10,813. Where was it settled?-In the office.
10,814. Was the office beside the shop?-Yes.
10,815. Was it always with Mr. Tait that you engaged for the whale fishing?-No; I have been out for Mr. Leask too.
10,816. Did both of these gentlemen have their offices in the shop?-Yes.
10,817. When you went into the shop were you generally asked if you wanted anything?-Yes; commonly we were asked that.
10,818. Was that before the settlement or after it?-It was after we had done settling, and when we had money coming to us.
10,819. Had your money been paid to you before that?-No.
10,820. But when you found out the total that was due to you, you were asked whether you wanted any goods?-Yes.
10,821. And you would generally take something else?-I did not take very much myself. I always got the money.
10,822. When you went to settle for your final balance, were you also asked whether you wanted anything?-It was always when I came down again to go to Greenland, or to go south, that I got it.