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RETURN of the NUMBER of CASES tried before the Honorable the Chief Justice, and Actions commenced in the Supreme and Vice Admiralty Courts of Hongkong, during the year ending 31st December, 1871.

Cases tried before the Honorable the Chief Justice in 1871.

NUMBER

AMOUNT OF DEDT

COURT.

OF CASES.

AND

SUPREME COURT:-

JUDGMENT.

DAMAGES CLAIMED. Plaintiff. Defendant. Nonsuit. Cases.

Common Law,

a 4

44,400.00

A

Chancery,

ས

1

---

Bankruptcy,

Probate,

64

57

11,086.85 475,460.01

Petitioner discharged

ada

painted

Peditions 157

-

Appeals,

**

VICE ADMIRALTY COURT,.............

c 21

284,065.22

20

1

Actions commenced in 1871.

AMOUNT OF

COURT.

NUM-

DER OF CASES.

SETTLED

DEDT AND DAMAGES

WITHOUT

TRIAL.

CLAINED.

豪●●

***

TOTAL.

Debt and Damages.

100

88

$815,912.08

JUDGMENT.

REMAIN

ING IN

DEPEND-

TOTAL.

Plaintiff. Defendant. Nonsuit. ENCE, Cases. Debt and Damage

SUPREME Court:-

Common Law,

55

$266,212.08

25

Chancory,

10

1

1

Bankruptcy,

9

d463,000.80

Probate,

67

€ 475,460.01

Petitioners

} 3 [ibcharged.

Petitioni 157

Kvantad

Appeals,

1

VICE ADMIBalty Court,.

31

361,965.22

20

27

276

1

7

163

$1,566,638.11

a. One of these Cases was in Dependence on 31st December, 1870.

b. One of these Cases was In Depondonco on 31st December, 1870.

c. Three of theso Cases were Petitions for Bounty.

d. The Amount in theso Cases is tho Amount of Liabilities set forth in the Bankrupts' Schedules.

c. The Amount given in these Cases is the sworn Value of the several Estates in which Probate or Letters of Administrations we

granted during the Year.

W. H. ALEXANDER,

Registrar.

RETURN of the NUMDER of CASEs tried and Actions commenced in the Court of Summary Jurisdiction from the

1st January to the 31st December, 1871.

AMOUNT OF DEBT

No. or

CA826.

AND DAMAGES

CLAIMED.

SETTLED

WITHOUT TRIAL.

JUDGMENT.

REMAINING

IN

REMARKS.

DEPENDENCE.

Plaintiff. Defendant., Nousuit. No Service.

1

• 1,420

$75,063.03

744

610

63

607

46

19

Hongkong, 29th January, 1872.

* 43 of these Cases wer in Dependence on the 31 December, 1870.

HENRY J. HOLMES,

Clerk of Court.