Appendix F.
REPORT OF THE REGISTRAR OF THE SUPREME COURT.
1. ORIGINAL JURISDICTION.
The number of Actions instituted in this division of the Court during the year 1910 was 205, and there were 379 pending at the commencement of that year as against 181 and 316 respectively in 1909. 165 were disposed of during the year, 66 being settled or withdrawn before trial, and 1 transferred to Summary Jurisdiction, leaving a balance of 419 undisposed of, as against 116, 41 and 379 respectively in 1909.
There were two interim injunctions and one perpetual injunction granted during the year.
The total amount involved was $1,653,941, as against $1,321,363 in 1909.
The debts and damages recovered amounted to $1,385,635 as against $531,247 in 1909.
The total fees collected amounted to $15,922, as against $15,370 in 1909.
Tables setting out in detail the figures contained in this and the following paragraphs are printed at pages (O.2), (O.3), (O.4) and (Y.3) and (Y.4) of the Blue Book for the year 1910.
2. SUMMARY JURISDICTION.
The number of Actions instituted during the year was 1,785 and 122 were brought forward from 1909, as against 1,417 and 122 respectively in 1909 and were disposed of as follows:- Settled or Withdrawn 674, Judgment for the Plaintiff 711, Judgment for the Defendant 53, Non Suited 8, Struck out, Dismissed and lapsed Writs (not served) 204, Struck out of the Cause Book as having been standing over for more than a year 80, leaving 177 as pending, as against 1,539, 518, 595, 37, 2, 185, 80, and 122 respectively in 1909.
The total amount involved was $338,774, and the debts and damages recovered amounted to $151,290, as against $281,047 and $116,222 respectively in 1909.
The total amount of fees collected amounts to $9,482 as against $7,809 in 1909.
The number of Distress Warrants for Rent issued was 632 representing aggregate unpaid Rents amounting to $37,171 of which the aggregate sum of $14,740 was recovered, as against 522, $34,212 and $11,616 respectively in 1909.