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Return of the number Supreme

Court

of bases tried before the Honorable The Chief Justice and Actions Commenced in the and Vice Admiralty bourts of Honghong during the year ending. 31 December, 1859.

Supreme Court-

bommon Law.

bases tried before the Honorable The Chief Justice in 1859.

Number of Amount of Debt

Cases

and

Darnages claimes).

I

Total

Judgment

Plaintiff

Defendant

Nonsuit

bases

Debt and Damages.

5 A

39,188,87

4

Summary Insolvency.

85 B

2

19.150.79 2.079.94

60

21

4

1 Petitime discharged

1 Petition dismissed

Appeals

4

2 for appeed! 2 for Respondṭ

105

284,501,6o.

Nice Admiralty bout-

до

224.064.00

9

Chancery.

140

106 D

3 F

447,460.80

29.076.73

2

!J 4

2.097.94 59,098. 11

Court

Supreme Court.

Common Law Johancery.

Summary Insolvency- Probati

Actions Commenced in 1839

Number of Amount of Debt Delled withink

Cases

148

and

Lof Damages claimed

Frial

Judgment

18.

1 Alitioner discharge 1 Petition dismissed)

Remaining

Fotal

in

Plaintiff Defendant Nonsuit

Dependen

bases

Debt and Damageo.

69 E

32

I

52

55

4

19

Appeals

5

Nice Admiralty bourt-

16 H

22/44,064.00

2

-for Appell's 2. Responst -

9

297

791,797. 58.

A. Of the cases in dependence the 1 Jammary 1859- 13 were settles without trial, and 12 are still in dependence. B. 8 of the cases were in defendence on the 1 January 1859, the remaining cases then in dependence settled without tual. C. These being all Petitions Bounty the amounts are calurlated according to the old fixed scale. D. In 3 of these actions

ao I is for ejectment, I for detime and I lentiquidated damages, E. One of these cases was tried in the Summary Jurisdiction. I. of these suits, one was a the appointment of a Guardian and Receiver, I an order for injunction and. I for the recovery of a certain balance, - no amount stated, the suit in deponsence on the 1 Ce

no amounto states. It note e refors also to 9 of there cases, I case bring a cause of Possession 1 Farmary 1859 betted without trial, A In 5 of these cases Probate was granted. therefore 2nd. Another captured Piratical Junks. No amount Stated, -

no amount can be given, Petition

for

(

(True Copy)

Colonial Secretary.

(dignes) M. H. Alexander, (Ліўнень)

Registrar.