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No 22 of 1849.

Inclosure No 1 in Despatch

Return of the Number of Cases tried before the Honorable I. W. Hulme in the Supreme and Vice Admiralty Courts of Hongkong between the 15th of June and the 15th of December 1848 and of the number of Actions commenced during the same period.

Cases tried before The Honorable I. W. Hulme between the 15th June and 15th December 1848 Total number of Cases Amount of Debt and damages claimed Plaintiff Defendant Nonsuit Judgment Supreme Court. Common Law 20 $25,000.00 12 8 Chancery 2 2,500.00 Insolvency 3 Debts in Schedules Summary 5,594.31 Insolvents discharged 1,667.32 Ecclesiastical None None Vice Admiralty Court None None Total 29 $34,761.63

Petition from the Merchants of Hongkong to the House of Commons. January, 1849.

Supreme Court Number of Actions commenced between 1st June and 15 December 1848 Settled without Trial Judgment Remaining Amount of Debt and Damages claimed Common Law 48 27 $107,970.05 Chancery Insolvency 5 Debts in Schedules: 17,222.50; 5,594.31 Summary Ecclesiastical None Estate 67 103,723.72; 2,615.84; 10,589.53 Vice Admiralty Court None Total 152 $255,628.95

23 Deccts per Appraisement: $793.00

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

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No 22 of 1849. Inclosure No 1 in Despatch Return of the Number of Cases tried before the Honorable I. W. Hulme in the Supreme and Vice Admiralty Courts of Hongkong between the 15th of June and the 15th of December 1848 and of the number of Actions commenced during the same period. Cases tried before The Honorable I. W. Hulme between the 15th June and 15th December 1848 Total number of Cases Amount of Debt and damages claimed Plaintiff Defendant Nonsuit Judgment Supreme Court. Common Law 20 $25,000.00 12 8 Chancery 2 2,500.00 Insolvency 3 Debts in Schedules Summary 5,594.31 Insolvents discharged 1,667.32 Ecclesiastical None None Vice Admiralty Court None None Total 29 $34,761.63 Petition from the Merchants of Hongkong to the House of Commons. January, 1849. Supreme Court Number of Actions commenced between 1st June and 15 December 1848 Settled without Trial Judgment Remaining Amount of Debt and Damages claimed Common Law 48 27 $107,970.05 Chancery Insolvency 5 Debts in Schedules: 17,222.50; 5,594.31 Summary Ecclesiastical None Estate 67 103,723.72; 2,615.84; 10,589.53 Vice Admiralty Court None Total 152 $255,628.95 23 Deccts per Appraisement: $793.00 True Copy) (Signed) W. H. Alexander, Clerk of Court.

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No 22 of 1849.

Inclosure No 1 in Desp=

Return of the Number of lases tried before the Amurable I. W. Hulme in the Supreme and Vice Admiralty fourts of Houghtong between the 15th of June and the 15th of Icecruber 1848 and of the number

of."

Action

commenced during the same

Cases tried before The Honorable !. W. Hulme between the 1 lume and 150 ccember 1848-

period-2012

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Judgment

Total

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Supreme Court.

Common Law....

Chancery

of Cases.

Amount of Geft and damages claimed

Plaintiff

defendant Nousuit cares

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Insolvency_

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3 Debts in Schedules

Summary

5.59431 Insolvents discharged. 1,667.32

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$34,761.63

Petition from the Merchants of Hongkong

to the House of Commons. January, 1849.

Crit

Supreme Court

Common Law. Chancery

Insolvency-

Summary-

Ecclesiastical Estate...

Vicc.. Admiralty Court..._.

tumber

Actions commenced between 1th June and 15 December 1848.

Jettled

Judgment

| Remaining

of cases Aurant of Debt and Tamages claimed without Trial Plaintiff Defendant tousuit indipendence Cases

repere

Total-

Bebt and Damages.

27 $10797005

Debts in Schedules 5 cases where Petitions retured

17.222.50 5,594.31

None /

None None Loneline

refused

Effects in Estate Paper

103,723,72 2,615 84 10,58953

༡༦.

Nowe Petitioner discharged 3 Petition que 2 - Fone

15 Jon

Fone

Nove

Jone tone

4 152 $255,628,95.

6'iqued) Rott D., Jay- Registian-

23 deccts per Appraisement.

79/3.00

True Copy)

Maine

Molonial Secretary-

(Signed) W. H. Alexander_ Mlerk of Court-

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