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The clerk of each court<\/span> of record in this Commonwealth, including the clerk of the Court<\/span> of Appeals<\/span>, within fifteen days from the end of each calendar month, shall make to the Supreme Court<\/span> a report of the business disposed of by his court<\/span> during the month just ended. The report shall be made upon a form furnished by the Executive Secretary and shall contain such information as the Supreme Court<\/span> deems proper to enable it to gain a fair knowledge of the business of the several courts<\/span> of the Commonwealth.<\/p>

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