5447. Do you pay the same price for goods there in cash as if they were to be settled for at the end of the year?-Yes.
5448. Have you tried both ways?-Yes.
5449. How long is it since you began to cure your own fish?-It is only two years ago.
5450. How much did you make during the last two years for each man's share?-For the last year we had £8, 13s. each.
5451. Do you think that was more than the average of men who fished for other people?-Yes; taking the price of green fish, I think it was.
5452. Do you know what any of your neighbours got for their green fish?-They got 8s. for ling, and 6s. 6d. for cod and tusk. These were the prices I heard.
5453. Were you fishing during the whole season?-Yes.
5454. How many cwts. of cured fish did you take to Mr. Leask?-I think we had thirty odd cwt. of cured fish; one part of that was ling, and one part was tusk and cod. We had about nineteen cwt. of ling and we sold them at £23.
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5455. When you say that the price for ling is 8s. a cwt., that is the price for green ling?-Yes.