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some of them are only when a return is called for, and the Deputy Rgistrar and Accountant ought to be responsible for this. It is almost as important that the ordinary Books of the Court should be kept in perfect order as that the accounts of the Court should be well kept, as the interests of suitors and Titles to Land might be very. prejudicially affected in this respect.
For former years they are unreliable and it is not to be wondered at, seeing the amount of work imposed upon the Registrar and Deputy Registrar without any clerical
assistance.
It is of importance that they should be revised and collated with the papers in the office but the work would be very heavy and I fear will never be undertaken unless the Government would authorize some further temporary assistance in order to preserve the records of the Court in a satisfactory manner and by indexing, registering &c., to secure a ready reference to them.
There is no reason however why, from the coming into operation of the present arrangements, they should not in future be perfectly kept, and in order to ensure the books being brought up regularly, I would suggest that monthly returns of work done in the Supreme Court should be furnished to Government and that such returns should not be in the form hitherto adopted, but should show the real amount of the work done and that the Books should be kept in such a manner as easily to give all necessary
information.
The Books kept in the Supreme Court are the following.
Ledger.
Registrar, Official Assignee, and Official Adminitrator.
do.
Cash book.
do..
do.,
Journal.
do.,
do..
do.
do.
Monthly balances.
do.,
do.
Ledger, Official Trustee.
Cash book.
do.
Journal entries which are few are made in the Cash Book.
Monthly balances
do.
These books have been kept by the Accountant up to the present time. The Accountant also actively superintends the Accounts kept by the Shroff which are in English and in my opinion reflect very great credit upon him for the manner in which they are kept.
Deposit Book. Summary Court.
Petty Cash Book not confined to the Summary Court.
Writ of Summons Book.-Summary Court.
Trial Fee Book.---Summary Court.
Stamp Account Book not confined to Summary.
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