Second Shetland Truck System Report

The Truck Commission Enquiry, 1872, is a major social history source the Shetland Islands in the 19th century. It followed on from an existing Truck Commission enquiry in 1871, after evidence from Shetland was heard in Edinburgh. 45, 125 questions covered the rest of the country, 17, 070 for Shetland. Despite this effort, little effect immediately resulted in Shetland from legislation following on the national enquiry.