SCALES OF COMMISSIONS AND BROKERAGES
HONGKONG GENERAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
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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
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Inspecting Tea
Inspecting Silk
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Guaranteeing Salés
Guaranteeing Remittances
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Drawing or endorsing Bills of Exchange
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Drawing or negotiating Bills of Exchange without recourse Purchasing 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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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
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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Goods withdrawn or re-shipped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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$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
procuring Freight..
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Brokerage for Negotiating sale or purchase of Landed Property 1
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