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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 17TH FEBRUARY, 1872.
RETURN of the NUMBER of CASES tried before the Honorable the Chief Justice, and Actions commenced in the Supreme and Vice Admiralty Courts of Hongkong, during the year ending 31st December, 1871.
Cases tried before the Honorable the Chief Justice in 1871.
67
NUMBER
AMOUNT OF DEBT
JUDGMENT.
TOTAL.
COURT.
OF
AND
CASES.
DAMAGES CLAIMED.
Plaintiff.Defendant. Nonsuit. Cases.
Debt and Damages.
SUPREME COURT:---
Common Law,
a 4
Chancery,
Bankruptcy,
b 4
Probate,
57
+245
44,400.00
1
3
1
11,086.85
475,460.01
Appeals,
Petitions 57
granted
Petitioners 4 discharged
VICE ADMIRALTY COURT,
c 21
284,965.22
20
Actions commenced in 1871.
COURT.
NOM-
BER OF CASES.
AMOUNT OF
DEBT AND
DAMAGES
SETTLED
WITHOUT
TRIAL.
CLAIMED.
SUPREME COURT:—
...
88
$815,912.08
JUDGMENT.
Plaintiff.Defendant. Nonsuit.
REMAIN-
ING IN
DEPEND-
TOTAL.
ENCE. Cases. Debt and Damages.
Common Law,
Chancery,
Bankruptcy,
Probate,
Appeals,
VICE ADMIRALTY COURT,..
1895-2
55
$266,212.08
10
25
1
1
2
1
1
57
d463,000.80 475,460.01
Petitioners 3
discharged
granted
Politions 57
31
361,965.22
3
20
a. One of these Cases was in Dependence on 31st December, 1870.
b. One of these Cases was in Dependence on 31st December, 1870.
c. Three of these Cases were Petitions for Bounty,
278
163
$1,566,638.11
d. The Amount in these Cases is the Amount of Liabilities set forth in the Bankrupts' Schedules.
e. The Amount given in these Cases is the sworn Value of the several Estates in which Probate or Letters of Administrations were
granted during the Year.
W. H. ALEXANDER,
Registrar.
RETURN of the NUMBER of CASES tried and Actions commenced in the Court of Summary Jurisdiction from the
1st January to the 31st December, 1871.
AMOUNT OF DEBT
No. of CASES.
AND DAMAGES
CLAIMED.
SETTLED WITHOUT
TRIAL.
JUDGMENT.
REMAINING
IN
Plaintiff. Defendant. Nonsuit. No Service.
DEPENDENCE.
* 1,429
$75,963,63
744
510
53
57
46
19
Hongkong, 29th January, 1872.
REMARKS.
* 43 of these Cases were
in Dependence on the 31st December, 1870.
HENRY J. HOLMES, Clerk of Court.