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HONGKONG.

697

No. 35

1902

SUPREME COURT RETURNS, FOR THE YEAR 1901.

Laid before the Legislative Council by Command of His Excellency the Officer Administering the Government.

RETURN of CIVIL and APPEAL CASES brought under the cognizance of the Supreme Court of Hongkong during the Year 1901.

CASES TRIED.

Settled

Judgment.

In Number Depend- of

or

Debt

JURISDICTION. ency Cases

with-

Total.

and

drawn

in

in

Damages.

before

1900.

190!.

Trial.

Plaintiff.

Defendant,

Original,

Summary,

50

125

175 * $802,961.35

27

10

76 1,267

1,343

$226,748.32 : 517

486

73

Non-Suit.

Struck out, Dis. missed, and lapsed Writs.

In Dependency.

Debt and

Damages recovered.

87

$92,463.34

179

$88,702.1€

* Exclusive of two cases wherein the amounts claimed were respectively Tls. 2,800 and Tls. 14,000.

Registry, Supreme Court, Hongkong, 12th March, 1902.

APPEALS COMMENCED.

APPEALS.

1901.

APPEALS TRIED.

J. W. NORTON-Kyshe,

Registrar.

Judgment.

No. of Cases.

No. of Cases.

Appellant.

Respondent.

Pending.

Withdrawn.

15

7

Registry, Supreme Court, Hongkong, 12th March, 1902.

4

1

J. W. NORTON-KYSHE,

Registrar.