16,204. Do you knit haps?-Yes; but only a few, because I am getting old and weak, and I am not so able to work as I used to be.
16,205. Have you knitted lately for Mr. Sinclair?-I have knitted for him for a long time. I think it is about a fortnight since I sold my last hap to him. It was between 11/2 and 13/4 yards.
16,206. What kind of wool was it made of?-Just common wool of different kinds-grey and black and white.
16,207. Was it worth about 2d. per hundred?-It would be worth about that.
16,208. What did you sell it for?-6s.; that was what I commonly got for these little haps.
16,209. Did you sell it for that price in goods?-I was to get anything I wanted. I have something to get yet. I got tea and soap, or anything I required, and I shall get the rest as I need it.
16,210. Was that about the ordinary price which you got for a hap of that size and quality?-Yes. If I could make them bigger, I would get more money, perhaps 10s., and from that down to 6s.
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16,211. How long have you been dealing with Mr. Sinclair?-I have dealt with him from 1840 or 1845.
16,212. Have you always been paid by him in goods during that time?-Yes, when I asked them; but if I asked any other thing I got whatever I asked.