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Rates of Agency and Commission, as revised and settled by the 

 Merchants and Agents in Madras, on the 1th day of December, 1819. 

 — On the sale, or purcliase, of goods of all denominations, except the fol- 

 lowing, 5 per cent. — Ditto of ships, houses, and lands, 2\ per cent. — 

 Ditto of diamonds, pearls, and every description of jewellery, 2] per cent. 

 — Ditto of treasure, or bullion, exclusive of 1 per cent, on receipt of the 

 proceeds, 1 per cent — On goods consigned for sale, and afterwards with- 

 drawn, half commission. — On procuring freight, whether to Europe or 

 elsewhere, 5 per cent — On negotiating passages, as the agents of command- 

 ers of the Company's regular or extra shins, or other vessels proceeding 

 to Europe, pr elsewhere ; corresponding with passengers, &c. on amount 

 of passage-money received by the commander, whether the amount shall 

 pass through the agent's hands or not, 5 per cent. — On shipping for Europe, 

 or elsewhere, bale or gruff goods of every description, 2-!- per cent — 

 Ditto, diamonds, pearls, jewellery, or bullion, 1 per cent — On ship's dis- 

 bursements, when no commission has been previously charged on freight 

 or cargo, 2\ per cent. — On effecting insurances, on amount insured, ± per- 

 cent — On settling insurance losses, also on procuring return of premium, 

 on amount recovered, j per cent. — On del credere, or guaranteeing the 

 responsibility of persons to whom goods are sold, on the amount sale, 

 1 per cent — On the sale, or purchase, of cattle of every description, o per 

 cent. — On collecting house-rent, 2^ per cent. — On effecting remittances by 

 bills of exchange, or bunk-notes, 1 per cent. — On the sale, or purchase, of 

 public or private bills and Company's paper, exclusive of 1 per cent on 

 receipt of the proceeds, 1 per cent — On exchanging one description of 

 Company's paper for another, or investing money in the public loans, and 

 on transferring Government securities from one constituent to another, 

 1 per cent — On public or private securities, jewels, or other valuables, 

 lodged, and afterwards withdrawn before the amount is realized, and on 

 lodging securities in the treasury, half commission. — On procuring money 

 on respondentia, payable in Europe, India, or elsewhere, 2 per cent. — 

 On recovery of bonds, or bills, for persons returned to Em ope, overdue at 

 the time of their departure, 2 per cent — On procuring loans of money, 

 (exclusive of commission on receipt of cash), 1 per cent. — On debt, where 

 a process at law, or arbitration, is necessary, 2* per cent. ; and if reco- 

 vered through such means, 5 per cent — On managing the affairs of an estate 

 for au executor, or administrator, on the amount recovered, whether in 

 Company's paper^ or otherwise, 5 per cent. — On guaranteeing bills, or 



