292. For instance, if Mrs. Ridling wanted money instead of goods at the shop, might she pass the line to somebody who would give her money for it?-No, not that I know of.
293. You said you had known the lines passing from hand to hand before going back to the shop?-Yes; sometimes they do that.
294. That is to say, if you handed a line to a person for money, that person might sell it again for money to another neighbour?-I do not know of selling the lines for money; but they might pass from one person to another in a quiet way.
295. For goods?-Yes; but not for money, so far as I know.
296. For fish?-Yes; I have got that on lines.
297. And bread?-Yes.
298. And then the party from whom the fish or bread was got would hand the line to the merchant?-Yes; and get what things suited them.
299. Is that it common thing in Lerwick?-No, it is not common; but it is the case with me.
300. Have you known any one else who has passed her lines in that way?-Yes; I have heard of some people who have taken lines from others. I know that Miss Hutchison has taken lines from people, and given them money for them. [The witness produced a line, in the following terms:
'C. W. 20.-Cr. Bearer value in goods for thirteen
shillings stg. 13s.
To hat, 3s. R. SINCLAIR & Co.
<pr>. W.T.M.
Lerwick, 5. 12. 71.']