3045. Was the tea good?-No; it was bad, and it was dear.
3046. For whom were you fishing last year?-For James Smith.
3047. Are you perfectly at liberty now to fish for any one you please?-Yes, we are at perfect liberty.
3048. Smith is not a tacksman?-No; he just takes our fish, and pays us well for them, as high as can be got in the place.
3049. Do you deal at Smith's shop?-Yes.
3050. And you settle with him annually?-Yes; I have just settled with him this week.
3051. Had you a balance to receive from him?-Yes; £4, 14s.
3052. That was your balance of the season's fishing, after deducting the price of the goods you had got during the season from his shop?-Yes.
3053. Is that a usual balance in a good season, or is it under or over?-It is just about the general thing.
3054. Was that paid to you in cash?-Yes.