| Country, District, or Parish | Number of Savings Banks | Number of Friendly Societies | Number of Depositors in Savings Bank | Number of Persons connected with Friendly Societies | Persons paying direct Taxes | Paupers | Number of Immigrants | Number of Emigrants | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victoria, Hong Kong | 1 | 17,269 | 2,391 | 101,620 | 232,425 | ||||
| Kowloon |
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| Jurisdiction | No. of Cases for 1937 | Debt | Settled or withdrawn before trial | Plaintiff | Defendant | Nonsuit, Struck out, Dismissed | Debt and Damages recovered | Pending | Writs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Original | 172 | $1,021,679.10 | 46 | 382,578.91 | 347 | 721 | 77 | 417 | $328,632.87 |
| Summary | 1,582 | 212,915.00 | 1 |
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| Number issued | Sold to pay Claims | Number withdrawn | Aggregate Rent involved | Aggregate Sum recovered on sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2,030 | 85% | 1,187 | $263,122.69 | $37,246.65 |
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| Number of Causes | No. of Cases |
|---|---|
| 48 | 37 |
| Pending | Appellant | Respondent |
|---|---|---|
| 32 |
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| Actions instituted | Number heard | Settled or Withdrawn | Pending |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2 |
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| Petitions filed | Decree absolute | Dismissed | Decrees nisi | Pending |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
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Inclusive of fees in respect of Licences to keep Local Registers and China Companies.
| Description | 1936 | 1937 |
|---|---|---|
| COURT FEES | $75,513.54 | $71,375.22 |
| OFFICIAL ADMINISTRATOR'S AND TRUSTEE'S COMMISSION | $1,111.88 | $1,746.24 |
| HONG KONG COMPANIES REGISTRATION | $16,801.50 | $20,813.00 |
| CHINA COMPANIES & COMPANIES LOCAL REGISTER LIC. POSSESSION FEES | $173,126.61 | $167,987.08 |
| FINES AND FORFEITURES | $28,572.00 | $24,193.00 |
| INTEREST | ||
| Other MISCELLANEOUS RECEIPTS | ||
| Deposits not available | ||
| SOLICITORS FUNDS A/c | $318.68 | $4,700.00 |
| OFFICIAL ADMINISTRATOR | $4,151.50 | $350.45 |
| OFFICIAL TRUSTEE | $2,777.60 | |
| Total paid into Bank | $290,595.71 | $293,912.59 |
| Total payments out | $213,594.25 | $295,491.01 |
Note: The original header mentions 1935 and 1936 but the data compares 1936 and 1937.
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MISCELLANEOUS NUMERICAL RETURNS, 1937.
Country, District, or Parish.
Number of Savings Banks,
Number of Friendly Societies.
Number of Depositors | in Savings Bank,
Number of Persons connected with Friewelly Societies.
Persons paying
direct Taxes.
Pampers.
Number
Number
of Im. migrants.
of Emi- grants.
Remarks.
Victoria, Hong Kong.... Kowloon,
1
17,269
2.391
101,620
232,425
1.-RETURN OF CASES brought under the conizance of the SUPREME COURT of
HONG KONG during the year
1937.
ORIGINAL AND SUMMARY JURISDICTIONS,
JUDGMENT.
Settled
No.
Debt
OF
Jurisdic- tion.
of Cases
Aud
with-
Dalunges
drawn
in 1937,
for 1937.
before
trial.
Plaintif.
Original....... Summary,
172 1,582
$1.021,679.10
46
382.578.91
347
721
Defendant.
Nonsuit,
Struck out, Dismissed
Debt
and
Pending.
and
Lapsed
Damages recovered,
Writs.
77
417
$328,632,87 212915,00
1
2.-RETURN OF DISTRESS WARRANTS FOR RENT issued during the year 1937. (Ordinance No. 1 of 1883.)
Number issual.
Sold to pay Claims.
Number withdrawn.
2,030
85%
1,187
APPEALS COMMENCED.
3.—ÂPPELLATE JURISDICTION,
Number of Onses,
No. of Cases.
48
37
Aggregate Rent
involved,
Aggregate Summ recovered on sales.
$263,122,69
$37,246.65
APPEALS TRIED.
JUDGMENT.
Pending.
Appellant.
Respondent.
ត
32
4.—ÅDMIRALTY JURISDICTION.
Actions instituted.
Sumber heard.
2
Fettled or Withdrawn.
Settled or withdrawn,
Pending.
2
5.- DIVORCE JI RISDICTION.
1
Petitions filel.
Decree absolute.
Dismissed.
R
2
1
1
Deerees nisi.
Perling.
+
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6.—COMPARATIVE RETURN of all SUMS COLLECTED be the REGISTRY of the SUPREME Court, during the years 1935 and 1936, and paid into the TiEASURY,
inclusive of fees in respect of Licences to keep Local Registers and China Companies. Fers.
COURT FEES
1936.
OFFICIAL ADMINISTRATOR'S AND TRUSTEE'S CommiSSION.................. HONG KONG COMPANIES RegistratiON
1.111.88 16,801,50
1,746,24
20,813,00
CHINA COMPANIES & COMPANIES LOCAL REGISTER Lic. Possessios Fees
FINES AND ForfeiturEŠ..........
INTEREST....
Other MiscELLANEOUS RECEIPTS
173,126.61 28,572,00
167.987.08
24.193.00
Deposits not available.
SCITORS FUxos A/c. OFFICIAL ADMINISTRATOR OFFICIAL TRUSTLE
318.68 4,151.50
$ 290,595,71
Total prid into Bank
1937.
$ 245,5 10.90
27,871,82 18,10-1.99
$291,487,71
4,700.00 350.45 2,777.60
$ 293,912.59
Total payments
out.
$ 213,594 25.583,08 265,074.59
$295,491.01
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