4923. Do you know that the tenants on other estates get a different price?-Yes, I know that.
4924. Can you mention any case in which that has happened?- Yes. There are a few merchants in Sandwick parish who get fish from a few boats there-James Smith, James Mouat, and Thomas Tulloch-and they always give a little higher.
4925. Do these merchants keep shops as well?-Yes, they have shops too.
4926. Do the men who fish for them deal at their shops?-I understand they do.
4927. Can you tell me how much Tulloch and Smith have paid for their fish?-In some years they give 6d. per cwt. more than Mr. Grierson and the other merchants I have mentioned, and for some kinds of fish 9d. more.
4928. What price did you receive for your fish at last settlement?-Last year, I think, we got 7s. for ling, or 7s. 3d., I could not exactly say which; 5s. 6d. for cod, and 3s. 6d. for saith.
4929. Do you know how much the fishermen got from Tulloch and Smith?-I could not exactly say, but they got a little more.
4930. You knew that at the time?-Yes, I knew it at the time from the fishermen who were giving their fish to them.
4931. Do you know how much more they got?-I think it was 9d. more on some fish, and 6d. more on others. It might be a little more; but, I think, I am safe to say that.
4932. Do you know anything about the prices of goods at the stores of Tulloch and Smith?-No. I never bought anything from them.