1878 — Page 255

No. 67.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION..

The following Returas connected with the business of the Superior and Subordinate Courts of the Colony, for the Year 1878, are published for general information.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 24th March, 1879.

W. H. MARSH,

Colonial Secretary.

RETURN OF CRIMINAL CASES TRIED IN TOR SUPREME COURT ✔ HONGKONG, DURING THE YEAR 1878.

SENTENCE.

CHARGES

CASES

ABANDONED.

POSTPONED.

Miember of Cases.

Number of Persons.

CRIMES.

Administering Stupifying Dengs,

1 Assault,

Assault with Intent do do grievous Bodily Harm,

Attempt to commit a Burglary, ....................................................................................................

1 Attempting to steal,

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Being found at Night with House-breaking Implements, seen. Breach of Conditional Pardon.......

| Breaking, entering and stealing in a House,

Baggery,

7 13 Burglary,

Barglary and Larceny,

12 Child Stealing,

Conspiracy...

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Cutting and Wounding with Intent to do grievous Bodily Harm........................................

i | Embezzlement,

Inflicting crievous Bodily Harm, ....................................................................................................................................

48 Larceny,

Larceny and receiving Stolen Gonds,

1 Larceny by a Servant,

Larceny by a Trustee,

7 Larceny in a Bost.......................

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Larceny in a Dwelling-house,

11 | Larceny on board a Ship in the Harbour,

12 | Manalsaghter.....................

Murder,

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Obtaining Goods by False Pretences,

13 Receiving Stolen Gands,

1 Returning from Deportation,

33 Hobbery from the Person.......................................................................................................................................................................

Robbery from the Person, being armed,

a Robbery from the Person with Violence,

4 Unlawfully Wounding,

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Number of Cases.

Number of Per-

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3 Uttering Counterfeit Coin,

Uttering a Forged Document,

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7 Wounding with Intent to do grievous Bodily Harm, .............................................................

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0. B. PLUNKET,

Registrar.

RETURN of the NUMBER of CASES tried and ACTIONS commenced in the Supreme and Vico-Admiralty Courts of Hongkong, during the Year ending 81st December, 1879.

Cases tried in 1878.

Amount of Debt

Jadgment,

Total

Court.

Number of Casce.

and Damages claimed.

Plaintiff,

Defendant.

Nonnult.

Struck ont. Caasa.

Debt and Damages.

Supreme Court:-

Hammary Jurisdiction,

a 691

Original Jurisdiction..

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$74,206,78 124,946.11

583

66

49

92

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Chancery,

Bankruptcy,

Probats,

57

Appeals..

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61,990.39 762,183.15 700,00 75,400.00

Discharge Tinted Per||ma|| granted

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$1,069,382.43

Actions commenced in 1878,

Nonquit. Struck out.

Remaining in Depend-

ence.

Total

Cases. Debt & Damages

Amount

Court.

Nam- ber of Cases.

of Debt and

Damages claimed.

Settled without Trial.

Judgment

Plaintiff.

Defendant.

68

$126,691.88 443,996.20

425

578

99

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Supreme Court:-

Summary Jurisdiction, 1,230 Original Jurisdiction,- Chancery, Bankruptcy, Frobato, Appeals. Fice-Admiralty Court,...

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Twelve of these Cases were pendling on 31st December, 1877. * This Case was pending on 31st December, 1877.

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1,879

$8,884,316,00

₫ This is the Amount of Liabilities entered in the Bankrupta' Schedules.

• This is the Value of the Estates, au sworn to by the Petitioners and

Appraiser,

C. B. PLUNKET,

Registrar.

Page 255TOTAL NUNSZE

TOTAL NUMBER or

OF Pro-

CALES.

JEEL

Convicted

pas

Punished.

Discharged.