Cover
Title
Copyright
Contents
Editor's Foreword
Translator's Introduction
I. General
II. The Importance of Junks in Chinese Shipping
III. The Operation of Junks
IV. The Subordination of the Junk Industry to the Shipping Brokers
V. Conclusion
1. Ch’in and Han Dynasties
2. Sui, T’ang and Sung Dynasties
3. Yuan, Ming and Ch’ing Dynasties
1. General Outline
ii. Providing Lodgings
iv. Acting as Agents for Collecting Duties
ii. Operations
4. The Hiring of Junks
1. Capital Structure
2. The Nature of Partnerships
3. The Management Structure
V. The Numbers and Amount of Capital of Shipping Brokers in Selected Ports in North China
I. Historical Background and Present Conditions
II. Shipping Brokers in Soochow
2. Organization
iii. Method of Obtaining Business
iv. Shipping Tickets
vi. Acting as Intermediary in the Sale of Junks
4. Responsibilities
1. Capital and Finance
i. Personnel and Duties
ii. Relationship between Employees and Companies
C. Warehousing
ii. Transport Contracts
5. The Bill of Lading
6. The Transport Companies Association
I. The Commercial Role of the Junk
II. Junk Owners and Operators
III. Junk Crews
I. Scope of Investigation
II. Comparative Information
2. Places of Origin
3. Class Origin
IV. The Nature of Labor
1. Income
2. Expenditure
I. General
II. Owner Operation
2. Charters
4. Charter Contracts
5. Relationship between Chartering and Junk Size
Glossary of Chinese Terms
Glossary of Japanese Terms
A translation of the Boat Agreement which appears on the back cover will be found at the end of the book