605. You buy your leather, and get somebody to make them?-
Yes.
606. What is the difference in the price of the leather at the two
places?-We generally think that we can get it a few shillings
cheaper at Henderson's store than we can get it elsewhere.
607. Do you mean that the leather for a pair of boots is a few
shillings cheaper at Henderson's store than at Mr. Bruce's?-Yes.
608. Is there any other article you can specify on which there is a
difference of price?-I don't know shout anything else in
particular.
609. Where do you get your bread?-We buy all our meal, and
bake it for ourselves.
610. You spoke about the meal being 4s. a boll cheaper at Lerwick
than at Mr. Bruce's: do you know that because you have bought it
there yourself?-No; but I have asked what the price of the meal
was in Lerwick-sometimes when I was there, and sometimes
from people that I could rely upon. Of course we did not know
what the price of Mr. Bruce's meal was until we came to settle.
611. But you found out at settling time that Mr. Bruce had charged
you 4s. more per boll than meal was selling for at the same time in
Lerwick?-Yes.