16,242. Why did you get supplies from Lerwick when you could have got them nearer home, without giving your wife the trouble of sending so far for them?-Sometimes, perhaps, I could not get credit from a neighbour.
16,243. Could your wife not have got money from the agent in Lerwick by sending in her allotment note to him?-If I was in debt to the agent, I could not expect him to advance money until he was paid his debt; but I never saw an agent refusing money, even although there was an account due to him.
16,244. Did you ever ask money and get it when there was an account due?-Yes.
16,245. Do you mean that your wife asked for money when you were away?-Yes.
16,246. Did she require it for any particular purpose when she asked it in that way?-I cannot say.
16,247. Did you ever know of her asking for money in order to buy supplies near home?-No, I never knew that.
16,248. Do you think she would have been likely to?-I don't think it. I think if she had ever done it, I would have known.
16,249. Do you think she would have got the money if she had asked it for that purpose?-I am sure she would.
16,250. Then why did she not do it instead of carrying her supplies all the way from Lerwick?-I don't know as to that.
16,251. How far is it from Lerwick to your place?-I never heard of it being measured, but I should say it is over twenty miles.