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arrears from the incoming tenants." Alexander Maclean, 

 the last witness examined at Glendale, stated that " on 

 taking a croft at Milovaig he was made to pay 20 of the 

 arrears of his predecessor, to Tormore. He paid the sum 

 down, but was only left two years in possession. During 

 this time he was served with two summonses of removal, 

 and although he was loth to go, after having paid so much 

 money for the croft, he ultimately did so to escape from the 

 persecution to which he was subjected." Tormore did 

 not attempt to deny this, but, on the contrary, in answer to 

 Lord Napier, stated " that the payment of arrears by the in- 

 coming tenants," on Lord Macdonald's estate, " was a pretty 

 general practice, and was enforced ". Asked as to his 

 alleged participation in the profits of trade in the firm of 

 Neil Kennedy & Co., Isle Ornsay, or whether he was a 

 partner in the firm at the same time that he was factor for 

 Lord Macdonald, he replied that he " did not expect to be 

 examined on that question" ! He however admitted "deal- 

 ing in meal " here, as well as in Glendale, and also that he 

 told Mr. Kennedy on his taking the shop, on his recom- 

 mendation, that, " if my influence, or money, or my name 

 was any use to him, it was at his service ". He " was 

 in the habit of buying cattle from Lord Macdonald's 

 tenants while he was his factor". Lord Napier having put 

 the following question, " Did it never occur to you that by 

 trafficking with the people in this way, in your capacity of 

 farmer, you exposed yourself to imputations?" Tormore 

 innocently answered, "No". 



Murdo MacLean, Husabost, stated before the Com- 

 missioners that " ten days' work was claimed by the pro- 

 prietor from each crofter at Spring and Harvest times, and all 

 the thanks and wages received was abusive language. The 

 labour was so severe that it required the very strongest of 



