No. 127.
The following Return is published for general information,
By Command,
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.
FREDERICK STEWART,
Acting Colonial Secretary.
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 25th May, 1880.
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, 1879.
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Court.
Number of Cases and Discharges in Bankruptcy, and Probates and Letters of Administration granted.
Cases tried in 1879.
Judgment.
Total.
Amount of Debt and Damages claimed.
Plaintiff. Defendant. Nonsuit. Struck out or Settled.
Cases.
Debt and Damages,
Supreme Court:—
Summary Jurisdiction, 758
Original Jurisdiction, 7
$93,138.62 58,873.84
574
76
Chancery,
Bankruptcy,
Probate, 65
Appeals...
Vice-Admiralty Court, ...
13,715.97
Actions commenced in 1879.
Court.
Number of Cases.
Amount of Debt and Damages claimed.
Settled without Trial.
Judgment.
Plaintiff. Defendant. Nonsuit. Struck out.
Remaining in Dependence.
Supreme Court:-
Summary Jurisdiction, 1,246
Original Jurisdiction, $162,067.74
56
536,743.24
477 17
574 10
76
15
93
11
2
26
Chancery, .................................
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...
(Assets in Schedule, $41,868.78)
Bankruptcy, 8
Debt,..................... 405,805.17.
(Assets valued at.. 400,173.69)
Probate, 65
Appeals, Vice-Admiralty Court,
1
10,965.97
18,715.97
Total.
Cases. Debt & Damages.
$61,370.03 96,683.34
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...
10,965.97
HENRY FREDERICK GIBBONS,
Registrar.
CHARLES BUSHe Plunket,
Registrar, Vice-Admiralty Court.