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RETURN of CIVIL and APPEAL CASES brought under the cognizance of the Supreme Court of Hongkong during the Year 1899.

CASES TRIED.

In Depend- of

No.

Jurisdiction.j ency Cases Total.

in

in

1898.

1899.

Settled

Debt and Damages.

OP

Withdrawn

before

Trial.

Plaintiff.

Defendant.

JUDGMENT.

Non-Suit

Struck Out, Dismissed, and Lapsed

Writs.

In Dependency.

Debt and Damages Recovered.

Original, ...

58

96

154

$1,576,923.45* B

24

co

3

51

$244,973.63*

Summary, .........

1,060

1,114

$ 162,79.86 422

380

56

144

50

$ 70,074.13

* Exclusive of one Case wherein the amount claimed and recovered was £1,280,0,1,

1899.

APPEALS.

APPEALS COMMENCED.

Judgment.

APPEALS TRIED.

Judgment.

Before the Full Court,......

Before the Court in Same- mary Jurisdiction under The Rating Ordinance, 1888,

No. of

With-

Cases. Appel- Respond Peading..

lant.

} ent.

No. of

With-

Cases. Appel- Respond Pending drawn-

Jani.

ent.

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Registry, Supreme Court, Hongkong, 17th January, 1900,

A. Seru, Acting Registrar.