1978. Do they sell the shawls direct to the merchants themselves?-Yes.
1979. Do you also dress shawls for knitters from the country?- Yes.
1980. Do you sell these shawls, or do you return them to the girls who bring them to you?-I sometimes sell them, and sometimes they sell them.
1981. When you sell them to the merchants, do you get ready money or lines, or do you get goods for the girls?-I get lines from those merchants who give lines, and those who give no lines mark them down in their books.
1982. Who gives you the lines?-Mr. Sinclair. Mr. Laurenson generally is the only other merchant I sell to and he marks them down in his own book. He does not give lines.
1983. You don't sell to any of the other merchants?-Sometimes I do.
1984. Do you sell to Mr. Johnston?-Not very much.
1985. Does he give you a line when you sell to him for a country girl?-Yes.
1986. Do you sell to Mr. Linklater?-Yes, occasionally. He does not give lines; he marks the articles down in his book.
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