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SCALE OF COMMISSIONS-HONGKONG.

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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

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

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

Obtaining Freight or Charter and collecting same freight

...

4

:

:

•

3 per cent.

2 per cent.

5

per cent.

1

per cent.

3

per cent.

5 per cent.

1

per cent.

31 per cent. per cent. 21 per cent. 1 per cent.

1

1

per cent. per cent. 1 per cent. 2 per cent.

21 per cent.

5 per cent.

6 per cent. 21 2 per cent. 01 per cent.

Prosecuting or defending successfully claims either at law or by arbitration 5 per cent.

Adjusting Insurance Claims

Effecting Insurance; on the insured amount

Prosecuting or defending unsuccessfully

Managing Estates and Collecting Rents

Landing or Transhipping Cargo

Transhipping and Forwarding Opium

Goods withdrawn or re-shipped

...

...

Transhipping and Forwarding Jewellery and Bullion

21 per cent.

5 per cent.

01 per cent.

...

1 per cent.

$3

Granting letters of credits

Brokerage on Bills and Bullion, buying and selling

Brokerage on Bills and Produce and general Merchandise Ship Brokerage

2

...

per chest.

half commission.

1 per cent.

per cent. from seller.

per cent. from seller.

1 percent. from consignees.

Brokerage on Shares, on subscribed capital of up to $250, $per Share from each party. Brokerage on Shares, on subscribed capital of over $250, $1 per Share from each party.

The foregoing Rates to be excluzive of Shroffage at the Rates of $1 per mil.

and Brokerage when paid.