CANTON LINGUISTS' FEES.
The following SCALE of LINGUISTS' FEES, adopted at a GENERAL MEETING of the CANTON BRITISH CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, held on 16th September, 1847, and agreed to by the Linguists' Establishments, CHING-HO, KWAN-HO, TAE-HO, HO-SANG, and SUUN-WO, came into operation at Canton on 17th September, 1847.
The FEES on IMPORTS to be paid by CONSIGNEES; on EXPORTS, by the ACTUAL SHIPPERS, whether Foreigners or Chinese, and on SHIPS by the AGENT for the VESSEL.
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IMPORTS.
EXPORTS.
ARTICLES.
Fee.
Per Chop of
ARTICLES.
| Fee. Per Chop of
Raw-Cotton, Bombay..
$6
100 Bales
Tea...
$6
300 chests
Bengal.
$6
110
Madras.
$6
110
"
Cotton Yarn
1
|
Shirtings and other Cotton Goods.
$680 bls. of 400 lbs
$64,000 pcs. 40 yds
Bombazetts, Camlets, Lastings, and
Raw Silk andSilk Piece Goods. Nankeens, Brown and Blue.. Alum, Cassia Lignea, Buds and Oil, China and Galangal Root, Bam- boo and Rattan ware, Camphor,
$6
100 piculs
$6 20,000 pieces
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