I :'HiC1iiiiit.BI;:! (;)T;i::i:.'Li. ii|:l;rM. I, 1 T' : A A ■ ! 8 \ 9 \ 9 1 c i THE LIBRARY OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES GOVERNMENT OP INDIA. Jubltc MoxkB gepiulment §ecv OFFICE MANfe^AL OF INSTRUCTIONS FOE THE CONDUCT OF BUSmESS. THIRD EDITION. CALCUTTA : OFFICE OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF GOVERNMENT PRINTING, INDIA 1891. ^^- HP 4-5.'? 5 u CONTENTS. Page CHAPTER I.— General duties and organization of the Public Works Department. Para. 1. — Nature of work and Luntrol exercised over Local Governments . 1 CHAPTER II.— Relations of the various Departments and Conduct of business between them. Para. 1. — General Remarks ......... 4 „ 5. — Cases to be referred to Finance Depiirtment .... 5 ,, 10. —Legislative Department ....... 6 „ 14. — Unofficial references between Departments .... 7 CHAPTER III.— Internal organization of the Public Works Secretariat. ToT... ■" — Sub-division of Office and work . . . . . .13 „ 19.— r^ponsibilities of tbe Secretary, Deputy and Under-Secretaries. 17 „ 28. — Cases wdiich may be disposed of by Under-Secretaries . . 20 „ 28-11. — Cases which may be disposed of by Deputy Secretaries . 21 ^L » 28-III. — Cases which may be disposed of by Under-Secretary, General Branch, without submission to Secretary . . .24 „ 28-1 V. — Cases which must be sent to the Secretary . . .26 „ 28- V. — Drafts which must be sent to the Secretary . . .27 „ 28-VL — Cases and drafts which must be sent to Hon'ble Member . 28 „ 28-YIL — General Instructions ....... 28 „ 29. — References to and from Director General of Railways . . 30 „ 32. — Office establishment ........ 33 CHAPTER IV.-Method of disposing of Work. Paia. 1. — Disposal of ordinary receipts . „ 19.— Attachment of Labels and Reference slips „ 20.— Frcpariition of Ciises .... ,, 29. — Method of disposing of cases ,, 45. — Issue of orders ..... „ 72. — Instructions to Drafters „ 73. — Recording ...... „ 112. — Confidential papers .... „ 113. — Inter-communication between Branches 31 37 39 41 44 49 51 61 62 CHAPTER v.— Special rules for different Branches. Pai-a. 1. — Registry Branch and Record-room . . . . .67 >. 4. — Distribution of letters, received, amongst the various Branches . 69 „ 6. — Works Branch ......... 70 >, 10. — General Branch ......... 71 <-y r^, r- o f^ o rs 11 CONTENTS. CHAPTER VI.— Forms of communications and orders. Para, 1.— General Instructions ....... „ 20. — Form of designating the Governor General . . . Page 72 76 CHAPTER VII.— Correspondence with Secretary of State. Para. 1. — Despatebes. ......... 78 „ 21. — Publications sent to the Secretary of State . . . .82 „ 25 — Telegrams to and from Secretary of State . . . .83 „ 28. — General Instructions ........ 84 CHAPTER VIII.— Miscellaneous Rules. Para. 1. — Publication of Despatches .... „ 3. — Gazette Notifications ..... „ 4. — Rules to promote expedition in disposal of business „ 9. — Rules to prevent accumulation of useless records „ 26. — Telejjraphic messages ..... „ 28. — Removal of Head-Quarters to and from Calcutta „ 30. — Proofs of papers ...... „ 33, — All papers to be treated as confidential . 35. — Selections from the records of the Government of India 86 lb. 87 88 90 ib. 93 CHAPTER IX.—Oflace establishment. Para. 1. — Qualifications, &c., of members of office establishment „ 18. — Rules regarding attendance, leave, &c. „ 37. — Establishment charges „ 41. — Contingent charges „ 41, — Ordinary charges „ 42. — Hill journey charges . „ 43. — Cash transactions 95 98 102 103 104 105 ib. CHAPTER X.— Press. Para. 1.— General Rules. 109 Appendices. A.— Nature of comments on the Proceedings of Local Governments . 112 B. — Rules for submission, &c., of memorials , , . , . 118 C. — Rules for submission of memorials addressed to the House of Commons ......... 124 D. — Rules for the submission of petitions to the Government of India .127 E. — Rules for the examination of clerks ..... 131 "F, — Rules for the tenure of office by Under-Secretaries to the Govern meut of India, Public Works Department G. — Powers of sanction of the Government of India as regards esti mates for works ....... H. — Number of copies of Part A. Proceedings to be printed and Dis- tribution Statement of Branch Parts .... 141 J. — List of Forms referred to in the Secretariat Manual . . . 143 138 140 GOVEENMENT OF INDIA. public %Wim'h gepriment ^wittariai OFFICE MANUAL OF INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE ""'^^ ^ CONDUCr OF BUSINESS. Chapter I.— General duties and organization of the Public Works Department. Nature of work and control exercised over Local Governments. 