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 Pr.duce, Ships, and Real Estate Inspecting Silk or Tea
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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
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Obtainiu. 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 Trausbipping Cargo...
Transhipping and Forwarding Opium
Goods withdrawn or re-shipped
Grauting letters of credit
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Brokerage on Bills and Bullion, buying and selling Brokerage on Produce and general Merchandise
Ship Brokerage
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Brokerage on Shares, on subscribed capital of up to $250...
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3
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$3 per chest.
half commission.
1 per cent.
per cent from seller..
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1 per cent. from consignees. $ per share from each party. ..$1
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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
Paving 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
21 per cent.
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$10 per chest.
5 per cent..
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Managing Estates and Collecting Rent
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Landing or Transhipping Cargo
Traushipping and Forwarding Opium
Goods withdrawn or re-shipped
Granting letters of credit
Brokerage on Bills and Bullion, buying and selling..
Produce and general Merchuudise
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1
$8 per chest.
half commission.
1 per cent.
per cent. from seller.
The foregoing Rates to be exclusive of Shroffage at the Bate of $1 per mil, and Brokerage when paid.