Разговорный бизнес курс. Митрофанова И.В. - 12 стр.

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machine, which prints addresses on envelopes, folds the letters and seals the
envelopes very rapidly. This is used for advertising and publicity, as well as
addressing all order acknowledgments, delivery notes and monthly statements of
account.
The Chief Clerk, Mr. Baker, reluctantly agrees to lend Fenella, who is inexperienced
but willing. Elizabeth tells her where to find the stationery, gives her a few helpful
hints and then leaves her to her fate.
Mr. Martin has a much bigger emergency to cope with as soon as he arrives. Thirty
desks have failed to arrive in Holland, and the agent there, Mr. Van Eyck, rings Mr.
Martin in a panic because he is responsible for seeing that they are delivered by a
certain date to the Dutch customers. The firm use forwarding agents to clear the
goods through customs, transport them and deliver them. But something has gone
wrong somewhere along the line. Apart from this, and many other jobs which need
his attention, John has also got to report to Mr. Grant on his trip to Abraca.
They discuss the chances of opening up a new market there, who they will use as an
agent and how the money to pay for the goods will be transferred to Britain. Mr.
Grant decides he wants an irrevocable letter of credit. A letter of credit is sent by a
bank to an exporter informing him that payment for goods is at the bank. When the
exporter proves that the goods have left the country (by showing a copy of a bill of
lading with the signature of the captain, or person responsible, proving that the goods
have been loaded on to the ship) the money is then paid to the exporter. The buyer-
say in Abraca-tells his own bank to send a letter of credit to the exporter's bank in
London. It is therefore a promise to pay as soon as the exporter has shown proof that
he has sent the goods. At the end of the day John has cleared up some of his work,
but poor Fenella is nearly at her wits' end.
(In the General Office.)
ELIZABETH: Good morning, Mr. Baker, we've got a bit of a crisis on in Mr.
Martin's office, and I was wondering If you could help us.
MR. BAKER: I certainly will if I can. What's up?
ELIZABETH: Mr. Martin is due back from Abraca this morning, and his secretary
has just telephoned to say that she's ill. She thinks she's got flu.
BAKER: I'm sorry to hear that.
ELIZABETH: Mr. Martin will need someone to help him. The other two girls in the
Sales Office can't do shorthand, so could you possibly spare a girl from your
department?
BAKER: Oh dear! Well, I suppose I could let him have Fenella.
ELIZABETH: What's her shorthand like?
BAKER: Reasonable. She sets her letters out well, although I wouldn't say she was
the world's fastest worker.
ELIZABETH: Oh, I expect she'll manage. Thanks for your help.

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