1599. Have you known other, people taking lines in the same way?-Yes;, I believe there are many who do it. 1600. Do you know any one who is often applied to in that way?- I cannot say exactly; but I have often taken a line from Miss Elizabeth Robertson, who was examined on Monday, and given her money for it, because she was in necessity. 1601. Does Janet Irvine knit for you?-Yes. 1602. Have you taken lines, from her?-No; she is a fish-girl, and does not knit much. 1603. In selling your own shawls to the shops, have you asked for money?-No; but I have told the girl who went with the shawls to sell them for me to ask for a shilling or two, and she said she need not ask for it because she would not get it. 1604. But that was a case of sale. You know nothing about the case where, the wool has been given out by the shops?-No, I don't know about that, because it is long since I knitted any for the shops. 1605. Do you know of any other person in Lerwick who sends hosiery south in the same way?-Yes; there are plenty of them through the town. 1606. Do they send the hosiery, south direct to White or to other merchants in Edinburgh or Glasgow?-Yes; there are, plenty who do that; but I never have any dealings with any one except Mr. White. 1607. Who else in Lerwick deals in that way with [Page 32] the shops in the south?-There is a Mrs. James Henry in Burn's Lane, and a Mrs. Elizabeth Anderson, and several other people. Lerwick, January 3, 1872, CATHERINE BORTHWICK, examined. 1608. Are you a knitter in Lerwick?-I am. 1609. Do you buy your own wool?-No. 1610. Who do you knit for?-For Mr. Robert Sinclair, Mr. Thomas Nicholson, and sometimes for Miss Robina Leisk. 1611. Have you books with all these people 1612. Have you any pass-book at all?-No. 1613. You get the wool weighed out to you, and you take back the article which has been ordered?-Yes. 1614. What articles do you knit?-Veils, shawls, neckties, ladies' scarfs, and the like. 1615. How long have you been doing business in that way?- About fifteen years. 1616. How are you paid?-Just in goods from the shops. 1617. You take an article which you have made to the shop, and tell them what the price is?-No; they price it themselves. 1618. Do they price it when the material is given out to you?-No; they price it when the article is brought to them again. 1619. When they have fixed the price, what takes place?-I can get anything out of their shop in the shape of goods that I ask for, only I cannot get any money. 1620. Do you not get part of the price in money?-No; I have never any money from Mr. Sinclair, except perhaps 5s., for the whole fourteen years I have wrought for him. 1621. Do you get money from other dealers you have mentioned?-I have got a little money from Mr. Thomas Nicholson; but it is not long since he began business for himself. 1622. Do you often go into the shops with articles worth about 10s?-Yes.