Table VIII.
WRITS ISSUED FROM MAGISTRACIES DURING THE YEARS 1936 AND 1937.
HONG KONG.
1936 1937 1. Summonses for Defendants 12,332 10,112 2. Summonses for Witnesses 6 16 3. Notices of Rehearing 5 — 4. Warrants of Arrest 384 233 5. Warrants of Distress 69 31 6. Warrants for Search 194 251 7. Warrants for Entering Gambling Houses. 256 302 8. Warrant of Ejectment — — 9. Magistrate's Orders 142 67 Total 13,388 11,012WRITS ISSUED FROM MAGISTRACIES DURING THE YEARS 1936 AND 1937.
KOWLOON.
1936 1937 1. Summonses for Defendants 5,094 5,920 2. Summonses for Witnesses 3 28 3. Notices of Rehearing 5 4 4. Warrants of Arrest 97 117 5. Warrants of Distress 186 372 6. Warrants for Search 138 143 7. Warrants for Entering Gambling Houses. 99 141 8. Magistrate's Orders 91 151 Total 5,713 6,876