2781. Is it an article that is sold for cash?-Yes; but sometimes we give it out upon the work that is brought in.
2782. There is no difficulty made about giving it out upon a transaction of that sort?-No; not that kind of it. I never object to give Scotch wool.
2783. But you do object to give the Shetland wool that is purchased for cash?-Yes; we have a profit on the Pyrenees wool.
2784. Why is it called Pyrenees wool?-I don't know. It is sometimes called Scotch wool too.
2785. Is it the practice in your shop to give workers lines for a balance that is due upon goods sold?-Yes.
2786. What is the form of these lines?-I have one or two of them here. (Produces lines.) It is in this form:
'I O U 1s. 3d. in goods.
JAMES TULLOCH
3. 1. 72.'
There is a private mark in the corner which is only known to myself, showing the amount; and there is also a private stamp on the corner, as a guarantee for the genuineness of the line.
2787. The other one which you produce is a blank form?-Yes. I keep some of them on hand, ready for filling up.
2788. Can your clerk issue them in your absence?-Yes; he knows the private mark too, and he puts it there.