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Delta Computers Ltd.Bradfield Estate, Bradfield Road, Wellingborough, Northamptonshire NN8 4HB
Telephone: 0933 16431/2/3/4 Reg. England 1831713 Telex: 485881 VAT 241962114 Fax: 0933 20016 Your Ref: Our Ref:
Mr J. D. Simpson 11 May 20 — Kent, Clarke & Co. Ltd, South Bank House Borough Road London SE1 OAA
Dear Mr Simpson, Could you please pick up a consignment of 20 C2000 computers and make the necessary arrangements for them to be shipped to Mr M. Tanner, N.Z. Business Machines Pty., 100 South Street, Wellington, New Zealand? Would you please handle all the shipping formalities and insurance, and send us seven copies of the bill of lading, five copies of the commercial invoice, and the insurance certificate? We will advise our customers of shipment ourselves, and would appreciate it if you could treat the matter as urgent. Your charges may be sent to us in the usual way. Yours sincerely, N. Smith Senior Shipping Clerk
11.4.4 Instruction to a forwarding agent This letter is from Delta Computers to their forwarding agents, Kent, Clarke & Co. Ltd., instructing them to pick up twenty machines which is a consignment to be sent to their customers NZ Business Machines Pty., Wellington. (Refer back to 9.8.1-9.8.8 for previous correspondence.)
Questions 1. What types of documents are involved in this shipment? 2. Who will pay the charges? 3. What does the consignment consist of? 4. Who will advise the customer of shipment? 5. Which words in the letter correspond to the following: collect; deal with; inform; handle; transported?
11.4.5 Forwarding agent's enquiry for freight rates Kent, Clarke & Co. write to an international shipping line.
Kent, Clarke & Co. Ltd. Chairman: Lord Matherson Directors: B. Kent ÀÑÀ, C.D. Clarke HND, R.P. Diller 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 International Shippers Ltd. 12 May 20— City House City Road London EC21 PC
Dear Sirs, We have packed and ready for shipment 20 C2000 computers which our clients, Delta Computers, Wellmgborough, want us to forward to Wellington, New Zealand. The consignment consists of 4 wooden crates, each containing 5 machines and their cases. The weight of each crate is 210 kilos and measures 94 x 136 x 82cm. Would you let us know by return of post the earliest vessel leaving London for New Zealand, and let us have your charges and the relevant documents? Yours faithfully, J.D. Simpson Supervisor
International Shippers Ltd. Chairman: Sir Donald Low Directors: P.R. Castle, D.S.M. Bracking, R.T. Kitson City House, City Road, London EC2 1 PC
Reg No: England 4513869 Telephone: 071 3125038 VAT No: 1263154123 Telex: 951363 INTHIPG Fax: 071 3126117
Mr J. D. Simpson 1 4 May 20— Kent, Clarke & Co. Ltd. South Bank House Borough Road London SE10AA
Dear Mr Simpson, In reply to your letter of May 12, the earliest vessel due out of London for New Zealand is the SS Northern Cross which is at present loading at No. 3 Dock, Tilbury, and will accept cargo until May 18 when she sails. She is due in Wellington on June 25, and the freight rate for cased cargo is £ 1 1 2 . 00 per ton or 10 cubic metres. I have enclosed our shipping form and bill of lading for you to complete and return to us. Yours sincerely, Y. Pollard (Miss) Enc. (2)
11.4.6 Shipping company's reply
Questions 1. Is the SS Northern Cross the only vessel leaving for Wellington? 2. Which two documents will Mr Simpson receive, and what should he do with them? 3. What is the closing date for cargo? 4. What should Mr Simpson do with the enclosures? 5. What are the shipping charges? 6. What other words could be used instead of due out and due in?
11.4.7 Date: 2016-01-03; view: 1366
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