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ADMIRALTY JURISDICTION.
Only 1 action was instituted.
The fees collected amounted to $259.50 as against $1,336.50 in 1935.
PROBATE JURISDICTION.
387 grants (195 Probates and 192 Letters of Administration) were made by the Court.
69 grants by other British Courts were sealed, making a total of 456 grants compared with 426 in 1935.
Of the above number of Letters of Administration 4 grants were made to the Official Administrator, whose commission amounted to $1,049.78 as against $1,207.70 last year.
Court fees in respect of all grants amounted to $28,186.90 as against $26,828.40 last year.
DIVORCE JURISDICTION.
1 petition was filed resulting in the grant of decree absolute.
The fees collected amounted to $194.00 as against $236.20 in 1935.
OFFICIAL TRUSTEE.
The number of trust estates in the hands of the Official Trustee at the end of the year was 17. The invested funds totalled $122,578.04 and £1,850.0.0 producing an income of $10,018.14. No new trust was opened.
The amount of commission collected was $62.10 as against $97.18 in 1935. Several are charitable trusts and therefore not liable for commission.
COMPANIES REGISTRY.
55 new companies were registered bringing the total number of companies on the Registers of this office, at the end of the year up to 909, of which 697 were locally incorporated. The remaining 212 were incorporated outside the Colony but carry on business within the Colony.
32 companies were removed from the Register by reason of the cessation of their business.
The fees collected from the above 909 companies amounted to $16,801.50.