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MISCELLANEOUS NUMERICAL RETURNS, 1917.

247

Country. District,

or Parish.

Victoria, Hongkong.......

Number of Im- migrants.

Number of Emi. grants.

Remarks.

No figures available.

38,232

96,298

1.—RETURN OF CAsys brought under the cognizance of the Sururme Court of HONGKONG during the year 1917.

ORIGINAL AND SUMMARY JURISDICTIONS.

JUDGMENT.

Plaintif

Defendant.

Nonsuit.

Struck out, Dismissed and

Settled

No.

Debt

or

Jurisdic- tion.

of Cases

and

with-

in

Damages

drawi

for 1917.

before

1917.

trial.

Original, Summary,

176

$741.535.99*

36

42

4

1,581

$288,833.27†

676

23

2

29

Lapsed Writs.

|

Struck out of

the Cause-Book as having been standing over generally for more than a year.

Debt and Damages recovered.

$155,663.87 $122,765.59$

* Not including 2 claims −1 for Tis. 4,500 und the other for £1,077, 11x. 8d.

† Not including 2 claims−1 for Tls. 8001 and the other for Rs 92.

§ Not Including 1 action in which judginent was given für Re-800.

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

(Ordinance No. 1 of 1883.)

Number issued.

Sold to pay Claims.

589

181

Number withdrawn.

105

1917.

Aggregate Rent involved.

Aggregate Sum recovered on sales,

$49,533.91

$15,365.90

APPEALS COMMENCED.

3. APPELLATE JURISDICTION,

Number of Cases.

No. of Cases.

APPEALS TRIED,

JUDGMENT.

Appellant. Respondent, Pending. Withdrawn.

1*

0

0

0

This case was a pending case.

4.-ADMIRALTY JURISDICTION.

Number heard.

Settled or withdrawn.

Pending.

1

3

Actions instituted.

5-COMPARATIVE RETURN of all Sems COLLECTED in the Registry of the SUPREME Court, during the years 1916 and 1917, and paid into the TREASURY.

1916.

Registrar.—Court Foes paid by Stumps,-

$36,309,90

1917. $32,052.03

ÜFFICIAL ADMINISTRATOR,-5% on suurts engashed and

paid into the Treasury.............

2,013.82

1,963,10

OFFICIAL TRUSTEE-2% on amount of Trust on taking over up to $10,000, above $10,000 Commnission 12, and 2% ou income,

113.29

264.32

Bailiff's Fees. (Including what was hitherto described as

Sherid's Fees),

1,034.50

998.50

Registrar of CompaniKS,

↑

8,715.40

6,220.70

FINES AND Forfeitures,.

2,831.00

615.00

MISCELLANEous Receipts,

45.27

154.16

UNCLAIMED BALANCES OF INTESTATE EStates,

Cholaimed Dividends in Bankruptcy EstTATES,

C

Registrar OF LIMITED PARTNERSHIPS, POSSESSION FEES,...................

t

5,654,50

$56,719.68

3,062.00

$48,334.81