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ORIENTAL COMMERCE. 



[Bombay. 



The practice of paying so much wages in advance may be considered 

 the cause of so many fires occurring amongst the Bombay shipping, as 

 there is reason to believe they are often intentional. 



Lascars are likewise employed in the monsoon to assist in working the 

 ship out; their pay is as follows: — serang 250 reas per day ; lindal 175 reas 

 per day; and each lascar 125 reas. A country boat is also occasionally 

 employed in lieu of the ships"* boats, for carrying off provisions, &c. at 

 2 rupees per day. 



Boat and Cooley Hire. — The ship's long boat is generally em- 

 ployed in landing the investments of the commander and officers, and in 

 carrying oil" stores, water, &c. The charges for cooley hire are these : — 



1 sling and men for earn ing a butt of beer, or pipe of wine^Kupee 10 0 



1 dilto« — ™„ . — — ~a hogshead or a chest of wine « — 0 2 0 



Hoisting from the boat upon the wharf at the Bunder, per butt — 0 1 0 



For carrying dead weight, i annas per candy ; 1 anna per candy for 

 hoisting; and £ annas per candy for weighing. For cases and other 

 packages, according to weight and dimensions. 



Hates gi< Commission. — On the sale or purchase of goods of all de- 

 nominations, (except the following,) 5 per cent. On the sale or purchase of 

 ships, houses, and lands, 2\ ditto. On the sale or purchase of diamonds, 

 pearls, and every description of jewellery, 2\ ditto. On the sale or purchase 

 ofjtreasure, or bullion, 1 ditto. On goods consigned for sale, and afterwards 

 withdrawn, half commission. On procuring freight, whether to Europe or else- 

 where, a percent. On shipping for Europe or elsewhere, bale or gruff goods 

 of every description, 24 ditto. On shipping for Europe or elsewhere, diamonds, 

 pearls, jewellery, or bullion, 1 ditto. On ship's disbursements, when no commis- 

 sion has been previously charged on freight or cargo, 2\ ditto. On effecting 

 insurances, in the insurance office, \ ditto ; by private underwriters, 1 ditto. 

 On settling insurance losses with the office, \ ditto ; with private under- 

 writers, 1 ditto. On del crrr/err, or guaranteeing the responsibility of 

 persons to whom goods are sold, on the amount sale, I ditto. On the sale 

 or purchase of cattle of every description, 5 ditto. On collecting house 

 rent, 2 \ ditto. On effecting remittances by bills of exchange, 1 ditto. On 

 taking up interest bills from the Company, exclusive of 1 per cent, on 

 remitting, \ ditto. On the sale or purchase of public or private bills and 

 Company's paper, \ ditto. On exchanging one description of Company's 

 paper for another, on investing money in the public loans, and on transfer- 

 ring Government securities from one constituent to another, J ditto. On 



