The Punjab record Volume 38

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1904 Excerpt: ...not watched, he climbed the enclosure wall and made off. CIRCULAR No. 4--1572 Of 1903. To All Sdpebintendbkts Of Jails Is The Pokjau. Dated 2Ut April 1003. I Hate the honour to forward, for your information and guidance, extracts from Circular Letter No. 5148, dated the 1st October 190;?, Contingent Dills. from the jnn;01. Secretary to the Financial Commissioner. Attention directed Punjab, to all Commissioner-and Deputy Commissioners in the to possibility of Punjab, brinpng to notice t lie possibility of _ certain frauds in frauds in connection connection with contingent bills, and enjoining the need for a with--and careful strict observance of the rules laid down in the Civil Account observance of rales Co(1c jQr thc gdce 0f officers, and in doing so to request enjoinei. on. carefnHy pcrusc the extracts and the rules therein quoted, as also the instructions contained in paragraph 1130, page 308, of the Jail Manual, for writing up the Register of Contingent Charges, No. 35, and strictly comply with the orders laid down for your guidance. 2. 1 would specially invite your attention to the general rule of conduct laid down in Article 79 of the Civil Account Code, and to the necessity that exists for--(a) the systematic check of the entries in the Contingent Register with the sub-vouchers; (b) keeping all sub-vouchers in a secure place, accessible only to the official entrusted with the writing up of the Register of Contingent Charges and the preparation of bills; and (c) the careful destruction and defacement of all sub-vouchers for sums under Rs. 10, so as to render it impossible that they could be used a second time; the dates of cancellation being in all cases entered on the vouchers themselves. Extracts from Circular letter No. 5118, dated the 1st October ...