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MISCELLANEOUS NUMERICAL RETURNS, 1918.

247

Country, District, or Parish.

Number of Savings Banks.

Number of Friendly Societies.

Number of Depositors in Savings Bank.

Number of Persons connected with Friendly Societies.

Persons paying direct Taxes.

Paupers,

Number

of Im. migrants.

Number

of Emi- grants.

Victoria, Hongkong...................

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1

No figures available.

74,109

43,830

1.—RETURN OF Cases brought under the cognizance of the SUPREME COURT of HONGKONG during the year 1918.

ORIGINAL AND SUMMARY JURISDICTIONS.

Remarks.

JUDGMENT.

No.

Debt

Jurisdic- tion.

of Cases

and

Settle

or with:

in 1918.

Damages

drawn

for 1918.

before

trial.

Original,..

Summary,

214 1,668

+1,629,273*

327,193

Struck

out Dismissed

and

Lapsed Writs.

Struck out of the Cause-Book as having been standing over generally for more than

Debt

and

Damages recovered.

a year.

50 654

SO

?

5

674

22 i

31

$695,677.93

11.314.51

* Not including 2 claims-1 for 15,197.75 Ticals. Siamese currency, and the other for $14,175 Gold. U.S.A. currency,

2.—Retrus oF DISTRESS WARRANTS FOR RENT issued during the year 1918.

(Ordinance No. 1 of 1883.)

Number issued.

Sold to pay Claims.

689

193

Number

withdrawn.

496

Aggregate Rent

involved,

Aggregate Sum recovered on sales.

$58,575,06

$18,029.55

3.—APPELLATE JURISDICTION,

APPEALS COMMENCED.

APPRALS TRIED.

JUDGMENT.

Number of Cases.

No. of Cnses.

Appollant, | Respondent.

2

Pending,

1

Withdrawn.

3

2

* This case was a pending case,

Actions instituted.

4.—ADMIRALTY JURISDICTION,

Number heard.

Settled or withdrawn.

Pending.

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5.-COMPARATive Return of all Scus COLLECTED in the REGISTRY of the Supreme Court, during the years 1917 andd 1918, and paid into the TREASURY.

1917.

Registrar.—Court Fees paid by Stamps,.

$52,052.08

1918. $43,215.98

OFFICIAL ADMINISTRATOR.—3% on amonuts egenshed and

paid into the Treasury,.

1,964,10

6,289.91

OFFICIAL TRUSTEE-2% on amount of Trust on taking over up to $10,000, above $10,000 Commission 1%, and 2% on income,

264.32

393.89

Bailiff's Fres,—(Including what was hitherto described as

Sheriff's Fees),

998.50

1,045,00

REGISTRAR OF COMPANIES,

6,220.70

8,956.20

FINES AND FORFEITCHES,

615,00

970.70

MISCELLANEOUS RECEIPTS,

154,16

566.04

UNCLAIMED BALANCES OF INTESTATE ESTATES,

UNCLAIMED DIVIDENDS 18 BANKRUPTCY Estates,

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Registrar of Limited Partnerships, POSSESSION FEES,..

3,062.00 $48,334.81

6,595.00 $68,032.72