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capital amounted to $114,216,425. 110 were wound up voluntarily, 4 were wound up under the supervision of the Court, and 90 are defunct. In addition to the latter, there are other Companies that are practically defunct as no Returns have been furnished by such Companies for years: but in order to legally strike them off the Register, certain preliminary steps have to be taken, which are now being done.

There were 43 Companies registered in 1903, the revenue from which was :-

Registration Fees, Filing and other Fees,

.$6,808.00

.$1,889.00

$8,697.00

10. FEES AND COMMISSIONS.

The total sums collected during the year by way of Fees and Commissions Return Noe. 9 paid into the Treasury amounted to $41,758.83, as against $30,275.42 in the and 9 (a.) previous year.

11. STAFF.

The Chief Justice, Sir WILLIAM MEIGH GOODMAN, proceeded on 2 months' vacation leave to Japan, on 22nd April, 1903, Sir HENRY SPENCER BERKELEY, Attorney General, acting as Chief Justice during His Honour's absence, the latter's place being filled by Mr. ERNEST HAMILTON SHARP, K.c.

Mr. JAMES WILLIAM NORTON-KYSHE, Registrar, Official Administrator, Offi- cial Trustee and Registrar of Companies, was granted three months' vacation leave to be followed by three months' leave of absence on half salary; and I was appointed to discharge the duties of the several Offices, with effect from the 14th October, 1903, Mr. JoHN WILLIAM JONES, Deputy Registrar and Accountant, being appointed to discharge the duties of my Office as Deputy Registrar and Appraiser in addition to the duties of his substantive appointment.

Mr. FREDERICK HOWELL, 1st Bailiff, proceeded to England on 4 months' vaca- tion to be followed by 8 months' leave of absence on half salary, on 15th April, 1903, his place being taken be Mr. JOSEPH LEONARD, the 2nd Bailiff, the latter's place being filled by P. C. FRED. Last.

Mr. JONES was appointed by the Secretary of State for the Colonies to the Office of Deputy Registrar and Accountant in succession to Mr. FRANCIS ARTHUR HAZELAND, appointed a Police Magistrate, with effect from 7th June, 1901, and assumed the duties of his Office on his return to the Colony from leave of absence on 4th August, 1903. Mr. JONES had previously acted for over four years in the Offices of Deputy Registrar and Appraiser and Deputy Registrar and Accountant respectively.

Mr. CAPITOLINO JOSÉ XAVIER, who had been Acting Deputy Registrar aud Accountant, and Mr. LEONARDO D'Almada e CastRO, who had temporarily replaced Mr. XAVIER, reverted to their respective positions as 1st Clerk of Court and Clerk to the Chief Justice, and 2nd Clerk of Court and Clerk to the Puisne Judge, on Mr. JONES's assumption of duties.

Mr. LEONARDO D'ALMADA E CASTRO resigned the service on the 1st August, 1903, on his being articled to Mr. G. K. HALL BRUTTON, Solicitor, and his place was filled by the promotion of Mr. ABDULLAH BIN SUFFIAD, Clerk to the Registrar and Hindustani Interpreter.

Mr. I. U. MIRZA, Clerk at the Treasury, was appointed as Clerk to the Regis- trar and Hindustani Interpreter vice Mr. SUFFIAD.

I have the honour to be,

Sir,

Your obedient Servant,

The Honourable

A. M. THOMSON,

Colonial Secretary,

&r.,

fc.

ABATHOON SETH, Registrar.