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Enclosure 14 in No. 15.
RETURN of the Number of Cases Tried before the Honourable J. W. HULME, and Actions commenced in the Supreme and Vice-Admiralty Courts of HONG KONG, during the Year ending the 31st December 1849.
CASES TRIED BEFORE THE HONOURABLE J. W. HULME, IN 1849.
REPORTS EXHIBITING THE PAST AND PRESENT Hong Kong Annual Administration Reports, 1841-1941
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COURT Number of Cases Amount of Debt and Damages claimed Plaintiff Defendant Nonsuit Judgment Supreme Court Common Law 3 6,962.50 3 None Chancery * Summary 2 9,101.95 I 2 Insolvency 9,537.97 Appeals Vice-Admiralty Court 12 Debts in Schedule 10,190.73 1,833.03 389,137.06 Insolvents discharged 2 Remanded 10 11 None One 1 None 426,843.26ACTIONS COMMENCED IN 1849.
COURT Number of Cases Amount of Debt and Damages claimed Settled without Trial Plaintiff Defendant Nonsuit Remaining Supreme Court :- Common Law 45 111,825.62 39 None Chancery 4 43,118.31 None None Summary 199 11,205.54 62 118 10 Nonsuit 10 Insolvency Debts in Schedule 8,136.75 In the Case of the remanded Prisoner None Prisoners discharged, 2 Petition refused, 1 2,054.00 Ecclesiastical Estates Assets per appraisement 11,911.61 Appeals 36 2 16,600.25 Vice-Admiralty Court 43 408,714.29 11 (Signed) W. H. ALEXANDER, Clerk of the Court. (True copy.) W. CAINE, Colonial Secretary. None None None None 7 317 013,506 7 (Signed) ROBT. DUNDAS CAY, Registrar.