Yet, the adult Imlay is described by C. Kegan Paul, one of Godwin's earliest biographers, as "well educated, sprightly, clever, a good letter-writer, and an excellent domestic manager".
With a view to resolving two recurrent operational problems, the Council requests the Working Group to take into account cases where the actual consignee does not hold the transport document (for example, a blank order bill of lading) and where the transfer of the document is delayed either because of the means of paying for the goods (letters of credit, payment against documents) or because of a late transfer.