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MISCELLANEOUS NUMERICAL RETURNS, 1927

Country, District, or Parish

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 Sum of direct Taxes
Victoria, Hong Kong No figures available

Persons

Persons Number of Immigrants Number of Emigrants Remarks
181,100 285,593

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1.—RETURN OF CASES brought under the cognizance of the SUPREME COURT of Hong Kong during the year 1926

ORIGINAL AND SUMMARY JURISDICTIONS

Jurisdiction No. of Cases for 1927 Settled and drawn before trial Judgment for Plaintiff Judgment for Defendant Nonsuit Struck out, Dismissed and Lapsed Writs Debt and Damages recovered Pending
Original 410
Summary 1,857

Note: The OCR source provides additional figures ($6,669,108.43, 557,994.12, +47, 175, 10, 861, 46, 145, 47, 418, $2,151,486.17, 251,590.09) but their exact column alignment is unclear. They are preserved here as a raw sequence for reference:*

*$6,669,108.43 557,994.12 +47 175 10 861 46 145 47 418 $2,151,486.17 251,590.09

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2.—RETURN OF DISTRESS WARRANTS FOR RENT issued during the year 1927 (Ordinance No. 1 of 1883)

Number issued Sold to pay Claims Number withdrawn Aggregate Rent involved Aggregate Sum recovered on sales
1,334 477 857 $307,287.79 $80,569.92

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3.—APPELLATE JURISDICTION

Appeals Commenced Appeals Tried Judgment for Appellant Judgment for Respondent Pending Withdrawn
10 2 0 6

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4.—ADMIRALTY JURISDICTION

Actions instituted Number heard Settled or withdrawn Pending
16 13 2

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5.—COMPARATIVE RETURN of all SUMS COLLECTED in the REGISTRY of the SUPREME COURT, during the years 1926 and 1927, and paid into the TREASURY

Exclusive of fees in respect of Licences to keep Local Registers and China Companies Fees.

Description 1926 1927
COURT FEES $76,800.50 $65,709.95
OFFICIAL ADMINISTRATOR'S and TRUSTEE'S COMMISSION $3,201.33 $11,305.00
HONG KONG COMPANIES REGISTRATION $544.06 $12,564.80
POSSESSION FEES $25,520.50 $16,910.00
FINES AND FORFEITURES $35.00 $390.28
INTEREST $526.25
TOTAL $117,252.61 $96,251.96

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MISCELLANEOUS NUMERICAL RETURNS, 1927

Country, District, or Parish

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 Sum of direct Taxes
Victoria, Hong Kong No figures available

Persons

Persons Number of Immigrants Number of Emigrants Remarks
181,100 285,593

---

1.—RETURN OF CASES brought under the cognizance of the SUPREME COURT of Hong Kong during the year 1926

ORIGINAL AND SUMMARY JURISDICTIONS

Jurisdiction No. of Cases for 1927 Settled and drawn before trial Judgment for Plaintiff Judgment for Defendant Nonsuit Struck out, Dismissed and Lapsed Writs Debt and Damages recovered Pending
Original 410
Summary 1,857

Note: The OCR source provides additional figures ($6,669,108.43, 557,994.12, +47, 175, 10, 861, 46, 145, 47, 418, $2,151,486.17, 251,590.09) but their exact column alignment is unclear. They are preserved here as a raw sequence for reference:*

*$6,669,108.43 557,994.12 +47 175 10 861 46 145 47 418 $2,151,486.17 251,590.09

---

2.—RETURN OF DISTRESS WARRANTS FOR RENT issued during the year 1927 (Ordinance No. 1 of 1883)

Number issued Sold to pay Claims Number withdrawn Aggregate Rent involved Aggregate Sum recovered on sales
1,334 477 857 $307,287.79 $80,569.92

---

3.—APPELLATE JURISDICTION

Appeals Commenced Appeals Tried Judgment for Appellant Judgment for Respondent Pending Withdrawn
10 2 0 6

---

4.—ADMIRALTY JURISDICTION

Actions instituted Number heard Settled or withdrawn Pending
16 13 2

---

5.—COMPARATIVE RETURN of all SUMS COLLECTED in the REGISTRY of the SUPREME COURT, during the years 1926 and 1927, and paid into the TREASURY

Exclusive of fees in respect of Licences to keep Local Registers and China Companies Fees.

Description 1926 1927
COURT FEES $76,800.50 $65,709.95
OFFICIAL ADMINISTRATOR'S and TRUSTEE'S COMMISSION $3,201.33 $11,305.00
HONG KONG COMPANIES REGISTRATION $544.06 $12,564.80
POSSESSION FEES $25,520.50 $16,910.00
FINES AND FORFEITURES $35.00 $390.28
INTEREST $526.25
TOTAL $117,252.61 $96,251.96

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MISCELLANEOUS NUMERICAL RETURNS, 1927.

Country, District, or Parish.

Victoria, Hong Kong....

Number of Savings

Banks.