1. The Public "Works Department of the Govern- ment of India is charged with the business relating to Public Works that comes before the Governor General in Council. Under this title are included all Roads, Buildings, Canals, Railways, and other works carried out by Officers of the Public Works Department, and Officers acting as disbursers of the Public Works De- partment, from the Public Works Budget grants of the various Provinces. All business connected with Tele- graphs is also conducted in the Public Works Depart- ment. 2. As regards the Governments of Madras and Bombay, the control exercised by the Government of 1 Chap. I.] duties & organization of p. w. departt. Nature of work and control exercised over Local Governments. India is mainly of a general and financial character. Those Governments have the exclusive management of the Puhlic Works Establishments under them, as well as of the admiaistration of the Department in all its Branches, being only required to give proper attention to the rules laid down by the Secretary of State or by the Government of India on matters of principle in con- nection with the financial bearing of their operations, or the general system of Public Works administration. The appointments of Officers of the Consulting Engi- neers' and the Superior Accounts Establishments are made by the Governor General in Council. The Gov- ernment of Madras has its own Public Works Code. The Government of Bombay adopts the Code of the Gov- ernment of India, with minor differences due to local conditions. 3. The Lieutenant-Governors exercise a less iiKie- pendent authority. They are bound by the PubKcWorks Department Code of the Government of India, the pro- visions of which extend to all the Provinces directly under the Government of India. 4. The Chief Commissioners and Heads of Admi- nistrations other than those named above are, in a greater degree, subordinate to the Government of India, their powers of independent action being more limited, as defined in the Public Works Department Code. 5. AH Local Governments and Administrations have to submit, for the information of the Government of India, their Proceedings in full or in abstract. It is the duty of Under Secretaries to peruse these Proceed- ings, and to bring to notice any irregularities that may occur. 6. It is customary to restrict comments on the Proceedings of the Local Governments to a simple call for the papers, or to an intimation that the point referred to seems opposed to rule. It is always proper to allow of an explanation being ottered before orders are issued DUTIES & ORGANIZATION OF P. W. DEPARTT. [ ChAP. I. Nature of work and control exercised over Ijocal Governments. on any entry in tlie Local Proceedings. The corre- T> c . 1. io^< sponclence with the Government of Pros., September 1864, -ri i i j i o. , n n, (C. w.— Mis.),.Nos. 22-4. Uombay and the Secretary of State, /p^w^' M-'^^/xr^iK^^^^' noted in margin, may he referred (C. \V.— Mis.), No. 15. , i ii i o'^ .1 . to as to the nature or this power — vide Appendix A. ^i5fc Chapter IL— Eelations of the various Departments and conduct of business between them. General Remarks . . 1 Cases to be referred to Fin- ance Department . 5 Legislative Department 10 UnofiBcial references between Departments . 14 General Remarks. 1. It is an established principle of the Government of India that no orders giving sanction to Public Works expenditure should be issued from any other than the Public Works Department, and it is very desirable that this rule should not be departed from. If the rule be infringed, the case should always be brought to notice. Confusion and inconvenience have frequently arisen from want of attention to this principle, and it is not possible for the Public Works Department to exercise a proper control over the expenditure, if grants of public money are made for Public Works without its knowledge: Orders of the Government of India originating-in other Departments on such subjects should invariably be com- municated to the Public Works Department for issue to the Local Governments concerned. 2. In questions which arise in the Public Works Department affecting matters under the control of other Departments of the Government, regarding which there is any doubt, the papers should always be forwarded to the Department concerned, either officially or unoffi- cially, for a preliminary expression of opinion. 3. If in any particular case, in addressing another Department, it is considered desirable to put that De- partment in possession of an opinion contained in Office Notes, either the substance of such Notes should be embodied in the official communication, or copy of the Notes sent without making any mention of them in the official communication, but only wdth a pencil remark on its margin thus — " Office Notes accompany *' or " Office Notes will foHow." \4. When notes of Clerks or of Secretaries or of the Member of Council in charge of a Department are" ■4. ■- Chapter il. — iSiibstituie^ne joiiowimj fur jjura. ^ .