REVISED CHARGES ADOPTED BY THE SHANGHAI GENERAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
AT THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING HELD 28TH MARCH, 1888
ACCOUNT SALES CHARGES
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, Pepper, and Seaweed Sapanwood and Sandalwood Oil,
Rattans
Landing Charges, Boat and Coolie Hire.
Godown
Rent
1st month. per month.
After 1st month
30
Cands. 30
20
10
13
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per piece
3
1
19
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1/
1
per case
40
20
29
10
25
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10
5
........per picul
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2
1
19
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4
per tub
4
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per picul
10
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5
3
Window Glass
Raw Cotton
Coals and Landing Charges and storing..
Fire Insurance, per cent. for first month.
Flints not exceeding 1 month, per ton,......
Exceeding 1 month, pen ton,
Municipal Dues, as charged by the Municipal Council.
SCALE OF COMMISSIONS AND BROKERAGES ADOPTED BY THE HONGKONG GENERAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
AT THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING HELD 19TH MAY, 1903
Purchasing or selling Tea, Raw Silk, and Cotton Purchasing or selling Opium
Purchasing or selling all other Goods and Produce Purchasing or selling Ships and Landed Property Purchasing or selling Stocks and Shares
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...
...
...
..per box
6
**
4
3
per bale
20
""
15
10
3 mace.
.1
per month
Inspecting Tea
Inspecting Silk
Guaranteeing Sales
...
...
Guaranteeing Remittances
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Drawing or endorsing Bills of Exchange
...
Drawing or endorsing Bills of Exchange without recourse Purhasing or realising Bullion or Bills of Exchange Remitting the Proceeds of Bullion or Bills of Exchange Paying and receiving Money in Current Account Paying Ship's Disbursements
Collecting Freight
Obtaining Freight or Charter
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..
21 per cent.
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25
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39
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21
21
Obtaining Freight or Charter and collecting same Freight Adjusting Insurance Claims on Amount Recovered Effecting Insurance, on the Insured Amount Prosecuting or defending successfully Claims, either at Law or by Arbitration Prosecuting or defending unsuccessfully
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•
Managing Estates and collecting Rents (on Gross Receipts) Transhipping and forwarding Jewellery, and Bullion Forwarding or transhipping Cargo
Transhipping or forwarding Opium Goods withdrawn or re-shipped
Granting Letters of Credit
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$2 per chest.
Commission
1 per cent.
For doing ship's business when no inward or outward Commission is earned, 20 cts. per Register ton The conversion into Hongkong currency of sterling freight inward to Hongkong, payable in Hongkong, shall, unless-
otherwise stipulated, be made at the rate for Bank Bills on London payable on demand; and the rate ruling at the close of a mail shall be the rate applicable to such purpose during the subsequent week. Brokerage on Bills and Bullion
...
Brokerage on Produce and General Merchandise Brokerage on Fire Arms
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...
...
Brokerage for Negotiating and completing Charters and
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procuring Freight...
per cent. Payable by Seller
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1
Brokerage for Negotiating salo or purchase of Landed Property 1
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by Ship
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