2955. During the absence of the fisherman at the fishing, are his family generally supplied with goods from the employer's store?- Generally; if the family are in circumstances to require supplies. Plenty of them do not require them, but those who do are supplied in that way.
2956. Do you mean that they are supplied with goods?-They are supplied with goods and cash.
2957. How does it happen that some of them do not require supplies?-A few of them live in the country, and have little patches of land, and they do not require so much goods during the season as others.
2958. Do you know the way in which the business is conducted as between these fishermen and the store?-So far as I know, they get what they ask.
2959. Do they get what money they ask?-They get money or goods, whatever they ask.
2960. And an account runs, which is settled at the end of the year?-Yes.
2961. Is there any obligation on these Faroe fishermen to deal at the store?-Not so far as I am aware.
2962. Are they not obliged to deal there for their outfit?-It is generally understood that they will take their outfit there, because it is more like giving them an advance of money than anything else.
2963. What is the name of Mr. Harrison's store-keeper in Lerwick?-There is no special storekeeper; he has several shopkeepers.
2964. But who attends to the shop?-James Mouat is in the clothier's shop.