12,615. And you think it is not expedient that it should?-I don't think it is. I think they all require something to do on the land as well.
Lerwick, January 24, 1872, THOMAS HUTCHINSON, examined.
12,616. Are you a fisherman and tenant in Skerries?-I am.
12,617. Who is your landlord?-Mr. Bruce.
12,618. Do you pay your rent to him?-No, to Mr. Adie.
12,619. Is he your tacksman?-Yes.
12,620. Who do you fish for?-Mr. Adie.
12,621. Are you bound to fish for Mr. Adie, or can you engage to fish with anybody you like?-We are bound to fish for Mr. Adie.
12,622. How do you know that?-Because Mr. Adie told us we were not at liberty to fish for any other man except him.
12,623. When did he tell you that?-I cannot state the date exactly, but it has been since I commenced to fish there, eighteen years ago. That was the time when the agreement was made last.