1014. Then the obligation to fish applied to the Faroe fishing as well as to the home fishing?-Yes; to the whole fishings.
1015. Have you ever had to pay liberty money for your sons leaving the home fishing and going to some other employment?- No; they never followed the home fishing. They would not go to it.
1016. Then, if a man does not choose to go to the home fishing at all, he is free?-Yes.
1017. But if a man does go to the home fishing he is to fish for the landlord?-Yes, if he be a tenant.
1018. But he need not fish unless he likes?-No; it is only if he does fish, and if he is a person holding land, that he must fish for Messrs. Hay.
1019. Or if he is the son of a landholder, and living in his father's house?-Yes.
1020. I believe the liberty money amounts to 20s.?-Yes.
1021. When is it paid?-When we settle.
1022. Is it deducted from the amount due?-Yes.
1023. Do you know of any cases where that liberty money has been paid back by Messrs, Hay?-Yes.