1760. Do the town girls come to you to sell their articles for them?-No; they sell their own work themselves. I dress the shawls for them, and they get the price themselves-sometimes in money I suppose, to pay me with. 1761. You think they get sufficient money for their shawls from the merchants, to pay your charge?-They get money somewhere to pay me with: whether it is their own money or not I don't know. I don't take anything but money. 1762. You give them credit sometimes until their shawl is sold?- Yes. 1763. And then they come back you with the charge for dressing?-Yes. 1764. You shown me a line: where did you get it?-I got it in Mr. Robert Sinclair's shop-I think from his clerk. 1765. When?-When I sold my shawl-a shawl of my own, which I knitted myself. 1766. You did not want anything particular at the time, and therefore you took the line: was that so?-No. I asked him for a little money on the shawl, and I got it; and then I got the line, so that I could buy what I required afterwards as I needed it. 1767. Did you ask for money?-Yes; I asked for a little, and I got the sum which is marked on the line as having been paid to me in cash. 1768. He gave you 6s. in cash?-Yes. 1769. Was that all you wanted?-Yes. I did not ask for that sum, I only said I wanted a little money, he gave that. 1770. The line, is in these terms: 'C Z 91-Cr. bearer value in goods twenty six shillings 26s. stg. 'To cash 6s; to Vict. tartan 4s. 7d. ' ' White cotton, 6d.; wincey, 2s. 10d. ' ' Grey cotton, 6d. 'R. SINCLAIR & CO. 'C. S. '28.12.71' This was last Thursday?-Yes. 1771. Was the shawl with your own?-Yes. 1772. Then it was just a sale to Mr. Sinclair?-Yes. 1773. You got 6s. in cash and 8s. 5d. in goods, and the rest is still due?-Yes, for me to get when I require it. 1774. Is that a usual way of doing business in Lerwick?-Yes; but I have got the whole of the price in money from a merchant for a shawl when asked for it-not for myself, but for a country girl. 1775. From whom have you got it all in money?-From Mr William Johnston. The price was 20s. 1776. Is he a hosiery dealer, just in the same way as Sinclair & Co., and Mr. Laurenson, and Mr. Linklater?-Yes. I have had money from them all whenever I asked for it. 1777. Would the women get money from them if they were selling the shawls themselves?-I cannot answer for that. I don't know that they would. 1778. Is it not the fact that the reason why you are sometimes asked to sell shawls for these women is that you can get the money for them?-I don't ask any money for the country girls at all; they never asked me to seek it. 1779. Do not the girls employ you to sell their shawls because they think you may get some money from the merchants, when they would not?-It is just because they think I can get a better price; at least that is what I think is the reason. They don't bid me get money. 1780. Do you think the merchants give you a better price?-They think so.