REVISED CHARGES ADOPTED BY THE SHANGHAI GENERAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
AT THE ANNUAl General Meeting held 28th March, 1888
»Cotton and Fancy Goods, per bale of 50 pieces.....
Drills,
Spanish Stripes and Camlets.
Long Ells, Lustres, Orleans, aud Lastings
Velvets and Velveteens
Wines and Stores
Lead, Iron, and other Metals
Sugar, Rice, Paper, Pepper, and Seaweed.....
Sapanwood and Sandalwood
· Oil,
Rattans
Window Glass
Raw Cotton
ACCOUNT SALES CHARGES
Landing Charges, Boat and Coolie Hire.
Godown Kent 1st month
After
1st month per month.
30
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30
20
10
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Flints
· Coals and Landing Charges and storing
5 not exceeding 1 month, per ton
Exceeding 1 month, per ton,
·Fire Insurance, è per cent. for first month.
Municipal Dues, as charged by the Municipal Council.
SCALE OF COMMISSIONS AND BROKERAGES ADOPTED BY THE HONGKONG GENERAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE,
AT THE HALF-YEARLY MEETING held 30TH APRIL, 1872
Purchasing or selling Tea, Raw Silk, Opium, and Cotton Purchasing any of above, if as returns for Goods sold Purchasing or selling Opium
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Purchasing or selling all other Goods and Produce, Ships, and Real Estate Parchasing and selling Shares or Stocks
Inspecting Tea or Silk
Gnaranteeing Sales
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Guaranteeing Remittances
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Drawing or indorsing Bil's of Exchange
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Drawing or negotiating Bills of Exchange without recourse Purchasing or 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
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Obtaining Freight or Charter and collecting same freight
Adjusting Insurance Claims, on amount recovered
Effecting Insurance, on the insured amount
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Prosecuting or Jefending successfully claims either at law or by arbitration.
Prosecuting or defending unsuccessfully...
Managing Estates and Collecting Rents
Transhipping and Forwarding Jewellery and Bullion
Forwarding or Transhipping Cargo...
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Transhipping or Forwarding Opium
Goods withdrawn or re-shipped
Granting letters of credit...
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For doing ship's business when no inward or outward commission is earned Brokerage on Bills and Bullion, buying and selling
Brokerage on Produce and general Merchandise
Brokerage on Fire Arms...
Brokerage for negotiating and completing charters and procuring Freight
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20 cents per Register ton
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The foregoing Rates to be exclusive of Shroffage at the Rate of $1 per mil, and Brokerage when paid.
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