7273. Do you know what is the usual allowance given to paupers in this parish?-As far as I can recollect, I think it ranges from 1s. 6d. to 15s. a month.
Hillswick, Northmavine, January 12, 1872, MORGAN LAURENSON, examined.
7274. You are a merchant at Lochend?-I am.
7275. Do you deal both in drapery goods and provisions?-Yes; but principally in drapery.
7276. Do you employ any fishermen?-A few; but I only engage in that trade to a small extent.
7277. How many boats do you send out to summer fishing?-I had three boats last year, two large and one small.
7278. Are you a landholder or tacksman?-No.
7279. You engage any fishermen in the neighbourhood who are willing to make a contract with you?-Yes.
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7280. You have no men who are bound to fish for you?-None.