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| Country, District, or Parish | Number of Savings Banks | Number of Friendly Societies | Number of Depositors in Savings Bank | Number of Persons connected with Friendly Societies | Persons paying direct Taxes | Paupers | Number of Immigrants | Number of Emigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victoria, Hongkong | 1 | 1 | No figures available | 74,109 | 43,830 |
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1.—RETURN OF Cases brought under the cognizance of the SUPREME COURT of HONGKONG during the year 1918.
| Jurisdiction | No. of Cases | Debt and Damages claimed | Settled or withdrawn before trial | Struck out, Dismissed and Lapsed Writs | Struck out of Cause-Book (standing over >1 year) | Debt and Damages recovered |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Original | 214 | $1,629,273* | 327,193 | 50 | 654 | $695,677.93 |
| Summary | 1,668 | 5 | 674 | $11,314.51 |
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2.—RETURN OF DISTRESS WARRANTS FOR RENT issued during the year 1918.
(Ordinance No. 1 of 1883.)
| Number issued | Sold to pay Claims | Number withdrawn | Aggregate Rent involved | Aggregate Sum recovered on sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 689 | 193 | 496 | $58,575.06 | $18,029.55 |
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3.—APPELLATE JURISDICTION
| Appeals Commenced | Appeals Tried | Judgment for Appellant | Judgment for Respondent | Pending | Withdrawn |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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4.—ADMIRALTY JURISDICTION
| Actions instituted | Number heard | Settled or withdrawn | Pending |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 1 |
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5.—COMPARATIVE RETURN OF ALL FEES COLLECTED IN THE REGISTRY OF THE SUPREME COURT, during the years 1917 and 1918, and paid into the TREASURY.
| Description | 1917 | 1918 |
|---|---|---|
| Registrar.—Court Fees paid by Stamps | $52,052.08 | $43,215.98 |
| Official Administrator.—3% on amounts engrossed and paid into the Treasury | $1,964.10 | $6,289.91 |
| Official Trustee.—2% on amount of Trust on taking over up to $10,000, above $10,000 Commission 1%, and 2% on income | $264.32 | $393.89 |
| Bailiff's Fees.—(Including what was hitherto described as Sheriff's Fees) | $998.50 | $1,045.00 |
| Registrar of Companies | $6,220.70 | $8,956.20 |
| Fines and Forfeitures | $615.00 | $970.70 |
| Miscellaneous Receipts | $154.16 | $566.04 |
| Unclaimed Balances of Intestate Estates | ... | ... |
| Unclaimed Dividends of Bankruptcy Estates | ... | ... |
| Registrar of Limited Partnerships | ... | ... |
| Possession Fees | $3,062.00 | $6,595.00 |
| Total | $48,334.81 | $68,032.72 |
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MISCELLANEOUS NUMERICAL RETURNS, 1918.
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Country, District, or Parish.
Number of Savings Banks.
Number of Friendly Societies.
Number of Depositors in Savings Bank.
Number of Persons connected with Friendly Societies.
Persons paying direct Taxes.
Paupers,
Number
of Im. migrants.
Number
of Emi- grants.
Victoria, Hongkong...................
I
1
No figures available.
74,109
43,830
1.—RETURN OF Cases brought under the cognizance of the SUPREME COURT of HONGKONG during the year 1918.
ORIGINAL AND SUMMARY JURISDICTIONS.
Remarks.
JUDGMENT.
No.
Debt
Jurisdic- tion.
of Cases
and
Settle
or with:
in 1918.
Damages
drawn
for 1918.
before
trial.
Original,..
Summary,
214 1,668
+1,629,273*
327,193
Struck
out Dismissed
and
Lapsed Writs.
Struck out of the Cause-Book as having been standing over generally for more than
Debt
and
Damages recovered.
a year.
50 654
SO
?
5
674
22 i
31
$695,677.93
11.314.51
2.—Retrus oF DISTRESS WARRANTS FOR RENT issued during the year 1918.
(Ordinance No. 1 of 1883.)
Number issued.
Sold to pay Claims.
689
193
Number
withdrawn.
496
Aggregate Rent
involved,
Aggregate Sum recovered on sales.
$58,575,06
$18,029.55
3.—APPELLATE JURISDICTION,
APPEALS COMMENCED.
APPRALS TRIED.
JUDGMENT.
Number of Cases.
No. of Cnses.
Appollant, | Respondent.
2
Pending,
1
Withdrawn.
3
2
Actions instituted.
4.—ADMIRALTY JURISDICTION,
Number heard.
Settled or withdrawn.
Pending.
I
I
5.-COMPARATive Return of all Scus COLLECTED in the REGISTRY of the Supreme Court, during the years 1917 andd 1918, and paid into the TREASURY.
1917.
Registrar.—Court Fees paid by Stamps,.
$52,052.08
OFFICIAL ADMINISTRATOR.—3% on amonuts egenshed and
paid into the Treasury,.
1,964,10
6,289.91
OFFICIAL TRUSTEE-2% on amount of Trust on taking over up to $10,000, above $10,000 Commission 1%, and 2% on income,
264.32
393.89
Bailiff's Fres,—(Including what was hitherto described as
Sheriff's Fees),
998.50
1,045,00
REGISTRAR OF COMPANIES,
6,220.70
8,956.20
FINES AND FORFEITCHES,
615,00
970.70
MISCELLANEOUS RECEIPTS,
154,16
566.04
UNCLAIMED BALANCES OF INTESTATE ESTATES,
UNCLAIMED DIVIDENDS 18 BANKRUPTCY Estates,
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Registrar of Limited Partnerships, POSSESSION FEES,..
3,062.00 $48,334.81
6,595.00 $68,032.72
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