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Whether master justified in refusing to obey charterers’ orders to continue discharge

The vessel loaded 30,906 tons of yellow corn. Two bills of lading were issued in respect of the cargo; one for 25,598 tons and the other for 5,308 tons, the latter quantity being loaded into No. 2 hold. The sellers of the cargo were named as shippers in both bills of lading. The bill of lading in respect of the larger shipment was issued in the name of a Peruvian state-owned corporation which had opened a letter of credit in favour of the shippers for the value of the cargo.