SWAN, Circuit Judge.
The question presented by this appeal involves the interpretation of the provisions of a bill of lading with respect to the payment of freight on goods consigned to the libelant and carried from New Zealand to New York on the respondent's vessel. The vital clause reads as follows:
"Freight for the said goods to be paid in cash ____ at the rate of Eighty-five shillings (85/-) per ton ____ payable in Port of Shipment Delivery...
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