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balance of which should show the
total amount
of money
of every description for which the Accountant is
answerable in
his public
capacity.
5. Such a Cash Book is expressly required by Section
50
of the
"Model Financial Instructions
which were sent
to you
in
676
my
Circular Despatch
of the 25th Feb. 1889,
but I gather
that no written
rules exist
for the guidance of the Post Office
as regards bookkeeping and dealing with cash
balances, as