1903 - The Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce

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Th,, question of tlw ach-i::. !!iving sulary and er mmi•·
~ions separutel_v. m what am1u •l sum ha~
!)pen charged to rile Colon~, FM thl' ~ of' the Colon~·.
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3. (a.) Are all 01\lcr~ for material. etc.. 3. (-t.) Yes.
sent to J~urope on bel..tn.lf of the L'olony .
made thmugh the Crown Agents .'
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1900.
Commission paid on
stores, ................. £255.1.0=$2,542.8:2
Commission paid on
payment of in teres ~
on loan, ....•.......... 39.18.0= 39!!.37
Commission pai= 2, I.J.fi.01
For transacting the
general business of
the Colony. I oO. 0.0= 1,722.77
£654.16.10=$7,417.33
(::.'d.) A. M. Tbomson.
C. T.
(b.) l£ not. what syst'!m is adopted with (b.) Unnecessary to answer.
regnnl to such orders which nrc not execute< I
bv the Crown Agents 1
. 4. (u .) What system is ar only (b.) and (c.) No definite information i~
for those firms on the Crown Agents' lists, available on these points, but a reference ~o
how are these fi rms selected~
Appendix 22 of the Report of the Pubhc
(c.) Cfln anv n•putable firm~ on applic- Works Commission shows that ~n 10 yeat:s
ation be placed on the Crown Agents' lists, the Crown ;\gents camed out 379 ordHlS
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