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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 18TH FEBRUARY, 1871.
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, 1870.
Cases tried before the Honorable the Chief Justice in 1870.
NUMBER
COURT.
OF
AMOUNT OF DEBT
AND
JUDGMENT.
TOTAL.
CASES."
DAMAGES CLAIMED,
PLAINTIFF.
DEFEND-
NONSUIT. CASES.
DEBT AND DAMAGES.
ANT.
SUPREME COURT,——
Common Law,
Chancery,
Bankruptcy,
Appeals,
VICE ADMIRALTY COURT,...
a 2
1
6 8
c 98,875.26 discharged
Petitioners
Actions commenced in 1870.
AMOUNT OF
COURT.
NUM-
BER OF
DEBT AND
DAMAGES
CASES.
SETTLED WITHOUT
TRIAL.
JUDGMENT.
CLAIMED.
PLAINTIFF.
DEFEND-
'ANT.
SUPREME COURT,——
Common Law,
d 84 $471,802.89
55
Chancery,
5
1
Bankruptcy,
e 18
Probate,
ƒ 51
242,554.70 762,722.03
3
Petitioners
discharge6
Appeals,
22,159.28
10
$98,875.26
REMAIN
ING IN
DEPEND-
NONSUIT. ENCE,
TOTAL.
CASES. DEBT And Damages.
29
"t
3
VICE ADMIRALTY COURT,........
a. One of these Cases was in dependence on 31st December, 1869.
b. Two of these Cases were in dependence on 31st December, 1869.
c. The Amount given in these Cases is the Amoun, of liabilities set forth in the Bankrupt's Schedules.
d. One of these Cases was partly tried, and referred to Arbitration.
e. The Amount here given is the Amount of liabilities set forth in the Bankrupts' Schedules.
162
$1,499,238.90
The Amount given in these Cases is the sworn value of the several Estates in which Probate or Letters of Administration were
grauted 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 31st December, 1870.
No. of CASES.
AMOUNT OF DEBT AND
DAMAGES
SETTLED
WITHOUT TRIAL.
JUDGMENT.
CLAIMED.
Plaintiff Defendant. Nonsuit. No Service.
REMAIN- ING IN DEPEND- ENCE.
REMARKS.
1,797 $93,047.28 1,015
670
24
107
38
43
*28 of these Cases werein dependence on 31st December, 1869.
COURT OF SUMMARY JURISDICTION,
Hongkong, 21st January, 1871.
HENRY J. HOLMES,
Clerk of Court.