MISCELLANEOUS NUMERICAL RETURNS, 1916

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1. RETURN OF CASES brought under the cognizance of the SUPREME COURT OF HONGKONG during the year 1916

ORIGINAL AND SUMMARY JURISDICTIONS

• Not including 1 claim for £58.

† Not including 2 claims — 1 for £149,0,6 and the other for $673.09 C. S. Currency.

§ Not including 1 action set aside on assignment.

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2. RETURN OF DISTRESS WARRANTS FOR RENT issued during the year 1916

(Ordinance No. 1 of 1883.)

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3. APPELLATE JURISDICTION

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1. ADMIRALTY JURISDICTION

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5. COMPARATIVE RETURNS of all SUMS COLLECTED in the Registry of the SUPREME COURT, during the years 1915 and 1916, and paid into the TREASURY

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Country, District, or Parish.

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MISCELLANEOUS NUMERICAL RETURNS, 1916.

Number of Savings

Banks.

Number of Friendly Societies,

Number of Depositors, in Savings Bank.

Number of Persons Connectul with Frien-lly societies.

Persons paying

“səxus, paup

Paupers

Number

of Im.

migrants.

Number

of Emi- grants.

Remarks.

Victoria, Hongkong.......

1

No figures available.

1

72,403

117,453

1.-RETURN OF CASES brought under the cognizance of the SUPREME Court of HONGKONG during the year 1916.

ORIGINAL AND SUMMARY JURISDICTIONS.

JUDGMENT.│

Settled

Jurisdic- tion.

in 1915.

In

No. Depen- of

Cases dency

in

Struck

Struck out of the Cause-Book

Debt

or

Total,

And

Damages

for 1916.

1916.

with- drawn before trini.

Original,...... Summary,

874 1,231

215 1.089 1.008

40

2,932

You!°d | ==

Defendant.

Nonsuit.

Lapsed Writs.

+

33

12

28

out, Dismissed

and

as having been standing over generally for more than a year.

In Dependency.

Debt

anl Damages

recovered.

$1,400,607.67*

$ 303,924.61 791

• Not including I claim for £58.

+ Not including 2 claims-1 for £149,0,6 nud the other for $673.09 C. S. Currency.

Not including 1 action set aside on assignment.

983 $873,626,50† 1,319 99,705.64§

1. RETURN OF DISTRESS WARRANTS FOR RENT issued during the year 1916.

Number issued.

Sold to pay Claims.

659

158

(Ordinance No. 1 of 1883.)

Number withdrawn.

481

Aggregate Rent involved,

Aggregate Sum recovered on sales.

$47,536.21

$18,747.13

1. — APPELLATE JURISDICTION,

APPEALS COMMENCED.

APPEALS TRIED.

JUDGMENT,

Number of Cases.

No. of Cuses.

Appellant, Respondent. Pending.

5

3

Withdrawn.

1

1.-ADMIRALTY JURISDICTION.

Actions instituted.

Number heard.

Settled or withdrawn.

Pending.

5

1

1

3

5.—COMPARATIVe Reruns of all SUMS COLLECTED in the Registry of the Surueme Court, during the years 1915 and 1916, and putid into the TREASURY.

1915.

REGISTRAR.-Court Fees paid by Stamps,.

$38,516.47

1. $36,309.90

OFFICIAL ADMINISTRATOR.-5% on amionets encashed and

paid into the Treasury,

MANU

1,041.07

2,015.82

Official TruSTEB.—2% on amount of Trust ou taking over

up to $10,000, above $10,000 Commission 1%, aud 2% ou income,

178.29

113.29

BAILIFF'S FEES.—(Including what was hitherto described as

Sheriff's Fees),

1,056.50

1,034.50

REGISTRAR OF COMPANIES,

+

12,354.30

8,715.40

FINES AND FORFEITURES,....

10.00

2.831.00

MISCELLANFous ReceipTS,

120.11

45.27

UNCLAIMED Balances of Intestate Estates, UNCLAIMED Dividends is Bankruptcr ESTATES,

1,212.69

REGISTRAR OF LIMITED PARTNERSHIPS, ............................... POSSESSION FEES,....................

8,863.00

$63,382.63

5.654.50

$36,719.68

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