CO129-258 - Governor Sir Robinson - 1893 [1-4] — Page 666

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despatch. In the meanwhile

may mention that I have provisionally instructed the Treasurer to post up notices

in conspicuous places in the Treasury warning the public the money is to be paid to the Shroffs only, and that

receipt for

money paid in is valid, unless it bears the signature of the Treasurer (or in his absence, the Chief Clerk) and the stamp of the Shroff; to sign every receipt himself except such as may be urgently required during his absence from the Treasury, in which case the receipts may be signed by the Chief Clerk; to make it his first duty on returning to the Treasury from absences on duty elsewhere to examine the Counterfoils of all receipts issued during his absence, and satisfy himself that the corresponding amounts have been duly entered in the appropriate daily Collection books; to habitually take the precautions described at the end of the 13th paragraph of this despatch; and finally to give effect to the recommendations of the Commission with regard to the forms of the rent roll and assessment taxes roll, and the keeping of his books.

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630 despatch. In the meanwhile I may mention that I have provisionally instructed the Treasurer to post up notices in conspicuous places in the Treasury warning the public the money is to be paid to the Shroffs only, and that receipt for money paid in is valid, unless it bears the signature of the Treasurer (or in his absence, the Chief Clerk) and the stamp of the Shroff; to sign every receipt himself except such as may be urgently required during his absence from the Treasury, in which case the receipts may be signed by the Chief Clerk; to make it his first duty on returning to the Treasury from absences on duty elsewhere to examine the Counterfoils of all receipts issued during his absence, and satisfy himself that the corresponding amounts have been duly entered in the appropriate daily Collection books; to habitually take the precautions described at the end of the 13th paragraph of this despatch; and finally to give effect to the recommendations of the Commission with regard to the forms of the rent roll and assessment taxes roll, and the keeping of his books.

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630

despatch. In the meanwhile

may mention that I have provisionally instructed the Treasurer to post up notices

in conspicuous places in the Treasury warning the public the money is to be paid to the Shroffs only, and that

receipt for

for money paid in ' is valid, unless it bears the signature of the Treasurer

that of

(or in his absence, the Chief @lerk) and the stamp of the Shroff; to sign every receipt himself except such as may The urgently required during

duty from the Treasury, is which case

be signed

his

absence our

the receipts may be

by the Chief Clerk ; to make it his first duty on returning

the Treasury from absences

duty elsewhere to examine. the Counterfoils of all receipts iscred during his absence, and satisfy himself that the Corresponding amounts have bean duly

entered is the

appropriate daily Collection to habitually

books;

take the

precautions described at the end of the 13th paragraph of this despatch; and finally to give effect to the recommendation, of the Commission with regard to the forms of the rent holl and accend taxes roll,

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