7459. But you said you had an account: is that account for goods supplied to your family?-No; it is sometimes for cotton.
7460. Is that for your own dress?-Yes.
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7461. Is your hosiery always paid for in dresses and clothing for yourself?-Generally.
7462. Do you pay your account altogether in hosiery?-Yes.
7463. You never pay money for what you want?-No.
7464. Do you deal for cotton and dresses anywhere else than at Hillswick?-No.
7465. Do you got these things as good and as cheap there as you could get them elsewhere?-I suppose I do.
7466. Have you never tried them elsewhere?-Yes; I have got them in Lerwick from Mr Sinclair.
7467. Were the goods you got there of the same quality, or were they better or worse than at Mr. Anderson's?-They were just about the same, I suppose.