Table I.
Table showing total Number of Cases tried in, and Expenditure and Revenue of the Magistracy for the years 1919 to 1928.
YEAR Total Number of Cases tried EXPENDITURE REVENUE Percentage of Expenditure to Revenue Total Increase Decrease Total Increase Decrease $ $ $ $ $ $ % 1919 12,998 21,867.02* 40,774.23* 44.77 1920 15,304 24,694.04* 2,827.02 24,532.48* 16,451.65 44.15 1921 17,374 6,451.65 18,242.39 45,539.94* 21,007.46 14.65 1922 18,221 15,665.69* 3,724.58 30,069.20* 5,536.72 15.44 1923 3,737.63 11,928.06 36,520.85* 6,451.65 1924 21,811 29.95 3,707.68 13.27 1925 90,851.35** 21,247.97 103,132.51* 12,281.15 1926 27,877 23,672.92 67,178.43 149,195.72* 46,063.21 11.50 1927 159,928.50* 10,832.68 1928 25,989 161.56 159,767.00 184,926.15* 24,998.65 17.29 261,372.23* 76,446.08 30,516 211,227.43* 50,144.80 6.71 233,529.18* 22,301.75 20,855.16 32,122 223,811.97 9,717.21 1.66 163,216.82 60,595.15 28,468 2.29 *Cases tried in New Territories Courts not included.-H 2