South Bank House, Borough Road, London se1 oaa

Reg No: London 3395162 Telephone: 071 928 7716

VAT No: 41 618231 59 Telex: 988153

Fax: 071 928 7111

Miss Y. Pollard 17 May 20—

International Shippers Ltd.

City House

City Road

London EC21 PC

Dear Miss Pollard,

We have arranged for the consignment of computers, the subject of our letter of 12 May, to be sent to Tilbury for loading on to the SS Northern Cross which sails for New Zealand on 18 May.

Enclosed you will find the completed shipping form and bill of lading (10 copies), eight copies of which should be signed and returned to us. I have also attached a cheque in payment of your freight account.

Yours sincerely,

J.D. Simpson Supervisor

Enc. Shipping form

Bill of lading (10 copies)

Cheque No. 0823146

Hartley-Mason Inc.

President: j.R, Mason d.F.A. Directors: p. Hartley Snr., a. Hartley Jnr

618 West and Vine Street, Chicago, Illinois Telephone: 216818532 Telex: 677312 Fax: 216 349076

Mr E.Jones 19 April 20—

Eddis Jones Forwarding Agents

12 Dockside Street

Liverpool L2 1PP

UNITED KINGDOM

Dear Mr Jones,

The following consignment will arrive on the SS America which is due in Liverpool on 27 April.

20 'Lightning' lOOOcc motorcycles.

Packed 1 machine per wooden crate

Weight 1.25 tons gross

Size 6' x3' x2'

Markings Cases numbered 1-20 Ш

Value £4,800 each

Insurance Chicago-Nottingham England (A. R.)

Invoiced value £96,000

Could you please arrange for the consignment to be delivered to your clients, Glough & Book Ltd., Nottingham? If there are any problems, please contact us immediately.

Yours truly

T.N. Hackenbush

11.4,8

Advice of shipment to importer's

forwarding agent

In this letter Hartley-Mason Inc. is writing to a British importing agent advising them that a consignment of motorcycles is being sent for them to forward to their customers, Glough & Book. (Refer back to 10.5.5/6 for previous correspondence.)

11.4.9

Advice of shipment to importer

Hartley-Mason now inform Glough & Book that their consignment has been shipped. Glough & Book will accept the bill that the American company has drawn on them, and send the documents to the bank, which hands them to their forwarding agents in Liverpool, who will then be able to collect the consignment on their behalf.

Questions

1. Who are the clearing agents?

2. Who is the agent bank?

3. What must Mr Glough do to receive the shipping documents?

4. Which words in the letter correspond to the following: should arrive; goods; made up of; signed; soon?

Hartley-Mason Inc.

President: j.R, Mason d.F.A. Directors: p. Hartley Snr., a. Hartley Jnr

618 West and Vine Street, Chicago, Illinois Telephone: 216818532 Telex: 677312 Fax: 216 349076

Mr B. Glough 19 April 20—

Glough & Book Motorcycles Ltd.

31-37 Traders Street

Nottingham NG1 3AA

UNITED KINGDOM

Dear Mr Glough,

Order No. 8901/6

The above order was shipped on 17 April 19— on the SS America which is due in Liverpool on 27 April.

We have informed your agents, Eddis Jones, who will make arrangements for the consignment to be sent on to you, as you requested.

Our bank's agents, Westmorland Bank Ltd., High Street, Nottingham, will hand over the documents which consist of a shipped clean bill of lading (No. 517302), invoice (No. EH 3314), and insurance certificate (AR 118 4531), once you have accepted our bill.

We are sure you will be delighted when you see the machines, and that they will find a ready market in your country, Meanwhile we are enclosing a catalogue of our new models and believe you will be very interested in the machines illustrated on pp. 103-110. We look forward to hearing from you again in due course.

Yours truly,

T.N. Hackenbush

Encl.

Kent, Clarke & Co. Ltd.

Chairman: Lord Matherson Directors: B. Kent АСА, C.D. Clarke HND, R.P. Diller