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MISCELLANEOUS NUMERICAL RETURNS, 1921.
Country, District, or Parish.
Number of Savings
Banks.
Number of Friendly Societies.
Number of Depositors
in Savings Bank.
street,] $91,FJMug
connected with
Friendly Societies.
Aupied suoste,1
direct Taxes.
Paupers,
Number
Number
of Im- migrants.
of Emi- grants.
Remarks.
Victoria, Hongkong......
No figures available,
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159,064
156,011
1.—Retury of Cases brought under the cognizance of the SUPREME COURT of HONGKONG during the year 1921.
ORIGINAL AND SUMMARY JURISDICTIONS.
Settled
No.
Debu
or
Jurisdic- tion.
of Cases
and
with-
in
Damages
drawn
for 1921.
before
1921.
trial.
Original,..
Summary,
271 * 35,428,194,50
1.700
331,423.10
Plaintiff.
JUDOMENT.
Defendant.
71
RU
2
708
668
Nonsuit.
Struck
out. Dismissed
and
Lapsed Writs.
Struck out of the Cause-Book as having been standing over generally for more than
Debt.
an
Damages recovered,
a year.
1
† 685,543.01
17
136,457,89
* Not including 4 claims−1 for 15,000 Ropees and the other 3 for sterling amounting to €1,288,14%. 10§2. † Not including a sum of $11,682.75 U.S.A. currency,
2-RETURN OF DISTRESS WARRANTS FOR REST issued during the year 1921. (Ordinance No. 1 of 1883.)
Number issued.
Sold to pay Claims.
509
90
Number withdrawn.
410
Aggregate Rent involved.
Aggregate Sum recovered on sales.
$40,653.12
$12.056.70
3.—APPELLATE JURISDICTION.
APPEALS COMMENCED.
APPEALS TRIED,
JUDGMENT.
Number of Cases,
No. of Cases
Appellant, Respondent.
Pending.
+
1
Withdrawn.
2
Actions instituted.
4.— ADMIRALTY JURISDICTION,
Number heard.
Settled or withdrawn.
Pending.
6
1
5
5.—COMPARATIve. Returs of all SUMS COLLECTED in the REGISTRY of the SUPREME COURT, during the years 1920 and 1921, and paid into the TREASURY.
REGISTRAR.- Court Fees paid by Stamps,
1920. $40,365.95
1921. $36,316,61
OFFICIAL ADMINISTRATOR,-5% ou amonuts encnsheld and
paid into the Treasury,
979.90
1,206,83
OFFICIAL TRUSTEE.-2% on amount of Trust on taking over
up to $10,000, above $10,000 Commission 12, and 2% ou income,
85.77
150.03
BAILIFF's Fees.—(Including what was hitherto described as
Sheriff's Fees),
1.194.50
REGISTRAR of CompanIES,
11,132.90
1,107.00 11,673,30
FINES AND ForfeiturES...........................................
MISCELLANEocs ReceiTS, .
50.00 586.29
210.00
518.70
Unclaimed Balances of Istestate Estates,
POSSESSION FEES,....
UNCLAIMED Dividends IN BANKRUPTCY ESTATES, REGISTRAR of Limited PARTNERSUirs,
5,562,00 $59,957.31
4,648.50 858,830.97
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