Appendix F.
REPORT OF THE REGISTRAR OF THE SUPREME COURT FOR THE YEAR 1914.
1.-ORIGINAL JURISDICTION.
342 actions were instituted in this division of the Court during the year 1914, and there were 655 pending at the commencement of that year, as against 250 and 557 respectively in 1913. 212 were disposed of during the year, 57 being settled or withdrawn before trial, leaving a balance of 785 undisposed of, as against 149, 59 and 655 respectively in 1913.
Two injunctions, one interim and one final, were granted during the year.
The amounts involved were $2,149,905 and £5,189.11s.3d. as against $1,960,684 in 1913.
The debts and damages recovered amounted to $1,437,417 and £4,519.18s.5d. as against $484,904 in 1913.
The fees collected amounted to $19,485.90 as against $15,250.40 in 1913.
Tables setting out in detail the figures contained in this and the following paragraphs are printed at pages (O.2), (O.3), (O.4), (Y.3) and (Y.4) of the Blue Book for the year 1914.
1A.-ORIGINAL JURISDICTION-IN PRIZE.
10 actions were instituted under the above head. The following steamships were involved: --
"Elsbeth", "Senegambia", "C. Ferd Laeisz", "Frisia", "Rajaburi", "Hanametal", "Singan", "Paklat", "Tannenfels" and "Rio Pasig".
In three of these cases the ships were condemned as lawful prizes, and in two the ships were released. Five of the actions are pending.
The ships condemned were the "Elsbeth", the "Frisia" and the "Tannenfels".
The ships released were the "Hanametal" and the "Singan", the former by the Court after trial and the latter on application by the Crown.
Appendix F.
REPORT OF THE REGISTRAR OF THE SUPREME COURT FOR THE YEAR 1914.
1.-ORIGINAL JURISDICTION.
342 actions were instituted in this division of the Court during the year 1914, and there were 655 pending at the commencement of that year, as against 250 and 557 respectively in 1913. 212 were disposed of during the year, 57 being settled or withdrawn before trial, leaving a balance of 785 undisposed of, as against 149, 59 and 655 respectively in 1913.
Two injunctions, one interim and one final, were granted during the year.
The amounts involved were $2,149,905 and £5,189.11s.34d. as against $1,960,684 in 1913.
The debts and damages recovered amounted to $1,437,417 and £4,519.18.51d. as against $484,904 in 1913.
The fees collected amounted to $19,485.90 as against $15,250.40
in 1913.
Tables setting out in detail the figures contained in this and the following paragraphs are printed at pages (0.2), (0.3), (0. 4), (Y. 3) and (Y. 4) of the Blue Book for the year 1914.
1A.-ORIGINAL JURISDICTION-IN PRIZE.
10 actions were instituted under the above head. The follow- ing steamships were involved :--
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"Elsbeth " "Senegambia "C. Ferd Laeisz ", "Frisia". "Rajaburi", "Hanametal", "Singan", "Paklat", "Tannenfels and "Rio Pasig".
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