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Country, District, or Parish.

Victoria, Hongkong...

(01)

MISCELLANEOUS NUMERICAL RETURNS, 1925.

339

Number of Savings

Banks.

Number of Friendly Fuciction.

Number of Depositors! in Savings Bank.

Xumber of Persons connected with Friendly Societies.

anhfuid Filli

direct Taxes.

Paupers.

Sumber of Im- migrants.

Number

of Emi. gmnts.

Remarks.

No figures available. 1

91.422

110.534

1.—Return of CASES brought under the cognizance of the SuruEME COURT OF HONGKONG during the year 1924.

ORIGINAL AND SUMMARY JURISDICTIONS,

Settled

No.

Del

Jorisilic- tion.

of Cases in

and

with-

Damages

drawn

for 1924.

before

1924.

trini.

Plaintiff.

Defendant.

Original....... Summary,

354 3,243

*$2.043,277.07

607,682,27

፡፡

131

*

1.195

1280

JUDGMENT.

Nousuit.

Strek out, Dismisel and

Pending,

Write.

Delt

and Damages recovered.

2

161 617

|| $1,432,883,86 267,200.08

* Not including 4 amounts, viz, one for £1,064.2.2, and the other 3 for Gold ×4,500; 267,500; mud 850,000, 2.- RETURN OF Distress WARRANTS FOR REST issued during the year 1925, (Ordinance No. 1 of 1883.)

Number issued.

Sold to pay Claims.

685

145

Number withdrawn.

510

Aggregate Rent involved.

Aggregate Sum recovered on sales,

$100,843,9

$20,709.13

APPEALS COMMENCED,

Number of Cases.

No. of Cases,

17

3. APPELLATE JI BISDICTION,

APPEALS TRIED.

JUDGMENT.

Appellant. Respondent, Pending. Withdrawn.

Actions instituted.

f. Apmiranty Jurisdictios, Number beard.

Settled or withdrawn.

2

9

5.—('OMPARATive Returs of all SUMS COLLECTED in the Reustny of the Strming Coi ET, during the years 1924 and 1925, and pand into the Treasury,

Pending.

3

1924.

REGISTRAR-Cout Fees paid by Stamps,

$37.971,60

1925. $51,450,67

OFFICIAL ADMINISTRATOR.—5% on amourts cucashed and pail into the Treasury,.

2.148.71

1,122,23

Official TRUSTEE.—2% on amount of Trust où taking over up to $10,000, above $10,000 Commission 1%, and 2 Z on income,

68,980)

388.06

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

Sheriff's Fees),

1,107300

1.917.00

REGISTRAR of COMPANIES,

19.518.30

22,012,70

FINES AND FORFEITURES..

1.443.00

1,282.00

MISCELLANEOUS RECEIPTS,

620,69

536.35

UNCLAIMED BALANCES OF INTEstate Estates,

UNCLAIMED DIVIDENDS IN Bankruptcy ESTATES, REGISTRAR OF LIMITED PARTNERSH|18,

POSSESSION FEES,......

7,075,0001

7,156,00

$69.955.20

$89,624,99