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Reports by Registrar

Hongkong, with a report on the Native Trade. By Gutzlaff and others.

Relein which entered the Harbour of "Square Rigged vessels" during the month of August, 1848, for the year 1847.

List of Civil Cases determined in the Supreme and Vice Admiralty Courts of Hongkong in 1845, 1846, 1847, and down to the first day of June 1848.

Judgment.

Year Court Number of Cases Individuals Amount of Debt claimed Settled without trial Brought to trial For Plaintiff For Defendant Nonsuit Debt and Damages 1845 Supreme Court Common Law None Chancery 112 None $98,593.32 107 5 None 2 None None Insolvency # Summary Vice Admiralty Court 194 None $156.30 89 105 79 None None 26 Total 306 $105,749.62 1846 Supreme Court Common Law 106 $74,377.80 82 24 18 Chancery 7 None 7 None None 5 Insolvency 4 4 Summary 290 $12,576.99 110 180 148 32 Vice Admiralty Court None None Total 407 $86,954.79 1847 Supreme Court Common Law Chancery 32 None $203,499.33 155 Insolvency 12 13 Summary 77 $11,567.47 174 Vice Admiralty Court 7 $626 10 Total 457 $222,685.80 1848 Supreme Court Common Law None Chancery 32 $10,015.62 Insolvency 3 Summary 10 $2,092.49 12 37 Vice Admiralty Court None Total 87 $13,108.11 Total 1257 $427,498.32

(Signed) Rebt Dundas Lay, Registrar.

(True Copy)

Marie Colonial Secretary.

(Signed) W. H. Alexander, Clerk of Court.

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