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MISCELLANEOUS NUMERICAL RETURNS, 1920.

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Country. District, or l'arish.

Number of Savings

Banks.

Number of Friendly » Societies

Sumber of Depositors in Savings Punk.

Number of Persona connected with Friendly Societies.

Persona paying direct Taxes.

Pauper.

Number

of Im. inigrants.

Number

of Emi- grants.

R. marks.

Victoria, Hongkong.....

No figures available.

1

122,438 105,258

I.-RETURN OF Cases brought under the cognizance of the SUPREME COURT of HONGKONG during the year 1920.

and

ORIGINAL AND SUMMARY JURISDICTIONS.

Plaintiff.

JUDGMENT,

Defendant.

No.

Settled

Debt

Jurisdic- tion.

of Cases

or

with-

Damages

in 1920.

drawn

for 1920.

before

trial.

Original,. Summary, w

249 1,699

* 85,310,722.91

308.807,66

46 621

85

3

|

677 36

Nonsuit.

Struck out, Dismissed

and

Struck out of

Lapsed Write.

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

2

Debt

and Damages recovered.

† 588,102.94 120,490.35

* Not including + claims-1 for $311,157.66 Gold. C.S.A. currency, 1 for 3,749 Piusters Indo China currency, | for 5,200

Taels and I for 121,800 Francs.

+ Not including a sum of $24,263,29 U.S.A. currency,

2.-RETURN OF DISTRESS WARRANTS FOR RENT issued during the year 1920. (Ordinance No. 1 of 1883.)

Number issued.

Sold to pay Claims.

678

191

Number

withdrawn.

487

Aggregate Rent involved.

Aggregate Sum recovered on sales.

$50,702.74

$17,211.59

3.—APPELLATE JURISDICTION,

APPEALS COMMENCED.

APPEALS TRIED.

JUDGMENT.

Number of Cases.

No. of Cases.

Appellant. Respondent.

Respondent. Pending.

Withdrawn.

4. ADMIRALTY JURISDICTION.

Actions instituted.

Number heard.

Settled or withdrawn.

1

...

Pending.

3

5.-COMPARATIVE RETURN of all Srus collected in the Registry of the Supreme Court, during the years 1919 and 1920, and paid into the TREASURY,

1919.

Registrar.—Court Fees paid by Stamps,

$11,050.80

1920. $40,365.95

OFFICIAL ADMINISTRATOR.—āg on amonets euenshed atl

paid into the Treasury,.

1,157.38

979.90

OFFICIAL TRUSTEE.—2% on amount of Trust on taking over

up to $10,000, above $10,000 Commission 1%, and 2% on income,

52.96

85.77

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

Sheriff's Fees),

1,233.00

REGISTRAR OF COMPANIES,

10,439,40

1.194.50 11,132.90

FINES AND FORFEITURES,.

1,305,00

MISCELLANEOUS RECEIPTS,

483.33

50.00 586,29

UNCLAIMED BALANCES OF INTENTATE ESTATES, UNCLAIMED DIVIDENDS IN BANKRUPTCY ESTATES.

REGISTRAR OF LIMITED Partnerships, POSSESSION FEES,................

5,584,00

$61,305.87

7,562,00 $59,957.31

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