15,814. You took him 2s. worth of hosiery?-Yes.
15,815. How much tea did you get for 1s. 1d?-A 1/4 lb.
15,816. How much rice did you get for 31/2 d?-1 lb.
15,817. How much sugar did you get for 21/2 d?-1/4 lb.
15,818. Did you pay him 21/2d. for it?-Yes
15,819. Was that loaf sugar?-Yes; I have a sample of it.
15,820. How much soap did you get?-The soap was 6d. per lb. [The witness here produced a sample of the tea for which she had paid 1s. 1d. per 1/4 lb.; a sample of the loaf sugar for which she had paid 21/2d. per 1/4 lb.; a sample of the rice for which she had paid 31/2d. per lb.; a sample of the soap for which she had paid 6d. per lb.; and a sample of flour for which she paid 2d. per lb. These were all docketed by the clerk as having been produced by witness, and purchased from Mr. Laurenson's shop at Lochend.]
15,821. Did Mr. Laurenson know that you were to bring these goods here?-No.
15,822. Did you get them for your own use?-Yes.
15,823. Were you asked by your summons to bring them here?- Yes.