Take the case of a bill of lading giving the amount of the cargo that has been shipped, say, at some port overseas.
This does not refer to bills of lading for goods shipped abroad, but to bills of lading for goods coming in.
This could only be ascertained by them from the ships' manifests, the charter parties, the bills of lading, or the ships' papers.
The fact of the tonnage going out is a matter of statistics; there are the bills of lading and of shipment.
Its subject matter is the rather technical subject of bills of lading.
Our agents would arrange shipping, bills of lading and so on, thereby facilitating delivery.
What proportion of the total sum was paid against the bills of lading?
Bills of lading are documents which have to go abroad with the contract.
