1 82 THE SUTHERLAND CLEARANCES. 



but witness does not know whether the man could go or not. Witness's 

 furniture had not been carried off that day, but lay in front of the house ; 

 he does not know whether Donald M'Kay was turned out or not. 

 Witness had a barn which was broken down ; he was told that it was 

 done by Sellar's party, but he did not see this done ; he lost part of his 

 crop from the want of his barn, but he does not know how much ; 

 the greatest part was threshed in the open air, and part of it was 

 destroyed by cattle. There was only one barn left for the three tenants 

 in Skale, and they had not room in the barn. William Gordon and 

 Hugh Grant also sustained loss for want of their barns. There was a 

 kiln also pulled down, but witness did not see this done ; the kiln was 

 common to all the tenants ; considerable inconvenience arose from the 

 want of it ; they were obliged to carry their grain over the river to a 

 kiln on the other side. Gordon had two barns ; one was pulled down 

 one was allowed to stand. The outgoing tenant, by the custom of 

 the country, had the use of the kiln and barn till he manufactured his 

 waygoing crop. Cross-examined The quantity of land in Skale 

 belonging to the witness, was adequate to the sowing of three bolls of 

 black oats, half a boll of barley, and a portion of potatoes ; the rent 

 was 305. ; William Gordon had more crop ; tenants were thirled to the 

 mill of Langdale. 



gth, William Gordon, in Bettyhill ; three of his barns were destroyed 

 in June, 1814 ; witness thereby suffered damage. By the custom of the 

 country, the outgoing tenant keeps the barns till he threshes out his 

 crop, except the hay barn. The loss sustained by the witness was 

 occasioned by the want of his barns, and by the neighbours using the 

 one that was left ; there was only one barn left to five tenants ; witness 

 was at a distance in Caithness ; witness's crop was damaged by sheep 

 breaking into his yard. Cross-examined The tenants in Bettyhill were 

 thirled to the mill of Langdale, and had nearly as much meal in the 

 year 1814 as in any other year. Witness paid about that time nearly $ 

 of rent, and the other tenants about 2 los. ; the new allotments were 

 ready for the people some days before the ejections took place, and the 

 tenants were to be allowed to remain till the allotments were ready. 



loth, John Gordon, at Skelpick, examined in initialibus on the part 

 of the panel. Witness subscribed to bring Mr. Sellar to trial ; was 

 collector at a meeting assembled to carry on the subscription, and every 

 body there paid something. Money was paid into the hands of the 

 witness ; he spent it in going to Caithness to employ Mr. Henderson, a 

 man of business, for the purpose of prosecuting Mr. Sellar. Examined 



