9897. Then why did you not ask for it if you would like to have your money?-For the reason I have mentioned: that I thought the goods were the same in their shop as in any other place and therefore I did not ask it.
9898. Then why do you want the money?-Because if I had the money, I would perhaps buy my goods somewhere else, if I thought I could get them cheaper or better.
9899. Have you any fault to find with the quality of the goods you get at their shop?-Sometimes I think the meal is not very good. Flour was sometimes 1s. 3d., and it was not very good.
9900. Did you ever try any other flour?-Yes; I got a little from other places. It was not very much that I could buy, but I got flour at other shops which was of superior quality.
9901. What did you pay for it?-About 1s. 4d or 1s. 5d.
9902. Then that was it little dearer than the flour you got at the company's shop?-Yes; I got it at Mr. Johnston's.
9903. Would you not have got as good flour at the company's shop if you had paid a higher price for it?-Yes; they had good flour at 1s. 6d.
9904. But you cannot complain of them giving you a worse quality of flour at a lower price?-No.
9905. Was the meal the same as you get at any place for the same sum?-It was 1d. per peck higher last summer.
9906. And you said it was not quite so good as you would like?- That was the flour.