Book Description

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1897 edition. Excerpt: ...in the following form I do hereby certify that I have personally examined and counted, or had counted in my presence, the Rs-stamps of all descriptions in store General, r September $e"eg Peh::::::::: 'n thls Iocal depot on the Postage 18, and found the value of each description to be as stated in margin. Also, that I have received certificates from the officers in charge ot the subordinate branch depots that they have similarly counted the stamps in the branch depots on the last day of the month of of which the accounts are incorporated in the t General = Head Treasury Accounts, and that Court-fee these certificates show the value of PostagePh each description of stamps to be as stated in the margin.f The total values of stamps in this depot and the branch depots, as found by the above certified examination, are therefore--Rs. General Court-fee (including stamps for copies)... Telegraph. Postage which amounts agree with the balances shown in the monthly statement for MTjP" to which this certificate is attached. If there is any difference, add, "with the exception of the following differences" ---. _the explanation of which is as follows: --34. Monthly statements showing the receipts and issues of each local depot, including the transactions of the subordinate branch depots, shall be prepared by the officer in charge of the bcal depot, and forwarded in the firot week of the succeeding month to the Superintendent of Stamps, Calcutta, Madras, or Bombay, or the local Super1ntendent or Commissioner of Stamps, or other officer specified in Rule 33, separate statements being prepared for General stamps, Court-fee stamps, Telegraph stamps, and Postage stamps. These statements shall show for each denomination of stamp the...