176
276
Hong Kong Annual Administration Reports, 1841-1941
REPORTS EXHIBITING THE PAST AND PRESENT
Enclosure 17.
ABSTRACT of CAUSES under Cognizance at the Chief Magistrate's Office
COURT OF PETTY SESSIONS.
Total, Civil. Criminal. Number of Causes. Of which were Decree for Plaintiff. Decree for Defendant. Nonsuited. Referred to Supreme Undecided. Court. Total Number of Defendants. Civil Causes how disposed of Criminal Causes how disposed of Convicted, and punished. Punishment. Discharged without MFM | F. MF. Released on Security. Deported. Committed or bailed for Trial at the Supreme Court Total. Civil Criminal. Number of Causes. Of which were MIF. M. F. M. F. 588 350 238 199 $5 87 5 4 371 5 185 77 3 3 103 2 3 1,338 91 1,242Civil Causes :-Consisted of claims for debt or damages not exceeding $50., for police rates, and by seamen for wages, &c.
Among the Criminal Causes summarily decided were for ----
Larceny, receiving stolen goods, &c.
Demanding property with menaces
Relating to coin
Malicious damage to property
Assaults
Vagrancy
Combination among workmen
158 $ 4 1 251 89 1 British American Spanish Dutch Danish French Hamburgh Prussian Mexican Portuguese Swedish Bremen Belgian Peruvian Bally Russian Hawaian Chilian Siamese Sardinian Norwegian Hanoverian Burmcac Chinese Breach of prisonEnclosure 18.
RETURN of VESSELS, TONNAGE, and FLAG anchored at
1842. 1843. 1844. 1845. FLAG. No. Tons. No. Tons. No. Tons. No. Tons. British 336 124,357 439 163,206 463 168,187 513 173,540 American 22 6,759 34 11,073 47 13,681 103 35,789 Spanish 11 2,718 10 2,454 12 3,007 19 4,946 Dutch 6 782 5 1,364 Danish 1,357 352 664 8 2,325 1,308 French 1,245 638 321 86 1,118 Steamers from India Do do. Canton River Totals 266 379 125 250 1,032 1,612 IGO # 2,384 480 300 100 900 - 3,550 381 136,336 497 180,572 538 189,257 672 226,998Victoria Hong Kong, 30th January 1852.
Page 195
Page 196
176
276
Hong Kong Annual Administration Reports, 1841-1941
REPORTS EXHIBITING THE PAST AND PRESENT
Enclosure 17.
ABSTRACT of CAUSES under Cognizance at the Chief Magistrate's Office
COURT OF PITTY SESSIONS.
Total,
Civil.
Criminal.
Number of Causes.
Of which
were
Decree for Plaintiff.
Decree for Defendant.
Nonsuited.
Referred to Supreme
Undecided. Court.
Total Number of Defen- dants.
Ciril Causes
how disposed of
Criminal Causes how disposed of
Convicted, and punished.
Punishment.
Discharged
without
MFM | F.
MF.
Released on Security.
Deported.
Committed or bailed for
Trial at the Supreme
Court
Total.
Civil
Criminal.
Number
of Canses.
Of which
were
MIF. M. F. M. F.
588 350
238199 $5
87
5
4
371 5 185
77
3
3
103 2
3
1,338
91 1,242
Civil Causes :-Cdnsisted of claims for debt or damages not exceeding $50., for police rates, and by seamen for wages, &c.
Among the Criminal Causes summarily decided were for ----
Larceny, receiving stolen goods, že.
Demanding property with menaces
Relating to coin
Malicious damage to property Assaults
Vagrancy
Combination among workmen
158
$
4
1
251
89
1
British American
Spanish
Dutch
Danish
French
Hamburgh
Prussian
Mexican
Portuguese
Swedish Bremen Belgian
Peruvian
Bally
Russian
Hawaian
Chilian
Siamese
Sardinian
Norwegian
Hanoverian
Burmcac
Chinese
Breach of prison
Enclosure 18.
RETURN of VESSELS, TONNAGE, and FLAG anchored at
1842.
1843.
1844.
1845.
FLAG.
No.
Tons.
No.
Tous.
No.
Tons.
No.
Tons.
336
124,357
439
163,206
463
22
6,759
34
11,073
47
168,187 13,681
$13
173,540
103
35,789
11
2,718
10
2,454
12
3,007
19
4,946
6
782
5
1,364
1,357
352
664
8
2,325
1,308
1,245
638
321
86
1,118
Steamers from India
Do do. Canton River
Totals
Victoria Hong Kong, 30th January 1852.
266
379
125
250
1,032
1,612 IGO
#
2,384
480
300
100
900
-
3,550
381
136,336
497
180,572
538 189,257
672
226,998
Page 195Page 196
No comments yet.
Private notes are available after approval.