11,420. Were you ever so?-No. I have never had any share of any boat except the herring boat that I have a share in now.
11,421. Have you the management of Messrs. Hay's curing establishment here?-Yes.
11,422. There is a large curing establishment here, with beaches?-Yes.
11,423. How many people are employed there in the fishing season?-It depends on the success of the fishing in the summer, and the amount of fish we get.
11,424. How many were employed last year?-I could not say exactly. Perhaps about ten or a dozen were employed about the beaches at Scalloway.
11,425. Had you the superintendence of the beaches at Burra?- No; there were men appointed for that.
11,426. With regard to the ten or a dozen employed at Scalloway, were those men, women and boys?-Yes.
11,427. Were they paid weekly wages?-Yes. They were paid every Saturday, either by me or at the shop.
11,428. Were they paid in money every Saturday?-No, they had to get supplies during the week; and at the end of the week any balance they had was paid in cash.
11,429. Was there generally a balance due?-It was very rarely that there was. They had generally to get supplies to the full amount of their wages.