13,906. Do you settle in the shop at Vidlin?-We settle in the office behind the shop.
13,907. Do you go past the counter into the office?-Yes.
13,908. After you have had your account read over to you, and the amount of your fish stated, are you ever asked whether you want any more goods?-No; not unless I please to take some.
13,909. But are you ever asked if you want them?-I cannot say that I am. If I buy anything myself, then they may ask me if I want anything more.
13,910. Do they not ask you unless you are buying something at any rate?-No.
13,911. Does not Mr. Sutherland sometimes ask you if you want goods before you go in to settle?-No.
13,912. If you take goods at that time, are they put into your account for the past year, or do they go into your account for the next year?-They are entered any way I choose. Perhaps they may be marked down to account, or I may pay for them in cash if it is any small thing. I don't wish to run a heavy account.
13,913. Do you pay in cash for the articles you get in Lerwick, or have you an account with Mr. Tait?-There are some merchants who know me who would give me credit for perhaps twelve months or so, but sometimes I pay cash down.
13,914. I suppose they know that you have got something in the bank?-It is not much. Mr. Robertson is my banker.
13,915. Then you sometimes leave your balance in his hands at the end of the year, and get interest on it?-Yes.