CO129-132 - Sir MacDonnell - 1868 [8-9] — Page 19

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Montrose cannot

of

to diminish by

one

agree to my suggestion

half the rates of

commision proposed to be charged

on

money anders between the United Kingdom

und Hongkong, Shanghai and Yokohama, thout that His Gpase is willing to consent fent

to their being fixed at three-fold instead of four-fold the rates charged Orders grunted and payable within the

United Kingdom.

on

money

As however this lovemment is left

bee to fix the rate of

of Commision

charged in bhina and

to be

Japan, and as

the principal object which I have had fin view has been the benefit of the Public, expecially the poorer clupes, and that object would be defeated by high rates of Commissions.

I have instructed the Pastmaster Geveral

of Hongthing to establish a peale follows.

On pums not exceeding

Above £2, and not.

not exceeding

مات

£2.

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Above £5, and not exceeding by

Above I), and not exceeding £10

No order to exceed $10

45

or to contuin the

puctional part of a penny.

If any higher rate tham the above

were insisted

on,

it is evident that

CH

remitters of small sumo would find it

cheaper to purchase Bills from the Bank's liberal in the issue of such

which

are

very

question

Bills. It would then simply be a

the lower the Stamp duty

which

payable

лоско

com

the Bills,

on

the

Commission

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