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2. The jurisdiction of the Court is regulated by a number of Ordinances but generally it may be said that the Court exercises a Summary Jurisdiction in all actions where the claim does not exceed $1,000 and an Original Jurisdiction in all actions where the claim exceeds that amount.
3. In addition to the above the Court exercises Admiralty, Probate, Bankruptcy, Lunacy, Criminal and Appellate Jurisdiction.
4. The following is a brief summary of litigation and matters dealt with during the year 1932:-
2696 actions were instituted in the Summary Jurisdiction and the amounts for which judgment was given totalled $497,567.28.
399 actions were instituted in the Original Jurisdiction and the amounts for which judgment was given totalled $1,307,871.47.
25 actions were instituted in the Admiralty Jurisdiction. 443 grants were made in the Probate Jurisdiction.
118 persons were indicted in the Criminal Jurisdiction of whom 83 were convicted.
7 appeals were lodged in the Appellate Jurisdiction 5 of which were heard during the year.
5. The lower civil courts are the land courts in the Northern and Southern districts of the New Territories, with jurisdiction over all land cases in those districts, and the small debts courts of the same two districts. In these courts the District Officers sit to hear land and small debts cases.
6. The lower criminal courts are the magistrates' courts, two for Hong Kong island and a small area on the mainland opposite Shaukiwan, one for Kowloon, including the whole area south of the Kowloon hills, and one each for the two districts of the New Territories, in which the District Officers are the magistrates.
7. The following figures show the amount of work done by the lower courts in 1932:-
Civil:
District Officer North, Land Court 50 cases. Small Debts Court 128 cases. District Officer South, Land Court 200 cases. Small Debts Court. 14 cases.33
2. The jurisdiction of the Court is regulated by a number of Ordinances but generally it may be said that the Court exercises a Summary Jurisdiction in all actions where the claim does not exceed $1,000 and an Original Jurisdiction in all actions where the claim exceeds that amount.
3. In addition to the above the Court exercises Admiralty, Probate, Bankruptcy, Lunacy, Criminal and Appellate Juris- diction.
4. The following is a brief summary of litigation and matters dealt with during the year 1932:-
2696 actions were instituted in the Summary Jurisdiction and the amounts for which judgment. was given totalled $497,567.28.
399 actions were instituted in the Original Jurisdiction and the amounts for which judgment was given totalled $1,307,871.47.
25 actions were instituted in the Admiralty Jurisdiction. 443 grants were made in the Probate Jurisdiction.
118 persons were indicted in the Criminal Jurisdiction of whóm 83 were convicted.
7 appeals were lodged in the Appellate Jurisdiction 5 of which were heard during the year.
5. The lower civil courts are the land courts in the Northern and Southern districts of the New Territories, with jurisdiction over all land cases in those districts, and the small debts courts of the same two districts. In these courts the District Officers sit to hear land and small debts cases.
6. The lower criminal courts are the magistrates' courts, two for Hong Kong island and a small area on the mainlaud cpposite Shaukiwan, one for Kowloon, including the whole area south of the Kowloon hills, and one each for the two districts of the New Territories, in which the District Officers are the magistrates.
7. The following figures show the amount of work done by the lower courts in 1932:-
Civil:
District Officer North,
Land Court
50 cases.
Small Debts Court......
128 cases.
District Officer South,
Land Court
200 cases.
Small Debts Court.
14 cases.
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