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MISCELLANEOUS NUMERICAL RETURNS, 1940.

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Country, District, or Parish.

Victoria, Hong Kong.... Kowloon,

"

Number of Bavings

Banka.

Number of Friendly

Societies.

Number of Depositor |

in Savings Bank,

Kumber of l'ersons connected with Friendly Socielles,

Persons paying direct Taxes

20,111

3.080

..

Pauper.

Number

of Im- migrante.

Number

of Emi- grants.

90.224

72,096

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1.-Retury of Cases brought under the cognizance of the Supreme Court of HONG KONG during the year 1940.

ORIGINAL ANd Summary JURISDICTIONS,

Settled

JUDGMENT.

Struck

or

,utנן

Jurisdic. Lion.

No. of Сазия.

Delt and Damages.

with- drawn

before

trini.

Plaintiff,

Defendant.

Original... Sommery,

211 1,487

$795,892.99 351 218.46

+2 50 207

504

#3

ප

Nonsult,

20

Kamaria.

Debt

Dismissed

Peniling.

Lapsert Wrius.

and Damages recovered.

155

2.—Return of Distress Warrants FOR RENT issued during the year 1940. (Ordinance No. 1 of 1883.)

$643,578.86

159.404.18

Number issued.

Bold to pay Claims,

Number settlel and withdrawn.

Aggregate Rent

involved.

Aggregate Sum recovered on sales.

1,676

487

1.628

$281.816.70

$15,567.83

APPEALA COMMENCED.

3.-APPELLATE JURISDICTION,

Number of Onnen.

No. of Cures.

23

15

APPEALS TRIED.

JUDGMENT.

Pending.

Appellant.

Respondent.

:5

4. ADMIRALTY JURISDICTION.

Actions lastítuted.

Number heart,

Settled or Withdrawn.

Settled or withdrawn.

Pending.

5.-DIVORCE JURISDICTION.

Petitions Blet.

Decree absoluta.

Actions instituted.

85

6.-IN PRIZE.

Determinad

Dismissed.

Decrees nini.

Pending.

3

Pending.

?

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