Part 28 (1/2)

164. Have you ever asked money for your shawls?-Yes; often.

165. From whom have you asked money?-I have asked it from the whole of the merchants in the town, but they are not used to giving money.

166. Who are the merchants in the town?-Mr. Sinclair and Mr.

Tulloch, and Mr. Laurenson.

167. Are these all you remember?-Yes.

168. Have you sold any shawls to any of these gentlemen lately?- Yes; I sold one to Mr. Laurenson about three months ago.

169. What was the price put upon it?-30s.

170. Was that what you call fine knitting?-Yes.

171. How were you paid for it?-I got goods for it.

172. Did you get no money at all?-No.

173. Did you ask to get some of it in money?-No; I did not ask that.

174. Did you want to get the goods?-Yes; because the goods suited.

175. What goods did you get?-I got bread.

176. Does Mr. Laurenson sell bread in his shop?-Yes.

177. Was there an account run for that?-Yes.

178. What else did you?-Just all kinds of things I was using.

179. Was it all provisions that you got?-No; there was light and plenty of things.

180. Any clothes?-No clothes.

181. Was there any account due before you sold that shawl?-No.

182. Did you get all these goods away with you at the time?-No; I just ran an account for them.

183. Have you got a pa.s.s-book?-I have got one, but I don't have it with me.

184. Was that pa.s.s-book going on with Laurenson before you sold him the shawl?-No; it just commenced when I sold the shawl.

185. Does that account still continue?-Yes.

186. Do you remember how much it comes to now?-No; I don't remember exactly.

187. Do you live in the Widows' Asylum?-Yes.

188. Are you not provided for there?-No.

189. You have to get your own food?-Yes.