- — -Y^^^ —The followino- is extracted from tlie rules and orders for the transaction of business in the Council of the Governor General (Rule XVIII A) : 4, Notes of one department sent to another department must he treated a^ confidential, and not forwarded to any one outside the Secre- tariat without the general or specific consent of the department to which they belong. When a general consent has been given to refer notes to an ofiicer outside the Secretariat, it must be understood that such consent do( s not cover a reference when the papers are marked '« Confidential/' or in cases— {a) affecting the officer personally, or in which his official con- duct is under consideration ; or ib) iu which'the emoluments or allowances of any subordinate of the excepted officer are discussed. The officers subordinate to each department in regard to whom a general consent to the reference of notes has been given are the follow- ing :— Home Department — Suro-eon General with the Government of India and Sanitary Commissioner. Revenue and Agricultural Department- Inspector General of Forests. Surveyor General of India. General Superintendent; Horse-Breeding Department. Foreign Department — General Superintendent of Operations for the Suppression of Thagi and Dakaiti. Finance and Commerce Department — Comptroller General. Comptroller, India Treasuries. Director General of the Post Office. Commissioner, North India Salt Revenue, ft) Military Department — • Adjutant General. Quarter Master General. Director General of Ordnance in India. Commissary General-in-Chief. Principal Medical Officer, Her Majesty's Forces in India. Suro-eon General with the Government of India. Director, Army Pteraount Department. Director General of Military Works. Director, Indian Marine. Public Works Department — ' Consulting Engineer for State Railways. Director General of Telograplis. [No. 32 0. M. 3-11-92. ] «*•' <1 4 No. 32 Chapter II.— Insert the folloiotng as para. 4 A : — ]S\,le, — The foll('win<2; is extracted from the I'ules and orders for the transaction of bnsiness in the Council of the Govertior General (Rule XVI.) : 4A. No proposal involving an abandonment of revenue for which Government has taken credit in the Budget, or expenditure which has not been provided for in the Budget, or which, though provided for, has not been specifically sanctioned, shall be brought forward for the consideration of the Governor General in Council, nor shall any onier to that effect issue without previous reference to the Department of Finance. The forpo'oing rule is subject to the following exceptions : — :ic * * * * * * () A maximum of six months* pay. (c) Rs. 10,000 in any individual case. II. Gratuity to widow or family in case of accidental death while on duty shall not exceed six months' pay. III. Gratuity in case of death on leave shall not exceed the pay that would liavo been drawn had deceased lived to return to duty on expiration of leave. [No. 22, O, M., 9.6-92.] Chap. II. ] relations of the various depts., &c. Unoflacial references between Departments. necessary papers and notes, or papers only, as the case may be, should be trans- ferred officially by the Department of receipt to the Department issuing orders, or makiug the intermediate communica- tion. {d). — When it is clear that the orders will issue in the Department to which papers are being sent without further reference to the Department of original receipt, as in the case of local Bills submitted for the assent of the Governor General sent to the Legislative Department, the papers should be sent officially to the Depart- ment which will issue orders. 15. Original papers or notes of another Depart- ment will not be recorded or retained without .formal transfer from the Department to which they belong. 16. Whenever it is considered desirable that this Department should be furnished with copies of the papers of a case referred unofficially by another Department, a label as below, printed in red, will be gummed on at the end of the notes when returning the file to the Depart- ment whence it was referred : — Please send cop of these papers, including notes, hereafter officially to the Public Works Depart- ment for record. 17. Cases received unofficially from the Account- ant General or the Director General of Railways on which the orders of the Government of India in any De- partment are required, must be returned for official sub- mission to the Government of India in this Department. 