8829. Are they always read over?-I don't think they are always read over. Generally I read them, over before the men come up to settle, so as to have them added up and ready.
8830. The ledger is written up from day to day as the goods are taken out?-Yes, perhaps twice or thrice, in a day.
8831. And the fisherman signs at settlement?-Yes.
8832. He signs also when there is a balance against him, which sometimes happens?-Yes.
8833. Have Messrs. Hay & Co. a spirit licence for the sale of whisky?-No.
8834. Do you not sell whisky at till?-No, not unless a man asks me to order it for him; and that [Page 215] goes into the current account at Lerwick, and is a separate thing altogether from the ordinary dealings.
8835. Is there no public-house in the island?-None.
8836. Do you buy hosiery at the store in Fetlar?-None.
8837. Are there any entries in this book [showing] relating to the purchase of kelp?-The parties who work the kelp have accounts in the book, and the kelp is credited to them there.
8838. How many people are employed gathering kelp in Fetlar?- There is no one regularly employed, only those who are ready to make it.