13,916. Why do you not deal more with him for your supplies when he is your banker?-I deal with him in Lerwick, but I deal as little as possible at Vidlin, unless when I run out.
13,917. Do you get goods from Mr. Robertson in Lerwick?-Yes, I get what I want.
13,918. Have you an account with him here as well as an account in the shop at Vidlin?-Yes.
13,919. Do you get any meal from him in Lerwick?-Yes, and tea and sugar.
13,920. Do you get them cheaper from Mr. Robertson in Lerwick than at Vidlin?-Yes.
13,921. On the opposite side of your Lerwick account is there entered any money or interest that is due to you?-Yes; Mr. Robertson enters that in his book.
13,922. Do you know whether John Hughson buys a large quantity of fish in the course of a year?-I cannot say.
13,923. Why do the men prefer to sell to him?-They do it of their own free will.
13,924. Do they get a larger price from him?-Perhaps they may, but they only sell to him privately.
13,925. Did any man ever tell you that he had got a larger price from Hughson?-I don't remember.