4. Letter ordering spare parts and technical supplies

Antwerp, 23rd February, 19 ...

Messrs. С Murray & Co., Ltd., Ship Agents, 38 Rue Leopold, Antwerp, Belgium.

D ear Sirs,

We would kindly request you to order for our ship the fol­lowing spare parts and stores:

1. Piston Rings, 12" for Boiler Feed Pump

2. Connecting Rod for Bilge Pump

3. Flanges, Pipe, Steel 2"X X5V₂"

4. Elbows 90° 2¹/₂^// (Galv. Iron)

5. Tees, Galv. Iron 2V₂"

6. Pipe, Brass, ^!/₂"

7. Rings, Rubber, Freon-resis- tant

Unit	Quantity	Remarks
No.	24	(to model)
	1	(to model)
pairs	3	(to model)
No.	10
length No.	10 20 metres 20	(to model)

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Unit Quantity Remarks

8.	Packing, Spiral Gland,	lbs	16
	HP3/4"
9.	Paints, White Zinc		50
10.	Brushes, Paint, Flat 4"	No.	12
11.	Round 2"		15
12.	Freon	lbs	200

Please inform the sellers that the goods ordered should be deli­vered to our ship not later than 4.00 p. m. on Friday this week.

Yours faithfully, S. P. Nikolaev Master of the m/v "Leninogorsk"

5. Letter to the Agent requesting to arrange the unloading of ext­ ra-weights

London, 19th March, 19 ... Messrs. Harry Cross & Co., Ship Agents, 17 Black Friars Street, London, E. C. 3.

Dear Sirs,

Herewith I wish to inform you that among the cargo to be discharged at your port we have on board the ship several cases of Machinery consigned to Messrs. Brown & Co., 15 Navigation Street, Manchester, under Bills of Lading Nos.: 1751, 1752 & 1754, and weighting over 5 tons each.

As these weights are beyond the ship's discharging facili­ties I would ask you kindly to communicate with Messrs. Brown & Co. with regard to arranging the unloading of these cases on the 21st of March, 19 . . ., at 11.00 a. m. by Consignee's means.

Please also advise Messrs. Brown & Co., that in comp­liance with the terms of the Charter Party all expenses in connection with handling of these extra-weights are to be paid by themselves and for their own account.

Yours faithfully, N. F. Petrov Master of the m/v "Sukhona"

6. Letter notifying that the ship is on demurrage

London, 28th March, 11) ...

Messrs. White & Co., Grain Importers, 12 Fenchurch Street, London, E. С 3.

Dear Sirs,

Further to my letter of the 16th inst., I herewith wish to Inform

you that the laydays for discharging the cargo undei < li.nln Party

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dated February 9, 19 . . ., have expired to-day and that my ship is now on demurrage for the payment of which you and all concerned will be held liable.

Yours faithfully, N. F. Petrov Master of the m/v "Sukhona"