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1.—Return of Cases brought under the cognizance of the SUPREME l'ounr of HONGKONG during the year 1908.

ORIGINAL AND SUMMARY JURISDICTIONS.

Settled JUDGMENT.

In

Jurisdie. tion.

Depen- dency

No. of Cases

Total.

in

in

Debt and Damages.

יןןן

with-

drawn

before

1907. 1908.

trinl.

Plaintiff.

Defendant.

Nonsuit.

Struck

Sirnek out of The Cause-Book!

out, Dismissed

and

Inpsed Writs.

as having been statuling over

generally for more than a year.

Original

280

206

48G*

$2,466,271.90 69 97

Sommary

225

1,735 1,960

345,051,29 721 729

56

194

In Dependency.

Debl

And Damages

recovered.

N

316

$902,816.20

135

122 111,283.15

• One case transferred to Summary Jurisdiction; one case transferred to Admiralty Juris:lietion.

2.—Return of Distress Warrants for Rest issued during the year 1908.

(Ordinance No. 1 of 1883.)

Number issued.

Sold to pay Clains.

512

APPEALS COMMENCED.

Number withdrawn.

Aggregate Rent involved.

Aggregate Sum recovered on sales.

242

270

$60,687.87

$17,579.95

3.—AppellaTE JURISDICTION.

Arreals TRIED.

JUDGMENT.

Number of Cases.

No. of Cases.

Appellaut.

Respondent.

Pending.

Withdrawn.

1

3

4.—ADMIRALty Jurisdiction.

Actions instituted.

Number heard.

Settled or withdrawn.

Pending.

4

1

1

In 1 action the ship was arrested.