Country, District, or Parish.
(01)
MISCELLANEOUS NUMERICAL RETURNS, 1916.
Number of Savings
Banks.
Number of Friendly Societies,
Number of Depositors, in Savings Bank.
Number of Persons Connectul with Frien-lly societies.
Persons paying
“səxus, paup
Paupers
Number
of Im.
migrants.
Number
of Emi- grants.
Remarks.
Victoria, Hongkong.......
1
No figures available.
1
72,403
117,453
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1.-RETURN OF CASES brought under the cognizance of the SUPREME Court of HONGKONG during the year 1916.
ORIGINAL AND SUMMARY JURISDICTIONS.
JUDGMENT.│
Settled
Jurisdic- tion.
in 1915.
In
No. Depen- of
Cases dency
in
Struck
Struck out of the Cause-Book
Debt
or
Total,
And
Damages
for 1916.
1916.
with- drawn before trini.
Original,...... Summary,
874 1,231
215 1.089 1.008
40
2,932
You!°d | ==
Defendant.
Nonsuit.
Lapsed Writs.
+
33
12
28
out, Dismissed
and
as having been standing over generally for more than a year.
In Dependency.
Debt
anl Damages
recovered.
$1,400,607.67*
$ 303,924.61 791
* Not including I claim for £58.
+ Not including 2 claims-1 for £149,0,6 nud the other for $673.09 C. S. Currency.
Not including 1 action set aside on assignment.
983 $873,626,50† 1,319 99,705.64§
2. RETURN OF DISTRESS WARRANTS FOR RENT issued during the year 1916.
Number issued.
Sold to pay Claims.
659
158
(Ordinance No. 1 of 1883.)
Number withdrawn.
481
Aggregate Rent involved,
Aggregate Sum recovered on sales.
$47,536.21
$18,747.13
3. — APPELLATE JURISDICTION,
APPEALS COMMENCED.
APPEALS TRIED.
JUDGMENT,
Number of Cases.
No. of Cuses.
Appellant, Respondent. Pending.
5
3
Withdrawn.
1
1.-ADMIRALTY JURISDICTION.
Actions instituted.
Number heard.
Settled or withdrawn.
Pending.
5
1
1
3
5.—COMPARATIVe Reruns of all SUMS COLLECTED in the Registry of the Surueme Court, during the years 1915 and 1916, and putid into the TREASURY.
1915.
REGISTRAR.-Court Fees paid by Stamps,.
$38,516.47
1916. $36,309.90
OFFICIAL ADMINISTRATOR.-5% on amionets encashed and
paid into the Treasury,
MANU
1,041.07
2,015.82
Official TruSTEB.—2% on amount of Trust ou taking over
up to $10,000, above $10,000 Commission 1%, aud 2% ou income,
178.29
113.29
BAILIFF'S FEES.—(Including what was hitherto described as
Sheriff's Fees),
1,056.50
1,034.50
REGISTRAR OF COMPANIES,
+
12,354.30
8,715.40
FINES AND FORFEITURES,....
10.00
2.831.00
MISCELLANFous ReceipTS,
120.11
45.27
UNCLAIMED Balances of Intestate Estates, UNCLAIMED Dividends is Bankruptcr ESTATES,
1,212.69
REGISTRAR OF LIMITED PARTNERSHIPS, ............................... POSSESSION FEES,....................
8,863.00
$63,382.63
5.654.50
$36,719.68
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