THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 15тп APRIL, 1865.
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, 1864.
Cases tried before the Honorable the Chief Justice in 1864.
189
JUDGMENT.
TOTAL.
COURT.
NUMBER OF CASES.
MOUNT OF DEBT & DAMAGES CLAIMED.
Plaintiff Defendant. Nonsuit. Cases.
Debt and Damages.
Spreme Court,-
Common Law,
Chancery,
Insolvency and Bankruptcy,
Appeals,
Vice Admiralty Court,.
5a
$53,500.00
3
2
བ:: ༷
206
195,000.00
...
32
$248,500.00
2
5
Appellant Respondent
15
1
4
Actions commenced in 1864.
COURT.
NUMBER OF CASES.
AMOUNT OF DEBT AND DAMAGES
SETTLED
WITHOUT
TRIAL.
CLAIMED.
JUDGMENT.
REMAINING
Plaintiff. Defendant. Nonsuit.
IN DEPEN-
DENCE.
TOTAL.
Cases. Debt & Damages.
Supreme Court,-
Common Law,
77
$384,803.86
36e
2
Chancery,
Insolvency & Bankruptcy,
Probate,
8
4
+44
40c
25,640.59
37 4
152 $847,037.12
Appeals,
7d
{
2
5
Appellant. Respondent
Vice Admiralty Court,
20
436,592.67
3
6
1
2
8
W. H. ALEXANDER,
Registrar.
a.
One of these cases was in dependence on 31st December, 1863.
b. Eleven of these cases were in dependence on 31st December, 1863.
C. In nine of these cases Probate was granted, and in three Cases Letters of Administration with the Will annexed.
d. Three of these cases were from the Court of Summary Jurisdiction, one from the Marine Magistrate's Court, and the others from the Consular Courts.
e. In nine of these cases Judgment by default was signed.
RETURN of the number of CASES tried and ACTIONS commenced in the Court of Summary Jurisdiction from the 1st January to 31st December, 1864.
NO. OF CASES.
AMOUNT OF DEBT AND DA- MAGES CLAIMED
SETTLED
{WITHOUT TRIAL.
Plaintiff.
JUDGMENT.
Defendant.
REMAINING IN DEPENDENCE
Nonsuit.
884*
$65,814.
162
458
9
247
8+
* One of these Cases was in dependence on 31st December, 1863. Six of these Cascs have been disposed of.
Hongkong, 28th January, 1865.
HENRY J. HOLMES,
Clerk of Court.