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No. 67.
THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 26TH MARCH, 1879.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.
The following Returns connected with the business of the Superior and Subordinate Courts of the Colony, for the Year 1878, are published for general information.
By Command,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 24th March, 1879.
W. H. MARSH,
Colonial Secretary.
RETURN OF CRIMINAL CASES TRIED IN THE SUPREME COURT of HONGKONG, DURING THE YEAR 1878.
Number of Cases.
Number of Persons.
CRIMES.
1.
Administering Stupifying Drugs,
Assault,
Assault with Intent do do grievous Bodily Harm,
2 Attempt to commit a Burglary,
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Attempting to steal,
4 Being found at Night with House-breaking Implements,
Breach of Conditional Pardon,.
Breaking, entering and stealing in a House,
2
Baggery,
13
Burglary,...
I
Burglary and Larceny,
12 Child Stealing,
with Intent to do grievous Bodily Harm,.
24
13
COCO 31 40
3
15
12
18
0 – 00
∞NANN --:
Sual to 10 000 ski ---
6
1
:
Convicted.
Acquitted.
Death.
Death Recorded.
Penal Servitude.
Hard Labour,
Year and under. I over 1 Year, Hard Labour, 1
Solitary Confinement,
Number of Persons.
Number of Persons.
Privately Flogged,
Number of Cases.
Number of Per-
sons.
Number of Cases.
Number of Per-
sons.
SENTENCE.
CHARGES
CASES
ARANDONED. POSTPONED.
3
Conspiracy....
1
1 Cutting and Wound.
1
1
Embezzlement,
2
2
Inflicting grievous Kily Harm,
45 48
Larceny,
1
1
Larceny and receivi
Stolen Goods,
1
Larceny by a Servant,
1
1
Larceny by a Trustee,
7
Larceny in a Boat,..
9
Larceny in a Dwelling-house,
11
Larceny on board a Ship in the Harbour,
12
Manslaughter,.
5
Murder,
I
Obtaining Goods by False Pretences,
9
13
Receiving Stolen Goods,
1
1
Returning from Deportation,
27
35
Robbery from the Person,..
1 2
Robbery from the Person, being armed,
3
3
Robbery from the Person with Violence,
4
Unlawfully Wounding,
3
3
Uttering Counterfeit Coin..
1
1 Uttering a Forged Document,
6
7
Wounding with Intent to do grievous Bodily Harm,
157 216
163
45
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:
4
3
52
38 70
6
6
to
GO
8
C. B. PLUNKET,
Registrar.
RETURN of the NUMBER of CASES tried and ACTIONS commenced in the Supreme and Vice-Admiralty Courts of Hongkong, during the Year ending 31st December, 1878.
:
Cases tried in 1878.
Court.
Number of Cases.
Amount of Debt and Damages
Judgment.
Total.
claimed.
Plaintiff,
Defendant.
Nonsuit.
Struck out. Cases.
Debt and Damages.
Supreme Court:—
Summary Jurisdiction,
a 691
Original Jurisdiction,.
b 27
$74,206.78 124,946.11
588 25
66 2
42
92
Chancery,
Bankruptcy,
5
61,996.39
Diseharue
5
Probate,
57
752,133.15
7 granted
Petitious gramed
Appeals,
1
Vice-Admiralty Court,...
3
700.00 75,400.00
3
1
784
$1,089,382.43
Actions commenced in 1878.
Total.
Cases. Debt & Damages.
Amount
Num-
Court.
ber of
Cases.
of Debt and Damages claimed.
Settled without Trial.
Judgment.
Remaining in Depend-
Plaintiff.
Defendant.
Nonsult. Struck out.
ence.
Supreme Court:-
Summary Jurisdiction, 1,230
Original Jurisdiction,
68
$126,69188 443,995.20
425 13
573 23
66
42
92
32
1
31
Chancery,
Bankruptcy,
Probate,
22 a 2,541,296.37 | Annuiled 2 57 e 752,133.15
Discharge
granted 5
15
Petitions granted f
57
Appeals,
Vice-Admiralty Court,..
2
200.00
1
I
1,379
$3,864,316.60
Twelve of these Cases were pending on 31st December, 1877. b Three of these Cases were pending on 31st December, 1877. e This Case was pending on 31st December, 1877.
This is the Amount of Liabilities entered in the Bankrupts' Schedules. This is the Value of the Estates, as sworn to by the Petitioners and
C. B. PLUNKET,
Appraiser.
Registrar.