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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 21st MAY, 1864.

RETURN of the NUMBER of CASES tried before the Honorable the Chief Justice, and actions commenced in the Supreme Court and Vice Admiralty Court of Hongkong during the year ending 31st December, 1863.

Cases tried before the Honorable the Chief Justice in 1863.

JUDGMENT.

TOTAL.

NUMBER OF AMOUNT OF DEBT &

COURT.

CASES.

DAMAGES CLAIMED.

Plaintiff.

Defendant. Nonsuit. Cases.

Debt and Damages.

Supreme Court,-

Common Law, Chancery,

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$37,000.00

7

Insolvency,.

140,138.10

Appeals,

76

Vice Admiralty Court,

70

20,001.82

2

5 Appellant Respondent

6

1

24

$197,139.92

Actions commenced in 1863.

COURT.

NUMBER OF CASES.

AMOUNT OF DEBT AND DAMAGES

SETTLED

WITHOUT

TRIAL.

CLAIMED.

JUDGMENT.

REMAINING

TOTAL.

Plaintiff Defendant. Nonsuit.

IN DEPEN-

DENCE.

Cases. Debt & Damages.

Supreme Court,-

Common Law,

80

$313,102.17 34h

4

Chancery,

2d

Insolvency,

3

140.138.10

Probate,

280

26,280.95

42

2

137 - $545,086.95

Appeals,

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Appellant Respondent

Vice Admiralty Court,

18g

65,565.73

1

5

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N. R. MASSON, Acting Registrar.

a.

b.

Three of these cases were in dependence on 31st December 1862. One of these cases was in dependence on 31st December 1862.

C.

One of these cases was in dependence on 31st December 1862.

d. One of these cases was for Specific Performance, and one for an Injunction.

e.

in one case

Probate was granted in nine of these cases--and Letters of Administration with the Will annexed in two cases; Letters of Administration were granted until the wishes of the Executors in England were made known-the amount given above is from the valuations made by the Court appraisers.

f. One of these cases was from the Court of Summary Jurisdiction-and the others from the Consular Court at Shanghae.

Seven of these cases were derelict.

h. In ten of these cases Judgment by default was signed.

RETURN of the Number of CASES tried, and ACTIONS commenced in the Court of Summary Jurisdiction, from the 1st January to the 31st December, 1863.

NUMBER OF CASES.

AMOUNT OF DEBT AND DA-

MAGES CLAIMED.

JUDGMENT.

SETTLED

WITDOUT TRIAL.

Plaintiff

Defendant.

Nonsuit.

REMAINING IN DEPENDENCE.

*1,475

$61,740,491

632

636

37.

169

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* Three of these Cases were in dependence on 31st December 1862.

HENRY J. HOLMES,

Clerk of Court.