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MISCELLANEOUS NUMERICAL RETURNS, 1923.
Country, District, or Parish.
Victoria, Hongkong.....
Kumber of Savings
Banks.
Number of Friendly Societies.
Number of Depositors in Favings Bank.
Number of Persons connected with Friendly Societies,
Persons paying direct Taxes.
No figures available.
1
1
I
Paupers,
Number
Number
of Im- migrants.
of Emi- grants.
Remarks.
121,102
120,224
1.-Return of Cases brought under the cognizance of the SUPREME Court of HONGKONG during the year 1923.
ORIGINAL AND SUMMARY JURISDICTIONS.
Settled
JUDGMENT.
No.
Debt
Jurisdic- tion.
of Cares
and
or with-
in
Damages
drawn
for 1923.
before
1923.
trial.
Plaintiff.
Defendant.
Nonsuit.
Originai....... Summary,
275
$2,170,228.52
38
1,913
BLADER
855,439,12
856
117: 1 645 29
Struck out of
Struck out, Dismissed
the Cause-Book
and
Lapsed Writs,
as having been standing over generally for
more than a year.
1t 16
2.—Return of DISTRESS WARRANTS FOR RENT issued during the year 1923.
(Ordinance No. 1 of 1883.)
Number issued.
Sold to pay Claims.
467
98
Number
withdrawn.
369
Debt and Damages recovered.
1,650,136,35 127,916.62
Aggregate Rent involved,
Aggregate Sum
recovered on sales.
$62,709.06
$14,610.60
3.—APPELLATE JURISDICTION,
APPEALS COMMENCED.
APPEALS TRied,
JUDGMENT.
Number of Cases.
No. of Cases.
Appellant, Respondent.
Pending.
Withdrawn.
2
1
1
4.—ADMIRALTY JURISDICTION.
Actions instituted.
Number heard.
Settled or withdrawn.
14
3
3
Pending.
8
5.—(COMPARATIVE RETURN of all Sens COLLECTED in the REGISTRY of the SUPREME COURT, during the years 1922 and 1923, and paid into the Tubasury.
Registrar.—Court Fees paid by Stamps,
1922. $36,085,25
1923. 837,971,60
OFFICIAL ADMINISTRATOR.—5% on amounts encashed and
paid into the Treasury........................................................................... OFFICIAL TRUSTEE-2% on amount of Trust ou tuking over
up to $10,000, above $10,000 Commission 1%, and 2% on income,
2,045.88
2,148.71
70.72
68.90
BAILIFF'S FEES.--(Including what was hitherto described as
Sheriff's Fees),
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966.00
REGISTRAR OF COMPANIES,
15,263.10
1,107.00 19,518.30
FINES AND FORFEITURES,.
MISCELLANEOUS RECEIPTS,
1,045,00 528,64
1,445.00
620.69
UNCLAIMED Balances of INTESTATE ESTATES,
...
CHOLAINED DIVIDENDS IN BANKRUPTCY Estates,
Registrar of Limited ParTNERSHIPS, ........................................................................ Possession FEES,........................
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10
4,444.00 $60,148,59
7,075,00 $69,955,20
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