Number of Friendly Societies

Sumber of Depositor in Savings lank.

Xumber of Persons connected with Friendly Societies.

Supand suoraa

direct Taxes.

No figures available.

1

Pampers.

Sumber

Number

of Im. migrants.

of Emi- grants.

Remarks.

181,100

285,593

1.—RETURN OF Casɛs brought under the cognizance of the SUPREME COURT of Hong Kong during the year 1926.

ORIGINAL AND SUMMARY JURISDICTIONS,

No. of

Settled

JUDGMENT.

Debt

ог

Jurisdic- tion.

Cases

and

with-

in

Damages

drawn

for 1927.

1927.

before

trial.

Plaiulio.

Defendant.

Nonsuit.

Original......... Summary,

410 1,857

*$6,669,108.43 557,994, 12

+47

175 10 861 46

Struck out, Dismissed and

· Debt

Pending.

Lapsed Writs.

and

Damages recovered.

145

47

418

$2,151,486 17 251,590,09

2.—RETURN OF DISTRESS WARRANTS FOR RENT issued during the year 1927.

(Ordinance No. 1 of 1883.)

Number issued.

Sold to pay Claims.

1,334

477

Number withdrawner.

857

Aggregate Rent

involved,

$307,287.79

Aggregate Sum recovered on sales.

$80,569.92

3.—APPELLATE JURISDICTION,

APPEALS COMMENCED.

APPEALS TRIED.

JUDGMENT.

Number of Cases.

No. of Cases.

Appellant. Respondent.

Pending.

Withdrawn.

10

2

0

6

4.-ADMIRALTY JURISDICTION.

Actions instituted.

Number heard.

Settled or withdrawn.

16

13

Pending.

2.

5.-COMPARATIVE RETURN of all SUMS COLLECTED in the REGISTRY of the SUPREME Court, during the years 1926 and 1927, and paid into the TREASURY.

exclusive of fees in respect of Licences to keep Local Registers and China Companies Fees.

1926.

COURT FLES

...........8 76,800.50

1927.

$ 65,709,95

OFFICIAL ADMINISTRATOR'S and TrusteR'S COMMISSION....

HONG KONG COMPANIES REGISTRATION

3,201.33

11,305.00

544.06

12,564.80

POSSESSION FEES

FINES AND FORFEITURES...........................

INTEREST.

25,520.50

16,910.00

35.00

390.28

526.25

$117,252.61

$ 96,251.96

349

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MISCELLANEOUS NUMERICAL RETURNS, 1927.

Country, District, or Parish.

Victoria, Hong Kong....

Number of Savings

Banks.

Number of Friendly Societies

Sumber of Depositor in Savings lank.

Xumber of Persons connected with Friendly Societies.

Supand suoraa

direct Taxes.

No figures available.

1

Pampers.

Sumber

Number

of Im. migrants.

of Emi- grants.

Remarks.

181,100

285,593

1.—RETURN OF Casɛs brought under the cognizance of the SUPREME COURT of Hong Kong during the year 1926.

ORIGINAL AND SUMMARY JURISDICTIONS,

No. of

Settled

JUDGMENT.

Debt

ог

Jurisdic- tion.

Cases

and

with-

in

Damages

drawn

for 1927.

1927.

before

trial.

Plaiulio.

Defendant.

Nonsuit.

Original......... Summary,

410 1,857

*$6,669,108.43 557,994, 12

+47

175 10 861 46

Struck out, Dismissed and

· Debt

Pending.

Lapsed Writs.

and

Damages recovered.

145

47

418

$2,151,486 17 251,590,09

2.—RETURN OF DISTRESS WARRANTS FOR RENT issued during the year 1927.

(Ordinance No. 1 of 1883.)

Number issued.

Sold to pay Claims.

1,334

477

Number withdrawner.

857

Aggregate Rent

involved,

$307,287.79

Aggregate Sum recovered on sales.

$80,569.92

3.—APPELLATE JURISDICTION,

APPEALS COMMENCED.

APPEALS TRIED.

JUDGMENT.

Number of Cases.

No. of Cases.

Appellant. Respondent.

Pending.

Withdrawn.

10

2

0

6

4.-ADMIRALTY JURISDICTION.

Actions instituted.

Number heard.

Settled or withdrawn.

16

13

Pending.

2.

5.-COMPARATIVE RETURN of all SUMS COLLECTED in the REGISTRY of the SUPREME Court, during the years 1926 and 1927, and paid into the TREASURY.

exclusive of fees in respect of Licences to keep Local Registers and China Companies Fees.

1926.

COURT FLES

...........8 76,800.50

1927.

$ 65,709,95

OFFICIAL ADMINISTRATOR'S and TrusteR'S COMMISSION....

HONG KONG COMPANIES REGISTRATION

3,201.33

11,305.00

544.06

12,564.80

POSSESSION FEES

FINES AND FORFEITURES...........................

INTEREST.

25,520.50

16,910.00

35.00

390.28

526.25

$117,252.61

$ 96,251.96

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