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MISCELLANEOUS NUMERICAL RETURNS, 1931.

407

Country, District, or Parish.

Number of Savings

Banks.

Number of Friendly Societies.

Number of Depositors in Savings Bank.

Number of l'ersons connected with

Fiendly Societies.

Hupied suosto,||

KOREJ KAIP

"dədir;

Number

Number

of Im. migrants.

of Emr. grants.

I

Remarks.

Vietorin, Hong Kong....

No figures available.

1

283,890

100,869

I

1.—Refury of CASES brought under the cognizance of the SUPREME Court of Hong Kong during the year 1931.

ORIGINAL AND SUMMARY JURISDICTIONS.

|

Jurisdic- tion,

No. of Cases

Settled

JUDGMENT.

Debt and

or

with-

Damages

dawn

in 1931.

for 1931.

before

trial.

l'laintiff.

Defendant,

Struck

out, Dismissert

Deht

Nomsuit.

and

Pending.

and

Lapsed Writs.

Damages Tecovery).

Original..... Summary,

336 1,777

$3,206,262,04

35

121

11

176

486,336.93

433

396 56

68

324

$1.406,802.11 238.617.47

2.—Reteky oF DISTRESS WARRANTS FOR RENT issued during the year 1931,

(Ordinance No. 1 of 1883.)

Number issued.

Sold to pay

Claims.

1,428

483

Number withdrawn.

910

Aggregate Rent involved.

$255,597.33

Aggregate Sum recovered on sales.

$53,000.10

3.— APPELLATE JURISDICTION,

APPEALS COMMENCED,

APPEALS TRIED.

JUDGMENT.

Number of Cases,

No. of Cases.

Pending.

Withdrawn,

Appellant.

Respondent.

3

()

11

4.- ADMIRALTY JURISDICTION.

Actions instituted,

Number heard.

Settled or withdrawn.

Pending.

13

3

5.—Comparative Retcus of all Si-m# COLLECTen in the Registry of the Serueme Court, during the years 1930 and 1931, and paid into the Treasury,

exclusive of fees in respect of Licences to keep Loral Registers and China Companies Fees.

COURT FEES

1930. $ 57,176,21

1931. $ 59,315.70

OFFICIAL ADMINISTRATOR'S AND TRUSTEIE'S COMMISSION..

HONG KONG COMPANIES RegistraTION

#13.85 17,472.60

3,144.24

POSSESSION FEES

14,575.20

20,233,20 14.9×4.60

FINES AND FORFEITURES... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ....

INTEREST............

OTHER MISCELLANEOUS Receipts

45.00 528.58 1,900.06

250.00

155.0.5

1,578,57

$92,310.50

$102,661,36