16,320. Do you settle about December or January every year?- Generally about the 1st of December.
16,321. Do you get the balance which is due to you then in cash?-Yes.
16,322. Do you sometimes get advances in money during the course of the year?-Yes; I get what I require.
16,323. How much do you generally get in money before the settlement?-Generally between summer and winter I may run an account of about £30 or £40 for myself and the vessel.
16,324. But what do you get in your private account?-Just what money I require, and what I ask. I may perhaps ask £4 or £5 or £6 at a time, just as I need it.
16,325. Is it for any particular purpose that you ask for so much?- No; there is no particular purpose ever mentioned.
16,326. Do you think you would get all the money that was due to you at any time before settlement if you asked for it?-I have no doubt of that; but there is generally an account run.
16,327. Do you take out goods in the course of the year when you want them?-Yes, when it is convenient to get them to Scalloway.
16,328. Suppose you did not take out any goods at all, but wanted to get the whole in cash, do you suppose you would get that?- Yes.
16,329. Have you ever asked for it all in cash?-No; because I leave my money along with Mr. Leask.