May 1885.
I.—All Foreign Merchants buying tea must pay ready money; or, where thi mpracticable, within 3 days after clearance at the Custom House: or, if press of bu: ness prevents this, payment in full must be made at the latest within 7 days, No credit will be given in any case.
IL—Should, as may happen now an again, the purchaser not have taken delivery owing to the nou-arrival of the Steamer, oF should the tea, though delivered, not have been weighed; in any case, at the expiration of 4 weeks after the entry of the transaction in the pooka, the tea shall be immediately weighed and payment made in full, whether the St. has arrived or not.
No further credit will be given.
Tea that has already paid duty stem House does not come under in weighing tea, Uh ack weight must ba adhered to, A tare of 2 lbs, will be allowed on every chest, and of LIb. on every 26 lbs. oliest: 4 Ib. only will be allowed on sumull boxes. On 25 Ibs. boxes of Oolong $ Ib. only; on large boxes of Pekoe 1 ib. All we require is fair dealing at the time of weight 1V.—When the tea is weighed after purchase a memorandum of the weight must be sent without delay to the Chinese tow firm, who will formard it to the seller for his information, Should any discrepancy be reported by the firm, it mi hi shipped till it has been tea must not first jipped under the pretext that otherwise it would miss the 'V.—In all trans be in every res t_strictly observed. Should any p ringe them, our Guild will cease to send him musters, and will refuse to deal with him, Translated by R. W. Hunsr.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.