10,582. You hold land under Mr. Edmonstone of Buness?-Yes.
10,583. And you fish for Spence & Co?-I fished for Mr. Spence, but not for Spence & Co. I have not fished any for three years.
10,584. Do you devote yourself entirely to your farm now?-Yes.
10,585. Why did you give up the fishing?-Because I did not like the sea.
10,586. Were you quite content to fish for Spence & Co. if you had continued at the fishing?-I would have been.
10,587. Where do you get your supplies now?-From Spence & Co. and other places, just where I can make the best bargain.
10,588. Do you work at anything besides your own farm?-Yes, I do day's work back and forward.
10,589. Do you get your day's pay at the time?-Yes; if I ask it, I get it.
10,590. But you do not always ask it?-Sometimes I do not; sometimes it will be two or three days, or a week, or a month, before I get it.
10,591. Who do you work for mostly?-For Mr. Spence.