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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 15TH FEBRUARY, 1862.
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, 1861,
Cases tried before the Honorable the Chief Justice in 1861.
JUDGMENT.
TOTAL.
NUMBER OF AMOUNT OF DEBT &
COURT.
CASES. DAMAGES CLAIMED.
Plaintiff. Defendant.
Nonsuit. Cases. Debt and Dumages.
Supreme Court,——
Common Law,..
14a
$277,600.00
10
3
Chancery,..
I
1
Summary,
866
14,250.92
72
9
5
117
Insolvency,
Appellant Respondent
$358,489.27
Appeals,......
2
Vice Admiralty Court,..
14c
10,630.00 56,008.35
1
10
1
4
Actions commenced in 1861.
COURT.
NUMBER OF AMOUNT OF DEBT
CASES. AND DAMAGES.
SETTLED
WITHOUT
JUDGEMENT.
REMAINING
TOTAL.
TRIAL.
Plaintiff. Defendant. Nonsuit.
IN DEPEN
DENCE.
Cases. Debtand Damages.
Supreme Court,—.
Common Law,
Chancery,
94d
Зе
$458,701.90
39
6
3
Summary,
188f
33,650.81
1 79
1
6.1
9
Insolvency,.
Probate,
38g
44,801.03
Appellant Respondent
Appeals......
3h
Vice Admiralty Court,..
21i
10,030.03 52,639.00
1 5
1
1
3
::
46
1
35
347
$600,122.77
F. S. HUFFUM, Acting Registrar.
a. Five of these cases were in dependence on 31st December 1860. Of the other cases then in dependence, nine are still pending, the remainder were settled without trial.
b. Twelve of these cases were in dependence on 31st December 1860-the others then in dependence were settled without trial.
c. Four of these cases were in dependence on 31st December 1860-of the others then in dependence, one is still pending, the remainder wern settled without trial.
d. In one case defendant retracted and apologised after plaintiff's case was closed.
e. No sum can be entered in these cases; one was for an Injunction-one to rectify certain Indentures, and one to recover possession of certain land, &c. f. Seven of these cases were for possession.
g. In eleven of these eases Probate was granted, and in one case Administration was granted to a joint legatce; in these cases the Estates were not appraised -the amount given above is from the valuations made by the Court Appraisers.
h. Two of these cases were from Shanghai, and one from the Police Court in which no amount could be entered.
i. Two of these cases were Petitions for Bounty, and one for Restitution.
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