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MISCELLANEOUS NUMERICAL RETURNS, 1932.

Country, District, or Parish.

Victoria, Hong Kong.

Number of Savings Banks.

Number of Friendly Societies.

Number of Depositors in Savings lank,

Number of l'ersons connected with Friendly Societies.

Persons paying direct Taxes,

Paupers.

Number

of Im- migrants.

Number

of Emi. grants.

Remarks.

1

I

232.396

55,639

No figures available.

figur

1.—Return of Cases brought under the cognizance of the SUPREME Court of Hong Kong during the year 1932.

ORIGINAL AND SUMMARY JURISDICTIONS,

JUDGMENT.

Settled

No.

Debt.

or

of

Jurisdic. tion.

and

with-

Cases

Damages

drawn

in

for 1932.

before

1932,

trial.

Plaintiff.

Defendant.

Nonsuit,

Original,.. Summary,

399 I 2,696

$3.917.040.12

862,885.51

52 461

Struck out, Dismissed

Debt

and

Pending.

and

Lapsed Writs.

Damages recovered.

165

1,647 64

66

155

2. RETURN OF DISTRESS WARRANTS FOR RENT issued during the year 1932. (Ordinance No. 1 of 1883.)

$1,307,871.47 497,567,28

Number issued.

Sold to pay Claims.

1,936

662

Number withdrawn.

Aggregate Rent involved.

Aggregate Sum recovered on sales.

1,260

$448,739.85

$56,581.36

3. APPELLATE JURISDICTION,

I

APPEALS COMMENCED.

APPEALS TRIED.

JUDGMENT.

Number of Cases.

No. of Cases.

Pending.

Settled or Withdrawn.

Appellant. Respondent.

1

7

5

1

4.- ADMIRALTY JURISDICTION,

Actions instituted.

Number heard.

23

12

Settled or withdrawn.

3

Pending.

10

5.—COMPARATIve Reruns of all Scus collected in the RegisTRY of the SUPREME Court, during the years 1931 and 1932, and paid into the TREASURY.

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

COURT FEES

Official ADMINISTRATOR's and TruSTEE'S COMMISSION.... Hong Kong Companies RegistratioN

CHINA COMPANIES & COMPANIES LOCAL Register Lic. POSSESSION FEES

FINES AND ForfeitureS...................

INTEREST

OTHER MISCELLANEOUS RECEIPTS

1931.

59,315.70

3.1 14.24 20,233.20

156,200.66

14,984.60

250,00 155,05 4,578.57

$ 268,462.02

1932.

1932.

$ 96,190.94

6,388,17 21,958.00 169.590.77

19.451.80

100.00

306 89 11,066.12

* 325,052.69

Deposits not Available.

SUITORS FUNDS A/C OFFICIAL ADMINISTRATOR Official TRUSTEE

Total paid into Bauk

$ 475,534.29 84,701.26 18,976.76

$579,212,31

Total Payments

out.

$470,664.56

62,022.36 17,517.12

$ 550,204.04

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