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RETURN of the NUMBER of CASES tried before the lionorable the Chief Justice, and Actions Commenced in the Supreme and Vice-Admiralty Courtz of Hongkong, during the Year cuding 31st December, 1872.

Cases tried before the Honorable the Chief Justice in 1872.

Number

Court.

ul

Amount of Debt aml

Judgment.

Total.

Cases,

Damages Claimed.

Plaintiff. Defendaut.

Nonsuit.

Cases.

Debt and Damages.

Supremna Court :—

("ommon Law,

Chancery,

Bankruptcy,

Probate,

Appeals, (1),

Vice-Admiralty Court,

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$35,799.27

3

613

184,079.43

170,500.79

Felltoner? dincline13 Petalinis ?

gemistel J

155

Appellant 2 Respondent 4

7

551,000.00

1

04

$050,476.49

Actions Commenced in 1872.

Court.

Num- Amount of Debt ber of

And

Cases. Damages Claimed.

Fettled without Trial.

Judgment.

Remaining in Depend-

Total.

Plaintiff. Defendaut,

ence.

Nonsuit.

Cases. Debt and Dawages,

Bepreme Court:—

Common Law, -

80

$920,307.58

44

4

1

Chancery,

}

Bankruptcy,

d 110,743.70

§ Peliliomers

· 1

duelnogod.

0

Probate,

55

@ 179,599.79

fl'ethkon 7

'

55

Appeals,

5

Vies-Admiralty Court,

13

675,240.00

Appellant 2 Respondent3

C

4. Six of these Cases were pending on 31st December, 1871.

b. Seven of these Cases were pending on 31st December, 1871.

40

4

2

175 $1,701,801.13

c. One of these Cases was pending on 31st December, 1871.

d. The Amount in these Cases is the Amount of Liabilities set forth in the Bankrupts' Selecules.

6. The Amount given in these Cases is the Sworn Value of the several Estates in which Probate or Letters of Administration were granted during

the Year,

f. Three of these Cases were from the Police Court, and three from the Court of Summary Jurisdictiou,

W. H. ALEXANDER, Registrar.

RETURN of the NUMBER of Cases tried and Actions commenced in the Court of Summary Jurisdiction from the

No. of Cases. Amount of Debt and Settled without

Damages claimed,

Trial.

1st January to 31st December, 1872.

Judgment,

Remaining in Dependence.

Remarks.

Plaintiff. Defendant Nousuit. No Service.

1,230

$68,035.501

507

531

72

26

Hongkong, 300: January,

1873.

* 19 of these Cases were

in Dependence on the 31st December, 1871.

HENRY J. HOLMES,

Clerk of Court,