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MISCELLANEOUS NUMERICAL RETURNS, 1923.

Country, District, or Parish.

Victoria, Hongkong.....

Kumber of Savings

Banks.

Number of Friendly Societies.

Number of Depositors in Favings Bank.

Number of Persons connected with Friendly Societies,

Persons paying direct Taxes.

No figures available.

1

1

I

Paupers,

Number

Number

of Im- migrants.

of Emi- grants.

Remarks.

121,102

120,224

1.-Return of Cases brought under the cognizance of the SUPREME Court of HONGKONG during the year 1923.

ORIGINAL AND SUMMARY JURISDICTIONS.

Settled

JUDGMENT.

No.

Debt

Jurisdic- tion.

of Cares

and

or with-

in

Damages

drawn

for 1923.

before

1923.

trial.

Plaintiff.

Defendant.

Nonsuit.

Originai....... Summary,

275

$2,170,228.52

38

1,913

BLADER

855,439,12

856

117: 1 645 29

Struck out of

Struck out, Dismissed

the Cause-Book

and

Lapsed Writs,

as having been standing over generally for

more than a year.

1t 16

2.—Return of DISTRESS WARRANTS FOR RENT issued during the year 1923.

(Ordinance No. 1 of 1883.)

Number issued.

Sold to pay Claims.

467

98

Number

withdrawn.

369

Debt and Damages recovered.

1,650,136,35 127,916.62

Aggregate Rent involved,

Aggregate Sum

recovered on sales.

$62,709.06

$14,610.60

3.—APPELLATE JURISDICTION,

APPEALS COMMENCED.

APPEALS TRied,

JUDGMENT.

Number of Cases.

No. of Cases.

Appellant, Respondent.

Pending.

Withdrawn.

2

1

1

4.—ADMIRALTY JURISDICTION.

Actions instituted.

Number heard.

Settled or withdrawn.

14

3

3

Pending.

8

5.—(COMPARATIVE RETURN of all Sens COLLECTED in the REGISTRY of the SUPREME COURT, during the years 1922 and 1923, and paid into the Tubasury.

Registrar.—Court Fees paid by Stamps,

1922. $36,085,25

1923. 837,971,60

OFFICIAL ADMINISTRATOR.—5% on amounts encashed and

paid into the Treasury........................................................................... OFFICIAL TRUSTEE-2% on amount of Trust ou tuking over

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

2,045.88

2,148.71

70.72

68.90

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

Sheriff's Fees),

---

966.00

REGISTRAR OF COMPANIES,

15,263.10

1,107.00 19,518.30

FINES AND FORFEITURES,.

MISCELLANEOUS RECEIPTS,

1,045,00 528,64

1,445.00

620.69

UNCLAIMED Balances of INTESTATE ESTATES,

...

CHOLAINED DIVIDENDS IN BANKRUPTCY Estates,

Registrar of Limited ParTNERSHIPS, ........................................................................ Possession FEES,........................

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10

4,444.00 $60,148,59

7,075,00 $69,955,20

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