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Table I.
Table showing total number of cases dealt with by the Supreme Court and the expenditure and revenue of the Supreme Court and the Companies Registry 1923-1934.
Year. Total number of cases dealt with (exclusive of distraints). Expenditure. Revenue. $ $ 1923. 962 128,838.62 *69,955.20 1924. 1,549 136,136.99 *89,624.99 1925. 1,908 150,698.14 *121,606.20 1926. 3,416 133,680.40 *117,252.61 1927. 2,267 141,493.29 *96,254.96 1928. 2,330 165,114.93 *101,624.20 1929. 2,303 167,632.95 *102,876.25 1930. 2,016 218,933.24 *95,560.75 1931. 2,113 240,030.30 *97,773.74 1932. 3,095 231,828.63 *155,461.92 1933. 3,315 244,996.00 *170,422.62 1934. 3,209 249,032.71 *164,026.32*Not including amounts paid for fees in respect of licences to keep local registers and China Companies fees—in 1934 $179,859.36.
Table II.
Table showing the work of the Companies Registry.
Year. Number of companies on the Hong Kong Register. Number of new companies registered during the year. Amount of fees collected. $ 1929. 560 56 13,651.70 1930. 572 63 17,472.60 1931. 621 81 20,233.20 1932. 674 84 21,958.00 1933. 722 94 25,298.20 1934. 722 66 19,813.00