SCALES OF COMMISSIONS AND BROKERAGES
HONGKONG GENERAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
Adopted at the Annual General Meeting held 19th May, 1903
Purchasing or selling Tea, Raw Silk, and Cotton Purchasing or selling Opium
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Purchasing or selling all other Goods and Produce Purchasing or selling Ships and Landed Property Purchasing or selling Stocks and Shares
Inspecting 'l'ea
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
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21 per cent.
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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
Prosecuting or defending successfully Claims, either at Law or by Arbitration
Prosecuting or defending unsuccessfully
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Goods withdrawn or re-shipped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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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 demaud; and the rate ruling at the close of a ninil shall be the rate applicablo to such purpose during the subsequent week. Brokerage on Bills and Bullion
Brokerage on Produce and General Merchandise
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per cent. Payable by Seller.
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Brokerage on Fire Arms
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Brokerage for Negotiating and completing Charters and 1
procuring Freight...
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by Ship
Brokerage for Negotiating sale or purchase of Lauded Property 1
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