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SCALE OF COMMISSIONS SHANGHAI.
claim protection of the authorities who shall not have so enrolled himself, or who cannot allege valid reasons for his not having done so.
XIX-A breach of any of the above regulations, to which no specific penalty is attached, shall entail on the offender liability to punishment by a fine not exceeding one hundred dollars.
XX.-The term Vice-Consul shall be construed to include every officer of Her Majesty's service holding the Queen's commission as Consul or Vice-Consul, or acting as such.
XXI.—All fines and penalties imposed under the above regulations shall be levied and enforced in the manner specified in Article XXXVI. of the order of Her Majesty in Council, dated the 13th June, 1853, and all penalties shall be appropriated and applied as provided for in Article XXXVIII. of the same order.
SHANGHAI.
SCALE OF COMMISSIONS.
ADOPTED BY THE
SHANGHAI GENERAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
Purchasing Tea, Raw Silk, Opium and Cotton
Do. do., do. if as returns for goods sold
Do.
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all other Goods and Produce, Ships and Real Estate Do. Bullion...
Selling Tea, Raw Silk, Opium, and Cotton...
Do. all other Goods and Produce, Ships and Real Estate..
Inspecting Silk or Tea.....
Guaranteeing Sales and Remittances, when required
Do. Sales alone..
Drawing, endorsing or negotiating Bills of Exchange Realizing Bullion or Bills of Exchange.
Remitting the proceeds of Bullion or Bills of Exchange Paying and receiving Money in current account..
Do Ship's Disbursements..
Collecting Freight....
Obtaining Freight or Charter.
Do. do. and collecting same Freight..
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Adjusting Insurance Claims...
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Effecting Insurance; on the insured amount...
Prosecuting or Defending successfully Claims, either at Law or by Arbi-
3 per cent.
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Prosecuting or Defending unsuccessfully
Managing Estates and Collecting Rents....
Transhipping and Forwarding Jewellery and Bullion
Landing or Transhipping Cargo.
Transhipping and Forwarding Opium
Goods withdrawn or re-shipped-half commission.
Granting Letters of Credit...........
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Brokerage on Bills and Bullion buying and selling- per cent, from seller. Do. do. Produce and General Merchandize-
Ship Brokorage-14 from consignees.
do. do.
1 per cent.
The foregoing rates to be exclusive of Shroffage. 1 per mil, and Brokerage when paid.
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