7702. Had you spoken to Mr. Anderson about the matter in the interval?-I don't remember; perhaps I might.
7703. You were trying to set up your business at that time?-Yes.
7704. Don't you remember whether you applied to Mr. Anderson with regard to that matter at all?-Yes. I believe I told him then what had passed between me and Mr. Gifford at first.
7705. Did Mr. Anderson then agree to withdraw any objection he might have to it?-He did not say anything about that.
7706. In what way did you come to make an arrangement with Mr. Adie?-He had been told that I intended to commence curing fish, and he offered me some to cure.
7707. Was it through Mr. Anderson that that was done?-I don't know.
7708. Did the offer from Mr. Adie come to you through Mr. Anderson?-No. He wrote me directly and I replied accepting his offer, and then I went and saw him at Voe.
7709. Do you buy the fish from Mr. Adie's boatmen?-No; I buy no fish.
7710. They are delivered to you by Mr. Adie's boatmen on his account, and you cure them for Mr. Adie, employing your own people and receiving a contract price for the curing?-Yes.
7711. How long had you been in Mr. Anderson's service before that time?-Upwards of twenty years.