8934. Were these men paid in cash?-Yes.
8935. Was Mr. Thomas Williamson's shop [Page 217]the nearest place to your house where you could get goods?-Yes.
8936. Did you take your goods from him before you fished for him?-Sometimes. I had a sort of running account at his shop. I was doing bits of jobs for him, and sometimes I got money, and sometimes I took some of his goods.
8937. But you did not do so much with him before as after you got that letter?-No; the principal part of my dealing was for the fishing.
8938. But you did not buy so many goods from him before last winter?-Certainly not.
8939. Did you buy from Mr. Laurence Williamson then?-I did, because I was keeping a running account with him then.
8940. Do you keep a running account with him now?-I was forced to do that, because I was not clear with him when I went to fish for Mr. Thomas Williamson.
8941. Were you therefore forced to keep a running account with him?-I was not in any way forced, but the account was not cleared up, because I did not have the means.
8942. Have you added to it since then?-Not much.
8943. But it is not paid up?-It is not; I have never been able to do it.