Postal Manual Vol. VIII - India Post

(ii) Number and value of tins received from M/s. Metal Box Co.
(iii) Number and value of empty tins returned by post offices etc.
(iv) Number and value of tins (with ink) received from the Company.
(v) Total receipts (Cols. (i) to (iv).
(vi) Number and value of tins sent to the company, for filling;
(vii) Number and value of tins (with ink) supplied to various offices.
(viii) Number and value of tins written off the stock as unserviceable and due to loss or
damage.
(ix) Total issues (Cols. (vi) to (viii).
(x) Closing balance:-
(a) Number and value of empty tins.
(b) Number and value of tins with ink.
(xi) Total (Number and value)
369-B. Sealing Wax.- The debits received for the supply of sealing wax from the
Stationery Office will be booked to the final head “H-II-A- Supplied from Stationery Office”
against the Circle concerned by the Branch Audit Offices. Offices which are in receipt of fixed
stationery charges (including this item) will continue to obtain their requirements on payment by
Service Money Orders and the value of these Money Orders will, as at present, go to reduce the
expenditure under the head to which the cost of purchase of selaign wax is booked, i.e. H-II-A. No
account adjustments are to be made when supplies are made by the Postal Stores Depots on indent
to the subordinate Units which are not in receipt of fixed stationery charges covering this item.
370. Indents on the stock depot.- (1) Indents on the stock depot for articles of Stock (SK-
2) and Stationery (SK-11) and Sorting-case labels (SK-12) will be prepared in accordance with the
instructions on the subject and submitted direct to the Head of the Circle by the countersigning
Officer, who will be held personally responsible for the proper scrutiny of demands made by the
officers subordinate to them. Circle Offices will not be responsible for check the indents passed by
countersigning officers. The Heads of Circles will place funds required for such indents only at
disposal of the Stock Depot, and the supply of articles will be against the allotment of the stock
depot.
(2)Indents for Presidency offices and first class head offices will be dealt with by the stock
depot on the signature of the Presidency Postmaster or first class head postmaster without any
countersignature. Presidency Postmasters and first class head postmasters are also authorised to
countersign indents for the town, sub and branch offices placed under their supervision. Indents for
all other offices will be countersigned by the Superintendent.
371. Treatment of indents.- Indents received in the stock depot should at once be
registered and receive a case mark from the ordinary correspondence register. Each indent should
form a separate case and be the first paper of the case. The indents received except those
mentioned in the exception below should be submitted to the Head of the Circle for orders with
any remarks which the Manager or stock clerk may have to make. On receipt of orders, measures
should immediately be taken for supply of the articles passed. The case should be kept pending
until all the articles passed by the Head of the Circle have been supplied to the indenting office.
The date of supply of each article and the No. of the invoice with which it is despatched should be
noted on the indent.
EXCEPTION.- Indents for the following articles may be passed by the Manager, without being
submitted to the Head of the Circle:-
(a)
Indents for books which are treated as articles of stock;