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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 17TH FEBRUARY, 1872.

RETURN of the NUMBER of CASES tried before the Honorable the Chief Justice, and Actions commenced in the Supreme and Vice Admiralty Courts of Hongkong, during the year ending 31st December, 1871.

Cases tried before the Honorable the Chief Justice in 1871.

67

NUMBER

AMOUNT OF DEBT

JUDGMENT.

TOTAL.

COURT.

OF

AND

CASES.

DAMAGES CLAIMED.

Plaintiff.Defendant. Nonsuit. Cases.

Debt and Damages.

SUPREME COURT:---

Common Law,

a 4

Chancery,

Bankruptcy,

b 4

Probate,

57

+245

44,400.00

1

3

1

11,086.85

475,460.01

Appeals,

Petitions 57

granted

Petitioners 4 discharged

VICE ADMIRALTY COURT,

c 21

284,965.22

20

Actions commenced in 1871.

COURT.

NOM-

BER OF CASES.

AMOUNT OF

DEBT AND

DAMAGES

SETTLED

WITHOUT

TRIAL.

CLAIMED.

SUPREME COURT:—

...

88

$815,912.08

JUDGMENT.

Plaintiff.Defendant. Nonsuit.

REMAIN-

ING IN

DEPEND-

TOTAL.

ENCE. Cases. Debt and Damages.

Common Law,

Chancery,

Bankruptcy,

Probate,

Appeals,

VICE ADMIRALTY COURT,..

1895-2

55

$266,212.08

10

25

1

1

2

1

1

57

d463,000.80 475,460.01

Petitioners 3

discharged

granted

Politions 57

31

361,965.22

3

20

a. One of these Cases was in Dependence on 31st December, 1870.

b. One of these Cases was in Dependence on 31st December, 1870.

c. Three of these Cases were Petitions for Bounty,

278

163

$1,566,638.11

d. The Amount in these Cases is the Amount of Liabilities set forth in the Bankrupts' Schedules.

e. The Amount given in these Cases is the sworn Value of the several Estates in which Probate or Letters of Administrations were

granted during the Year.

W. H. ALEXANDER,

Registrar.

RETURN of the NUMBER of CASES tried and Actions commenced in the Court of Summary Jurisdiction from the

1st January to the 31st December, 1871.

AMOUNT OF DEBT

No. of CASES.

AND DAMAGES

CLAIMED.

SETTLED WITHOUT

TRIAL.

JUDGMENT.

REMAINING

IN

Plaintiff. Defendant. Nonsuit. No Service.

DEPENDENCE.

* 1,429

$75,963,63

744

510

53

57

46

19

Hongkong, 29th January, 1872.

REMARKS.

* 43 of these Cases were

in Dependence on the 31st December, 1870.

HENRY J. HOLMES, Clerk of Court.