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     1        printed in red, says: "Over charged on invoice dated 20th
     2        June 1983, £210.67" -- must be pence.
     3
     4   MR. JUSTICE BELL:  I thought there may have been more of a story
     5        in these invoices than there was.  Really all I want to
     6        know, if they run in chronological order well and good.
     7
     8   MR. RAMPTON:  They do.  Can I help your Lordship.
     9
    10   MR. JUSTICE BELL:  At the moment they seem to go from things
    11        which may have happened at about middle of June to things
    12        which may have happened at about the middle of July of the
    13        following year.
    14
    15   MR. RAMPTON:  That is right, my Lord.  Can I tell your Lordship
    16        how it works out with the originals?
    17
    18   MR. JUSTICE BELL:  Yes.
    19
    20   MR. RAMPTON:  Page 9 is the last document relating to the first
    21        batch, the June batch.  It is a total of the previous five
    22        documents which are delivery notes, all of which are dated
    23        20th June 1983.  The first document relating to the second
    24        batch which is dated 14th September 1983 -- Mr. Walker, it
    25        may be a good thing if you follow me through because we may
    26        need your help in due course -- I am on page 10, my Lord,
    27        that is the first document relating to the second batch.
    28        There are only two documents relating to the second batch,
    29        the second of which is largely illegible.  The reason for
    30        that is that it was typed in red, that is pages 10 and 11.
    31        I put little yellow flags on the side and I called them
    32        A, B, C, D and E.  The first document relating to the third
    33        consignment which is dated 11th January 1984, that is at
    34        page 12 and it appears to relate to an amount in weight of
    35        52,136 pounds.  There are, and anybody what wants to spend
    36        time overnight mucking around with the figures is welcome
    37        to do so, five of those documents for the January 1984
    38        consignment.  They stop at page 16 is the last one, which
    39        is a handwritten note saying "Weddel re Balance Sheets,
    40        will invoice 52,136" and 229 underneath it.
    41
    42        The first document relating to the fourth batch is on page
    43        17 and is dated 30th April 1984 and relates to an amount of
    44        30,864 pounds.  It is the only document we have got
    45        relating to that consignment.  The first document relating
    46        to the fifth batch is on page 18 and it is a single
    47        document, there are no others, and it is dated 24th July
    48        1984 and it relates to an amount of 42,054 pounds.  Have
    49        you followed that through?  I expect you know them by heart
    50        anyway? 
    51        A.  Yes, sir. 
    52 
    53   Q.   Were those first four consignments balance sheet beef from
    54        Brazil?
    55        A.  Yes.
    56
    57   Q.   Did the fifth consignment also came from Brazil?
    58        A.  It came from Brazil.
    59
    60   MR. JUSTICE BELL:  Keep your voice up.

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