or negotiating Bills of Exchange without recourse
Realizing Bullion or Bills of Exchange
Remitting the proceeds of Bullion or Bills of Exchange
Paying and Receiving Money in current account
Paying Ships' Disbursements
Collecting Freight
Obtaining Freight or Charter
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Obtaining Freight or Charter and collecting same freight
Adjusting Insurance Claims
Effecting Insurance; on the insured amount...
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Prosecuting or defending successfully claims either at law or by arbitration Prosecuting or defending unsuccessfully
Managing Estates and Collecting Rents...
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Transhipping and Forwarding Jewellery and Bullion Landing or Transhipping Cargo ...
Goods withdrawn or re-shipped
Granting letters of credit
Transhipping and Forwarding Opium
Brokerage on Bills and Bullion, buying and selling
Ship Brokerage
Brokerage on Produce and general Merchandise
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Brokerage on Shares, on subscribed capital of up to $250...
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$3 per chest. half commission.
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1 per cent. from consignees.
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The foregoing Rates to be exclusive of Shroffage at the Rate of $1 per mil, and Brokerage when paid.
SCALE OF COMMISSIONS ADOPTED BY THE AMOY GENERAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
Purchasing Tea
Purchasing all other Goods and Produce, Ships, and Real Estate
Selling Cotton and Goods
Selling Opium
Selling all other Goods and Produce, Ships, and Real Estate Inspecting Tea
Guaranteeing Sales and Remittances when required
Guaranteeing Sales alone
Drawing or indorsing Bills of Exchange..
Drawing or negotiating Bills of Exchange without recourse
Realizing Bullion or Bills of Exchange ..
Remitting the proceeds of Bullion or Bills of Exchange
Paying and receiving Money in current account
Paying Ships' Disbursements
Collecting Freight
Obtaining Freight or Charter
Adjusting Insurance Claims
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 Rent
21 per cent.
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$10 per chest. 5 per cent.
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Landing or Transhipping Cargo
Transhipping and Forwarding Opium
Goods withdrawn or re-shipped
Granting letters of credit
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Produce and general Merchandise
Brokerage on Bills and Bullion, buying and selliug.....
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$8 per chest.
half commission.
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per cent.
† per cent, from seller.
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The foregoing Bates to be exclusive of Shroffage at the Bate of $1 per mil, and Brokerage when paid.