16,340. Do you know of any men who go to the Faroe fishing and draw money from the owner in the course of the season for the support of their families, and who do not get any supplies at all?- No. , They generally take their goods for the voyage from the merchant, whether they take anything else or not; but I never knew any men who did not take some supplies from him.
Lerwick, February 5, 1872, ARTHUR MOFFAT, examined.
16,341. Are you a seaman living at Lochside, Lerwick?-Yes.
16,342. Are you now serving in the Naval Reserve?- Yes.
16,343. Where have you been employed?-I have been going to the seal and whale fishing.
16,344. Have you ever been at Faroe or at the ling fishing?-No.
16,345. What agents have you engaged with for the Greenland voyage?-I have been out for the whole of them.
16,346. Did you always keep an account for supplies with the agent who engaged you?-Yes.
16,347. Was that settled at his office before 1867?-Yes.
16,348. Since that year it has been settled at the Custom House?- Yes.