12,673. Who gave the order to Mr. Robertson?-I did.
12,674. Did you tell him that one half of the meal was for yourself and one half for your father?-Yes.
12,675. Do you know whether the purchase was entered in his books?-I cannot say, for I paid the cash down.
12,676. Do you know anything about the quality of that meal?-It was just about the same quality as we could get from Mr. Adie.
12,677. Was it before or after you got the meal from Mr. Robertson, that you bought the sack at 61s. from Mr. Umphray?- It was after, about two months after at the furthest.
12,678. Did you say anything to him about the price when you got it?-I did; and Mr. Umphray told me he must sell it at the invoice price which his master sent to him.
12,679. Did you take the meal at that price?-I was obliged to do so, when I could not make a better of it.
12,680. Could you not have gone and got some more from Mr. Robertson?-I could; but I had no expectation of having anything at the end of the time with which to pay him.
12,681. Did you think Mr. Robertson would not have given it to you on credit?-I don't think it, for I could not have asked it.
12,682. Do you think Mr. Robertson would have given you the meal as cheap if you had been buying it on credit?-He would have given it to me cheaper on credit than Mr. Adie did.