REVISED CHARGES ADOPTED BY THE SHANGHAI GENERAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
AT THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING HELD 28TH MARCH, 1888
ACCOUNT SALES CHARGES
Landing Charges,
Boat and Coolie Hire.
Cands. 30
Cotton and Fancy Goods, per bale of 50 pieces.
Drills,
Spanish Stripes and Camlets...
Long Ells, Lustres, Orleans, and Lastings. Velvets and Velveteens......
Wines and Stores.....
Lead, Iron, and other Metals.....
Sugar, Rice, Paper, l'epper, and Seaweed Sapanwood and Sandalwood..
Oil,
Rattans
Window Glass..
Raw Cotton....
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Godown Rent
After
1st month
Ist month, per month,
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40
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20
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Coals and Landing Charges and storing.. Flints not exceeding 1 month, per ton,......
Exceeding 1 month, pen ton,...
Fire Insurance, per cent. for first month.
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per tub
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
Purchasing or selling all other Goods and Produce, Ships, and Real Estate Purchasing and selling Shares or Stocks ...
Inspecting Tea or Silk
Guaranteeing Sales
Guaranteeing Remittances
Drawing or indorsing Bills 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
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Paying Ships' Disbursements
Collecting Freight
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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 defending successfully claims either at law or by arbitration
Prosecuting or defending unsuccessfully
Managing Estates and Collecting Rents
Forwarding or Transhipping Cargo
Transhipping and Forwarding Jewellery and Bullion
Transhipping or Forwarding Opium
Goods withdrawn or re-shipped
Granting letters of credit
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$2 per chest.
...half commission.
1 per cent.
per cent. from seller
For doing ship's business when no inward or outward commission is earned, 20 cts. per Register ton Brokerage on Bills and Bullion, buying and selling Brokerage on Produce and general Merchandise Brokerage on Fire Armis
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Brokerage for negotiating and completing charters and procuring Freight 1 p. cent. payable by hips The foregoing Rates to be exclusive of Shroffage at the Rate of $1 per mil, and Brokerage when paid.
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