9790. Then why do you ask Mrs. Spence for money? Is it because she does not keep a shop?-She only keeps soft goods.
9791. And you are not always wanting soft goods?-No.
9792. Do you do anything besides knitting?-I work at the harvest, and at other kinds of work. I have it very small farm of my own.
Baltasound, Unst, January 19, 1872, Mrs. JANET ROBERTSON, examined.
9793. Are you in the habit of knitting?-Yes.
9794. Do you knit with your own worsted?-No; the worsted is given out to me.
9795. Who do you generally knit for?-Mrs. Spence.
9796. Do you do a great deal of fine work for her?-Yes.
9797. How do you receive payment?-In goods and money. I get money when I want it, but it is generally in goods. I get supplies in the shop upon a line which Mrs. Spence gives me. I take the line to the shop at once and get what goods or provisions I require.
9798. Does Mrs. Spence take the shawl from you and give you a line in her own house, which is beside the shop?-Yes.