18, When a case belonging to this Office is sent to any of the other Departments unofficially for opinion, and certain orders are issued thereon from this Office, and other orders have to issue from the Department S Chapter II. — Insert the foUoioliig as para. 14 A : — l>^ole. — The following: is extracted from the rules and orders for the transaction of business in the Council of the Governor General (Rule XVIII, para. 3) : i^^ A. — In all such eases* the notes written in the department • Cases referr^ed from one referred to shall be on separate sheets from department to another. those written in the referring department and the Secretary in each department shall take due care that the notes which leave his department are expressed in terms consistent with the proprieties and courtesies of official correspondence. [ Xo. 32 O.M. 3-11-92.] Relations of the various depts., &c. [ Chap. II Unoffleial references between Departments. Department, a copy of it should be furnished to tlie Legislative Department for information, together with a copy of the papers connected with the case for record. This record will be confidential. 13. When a draft letter, notification, set of rules or the like is sent in proof to the Legislative Depart- ment unofficially for concurrence or remark, a spare copy of such proof should, at the same time, be sent for the use of that Department. Unofficial references between Departments. 14. With the object of reducing official corre- spondence between two or more Departments of Govern- ment, and of facilitating the despatch of business, the following system of unofficial references has been laid down : — '{a). — Any case arising in one Department of Government may be referred unofficially to another Department for an expression of opinion, or concurrence in the orders proposed to be issued. {b). — When a letter or paper is received in one Department and referred by it unofficial- ly to another Department for consider- ation, before the issue of orders, the Department to which the unofficial refer- ence is made will not, as a rule, issue the orders in the case, but will return the file to the Department from which the unofficial reference came — that is, to the Department of original receipt — for issue of orders. (c). — If, in any case, it is desirable that the orders sliould issue in a Department other than the Department of receipt, or if the Department of reference requires inter- mediately to take official action, then the 7 Chap. II. ] relations of the various depts., &c. Unofficial references between Departments. necessary papers and notes, or papers only, as the case may be, should be trans- ferred officially by the Department of receipt to the Department issuing orders, or making the intermediate communica- tion. {d), — When it is clear that the orders will issue in the Department to which papers are being sent without further reference to the Department of original receipt, as in the case of local Bills submitted for the assent of the Governor General sent to the Legislative Department, the papers should be sent officially to the Depart- ment which will issue orders. 15. Original papers or notes of another Depart- ment will not be recorded or retained without formal transfer from the Department to which they belong. 16. Whenever it is considered desirable that this Department should be furnished with copies of the papers of a case referred unofficially by another Department, a label as below, printed in red, will be gummed on at the end of the notes when returning the file to the Depart- ment whence it was referred : — Please send cop of these papers, including notes, hereafter officially to the Public Works Depart- ment for record. 17. Cases received unofficially from the Account- ant General or the Director General of Railways on which the orders of the Government of India in any De- partment are required, must be returned for official sub- mission to the Government of India in this Department. 18, When a case belonging to this Office is sent to any of the other Departments unofficially for opinion, and certain orders are issued thereon from this Office, and other orders have to issue from the Department 8 Chapter II. — Insert the following as para. 14 A : — ■ Xote. — The following* is extracted from the rules and orders for the transaction of business in the Council of the Governor General (Rule XVIII, para. 3) : i4 A. — In all such cases* the notes written in the department * Cases referr^ed from one referred to shall be on separate sheets from department to another. those written in the referring department and the Secretary in each department shall take due care that the notes which leave his department are expressed in terms consistent with the proprieties and courtesies of official correspondence. [ Xo. 32 O.il. 3-11-92.] RELATIONS OF THE VARIOUS DEPTS., &C. [ ChAP. II. Unofficial references between Departments. consulted, a copy of the orders issued from tbis Office will be sent officially to the Department concerned for information, with a copy of the Office Notes. 