Appendix G.
REPORT OF THE REGISTRAR OF THE SUPREME COURT, OFFICIAL TRUSTEE, OFFICIAL ADMINISTRATOR AND REGISTRAR OF COMPANIES FOR THE YEAR 1934.
ORIGINAL JURISDICTION,
1. 417 actions were instituted in this division of the Court during the year 1934, as against 523 in 1933, 191 were disposed of during the year and 77 were settled or withdrawn before trial, as against 257 and 85 respectively in 1933.
2. The claims amounted to $3,594,726.57 as against $5,726,915.02 in 1933.
3. The debts and damages for which judgments were given amounted to $2,772,364.05 as against $2,313,529.39 in 1933.
4. The fees collected amounted to $24,732.75 as against $25,860.00 in 1933.
SUMMARY JURISDICTION.
5. 2,781 actions were instituted during the year, as against 2,787 in 1933.
6. The cases were disposed of as follows: -- Settled or withdrawn 548; Judgment for the plaintiff 1,502, Judgment for the defendant 52, Nonsuit 1; Struck off, dismissed or lapsed 62, and pending 616, as against 701, 1,370, 44, 2, 89 and 581 respectively in 1933.
7. The claims amounted to $912,468.71 as against $865,033.45 in 1933 and the amounts for which judgments were given were $477,427.98 as against $501,580.51 in 1933.
8. The number of rent distress warrants issued was 2,431 representing unpaid rents amounting to $517,225.03 of which $80,971.39 was recovered by enforced sales in 956 warrants; as against 2,201, $482,588.10 and $82,541.77 respectively in 1933.
9. 1,431 warrants were withdrawn on settlement between the parties as against 1,383 in 1933 and the remaining warrants were cancelled or otherwise disposed of.
10. The fees collected amounted to $35,918.00 as against $33,398.50 in 1933.