The liability（）freight reserved in the bill of lading is primarily on the shipper of the goods，unless he was merely acting as agent and made this clear at the time.

The bill of lading cannot vary or add to the terms of the charter-party unless it（）an express provision to that effect.

The defences and limits of liability（）in this bill of lading shall apply in any action against the carrier for loss of or damage to the goods whether the action be founded in contract or in tort.

The master can refuse to（）in the bill of lading the statements required by the Act if either he has reasonable grounds for suspecting that the information given by the shipper is inaccurate，or he has no reasonable means of checking it.

It has never been settled whether delivery of a bill of lading which is marked non-negotiable （）title.

The mere inclusion of an arbitration clause in a bill of lading to which the Hague Rules apply as a matter of contract does not deprive the carrier（）the one year time limit.

If the broker’s lien of the bill of lading for his charges in respect of goods is not satisfied before the goods have reached their destination，he may have the goods（）home in order to retain his lien on them，and is not liable to any action for so doing.

For many purposes possession of a bill of lading（）equivalent in law to possession of the goods.

In no case（）to function as a document of title.

If the carrier and the shipper have agreed that the goods shall or may be carried on deck，the carrier must（）in the bill of lading a statement to that effect.