Postal Manual Vol. VIII - India Post

Marathi } Postmaster-General, Mumbai
Gujarathi }
Kanarese } }
Malayalam } Postmaster- General, Madras.
Gurmukhi
Telugu
Assamese
Hindi
Kashmiri
Sindhi
Postmaster-General, Punjab.
Director of Posts & Telegraphs, Andhra
Postmaster General, Assam
Postmaster General, Uttar Pradesh
Director, Posts & Telegraphs, Srinagar
Postmaster General, Mumbai
(2) Post Offices will be supplied with forms printed only in those vernaculars which are
current in the district in which they are situated.
380. Despatch of articles of stock. – All articles of furniture, articles exceeding 10 Kgs. in
weight, and those in which, though not exceeding 10Kgs. in weight, cannot from their shape or
size conveniently go by post, should be sent as goods by rail, steamer or some other means of
conveyance. Articles weighing under 10Kgs. sent by post should only be sent as service registered
parcels if they contain anything of value.
NOTE 1. Fragile article, such as lamps and clocks, should be carefully packed in wooden cases.
The cases should be placed in bags securely tied and sealed. Unserviceable bags may be used for packing.
NOTE 2.- When an article is despatched as a service registered parcel, the receipt granted by the
post office should be filed with the copy of the invoice on record. If, however, a Stock Depot maintains its
own separate registered journal, the number and date of the parcel should be noted in the invoice and the
receipt should not be filed with the invoice.
381. Despatch of forms by stock depot – Books and forms in small quantities should be
despatched by the stock depot as service packets, and the packets may be completely closed. When
weight of any packet exceeds 5 Kgs., it should be enclosed in a bag and sent as goods by rail, or
steamer or by some other means of conveyance.
NOTE-Books of M.O. receipts and Savings Bank Pass-Books should be despatched as packets
registered on service.
382. Omitted
383. Method of payments for articles purchased locally.- The price of each class of
articles will be approved by the Head of the Circle after calling for sealed tenders in cases where
the aggregate cost of the local purchases on each occasion is Rs.250 or over. For all articles
purchased locally, bills should be obtained and submitted to him to be embodied in the monthly
contingent bill of his office. Each entry in the Stock Register (SK-51) on account of the Stock
articles purchased locally will be compared with the bills before they are passed by the Head of the
Circle. Necessary arrangements will be made by him for the payment of the bills. The price of each
class of article will be fixed or approved by the Head of the Circle for all articles purchase, bills
should be obtained and submitted to him to be embodied in the monthly contingent bill (A.C.G.
16). Each entry in the Stock Register (SK-51) on account of articles purchased locally will be
compared with the bills before they are passed by the Head of the Circle. The bills will be paid by
him.