4779. Is there anything you wish to add to what has been said by the other men?-Nothing, so far as I remember.
4780. Do you think you would make any more of your fish if you were allowed to cure them for yourself?-We generally think so.
4781. Have you ever made any calculation about that?-According to hearsay from other quarters, and contrasting our case with theirs, we have a rough idea that we would make more on the whole.
4782. Do you think there is any disadvantage to the men in having such long settlements as you have at Dunrossness?-In some cases there is.
4783. Do you think it would be better for you to be paid for your fish as they are delivered?-In some cases that would do very well, but in other cases it would not. Some men and some families would, so to speak, go beyond their income; and at the end of the season, when their rent was due, they would have nothing to [Page 119] give to their landlord. They would not have saved any money for the rent.
4784. But is it not the case that fishermen nowadays save a good deal of money?-Some do, and some do not.
4785. Have not a good many of your friends large deposits in the bank?-No; that is not the case with many.
4786. Are you sure of that?-I would not be positive; but so far as I know, it is not the case.
4787. I suppose a man does not speak very much about his bank account down about Dunrossness, when he has one?-No; but I don't think it is very common for them there to have one.
4788. Do you know anything about the price of meal at the shop where you deal?-I have an idea of it, but only at settling time.