19. Separate Registers (Forms A and B) of all unofficial cases received from, or submitted to, other ])epartments should, be kept up in each Branch of the Office. The entries should contain details of papers received or sent. 20. In sending out an unofficial reference, a list of the papers in the file should be made and attached to it by the Branch. The Registry Branch in entering the case in the Despatch Diary, or Peon Book, will simply enter the unofficial number and date, and the subject of the papers, so as to identify the file, with the remark — *' Papers sent according to the list in the file." In the case of unofficial references from other Depart- ments, the receiving Clerk of the Branch should not only see that the list is in the file, but that the papers are correct as shown on that list. Should any paper be missing, he will at once bring the same to notice. When returning a case to the Department whence received, any papers which may have been added to the file in the Public Works Department should also be entered in the list, note being kept in the Branch Unofficial Issue Register of the papers so sent. 21. When a file is sent unofficially to another Department, any collections or other papers which are not essential for obtaining the assent of that Department to the recommendation made, should be removed from the file. 22. In cases of importance, however, or when a reference to former papers may seem obviously neces- sary, the whole file should be sent at discretion, but this discretion will most frequently be beneficially exer- cised by not sending on the whole file. 23. Unofficial documents are not to be referred to in official papers, except by pencil note. 9 Chap. II.] relations of the various depts., &c. Unofficial references between Departments, 24. The following procedure may here be noted as affecting certain special points connected with unofficial correspondence with the Pinance Department : — (a). — Whenever Office Notes are sent to the Finance Department in the prescribed form (i.e., by a pencil note on the official communication), the Recorders will, in such cases, be careful, when the Office Notes are to be printed as a Keep-with of the recorded Collection, Part A, to instruct the Press to strike off the requi- site additional copies for the Finance Department. These copies will be re- ceived from the Press by the Senior Clerk of the Branch, and sent to the Finance Department. (6). — In addition to the cases involving financial principles or fundamental procedure in accounts, all cases affecting matters of general financial interest on which orders are proposed to be issued in the Public Works Department, should also be sent unofficially to the Finance Department before the final issue of orders. The Finance Department will, in like manner, refer unofficially to the Public Works Department, the draft orders proposed for issue in that Department on subjects relating to matters of Public Works in- terest. But all correspondence with Fin- ance Department respecting the pay and allowances of any Officer on any Secret- ariat Establishment, or the application of Financial rules to any such Officer, or respecting any expenditure by such Sec- retariat, should be conducted officially. This order includes the Offices of the 10 RELATIONS OF THE VARIOUS DEPTS., &C. [ChAP. IT. Unofficial references between Departments. Accountant General and the Director General of Railways. {.c). — Whenever, after unofficial consultation with the Finance Department, an order is issued in any other Department which involves the payment of money hy an Officer in account with a Civil Account- ant or Deputy Accountant General, or which affects a rule of any of the Codes of the Finance Department, or the struc- ture or classification of the puhlic accounts, or any question of financial policy or principle, copy of such order should he sent officially to the Finance Department. In such case, if the Pro- ceedings are printed, six copies, includ- ing the initialled notes, should be sent to the Finance Department. (d). — If the order only involves the payment of # money hy an Officer in account with the Officers in the Account Department of the Military or Puhlic Works Depart- ment, or if it is upon any other subject not above specified, then no copy need be sent to the Finance Department, un- less that Department specially asks for a copy. (e). — As a rule, manuscript copies of papers will not be sent to the Financial Department, officially or unofficially, unless they are asked for, or it is necessary for that Department to issue orders thereon whether official or unofficial. (/). — Cases should as a rule, before being sent to the Finance Department unofficially, be submitted to the Honourable Member in the Public Works Department. Formal 1.1 Chap. II.] relations of the various depts., &c. Unofficial references between Departments, references or requests for mere inter- pretation of rules need not however be so submitted. 25. Save in matters of routine, such as calls for papers, &c., no reference is to be made to another De- partment except under orders of the Secretary. 26. When any information is required from the Calcutta Hio-h Court, the Registrar of the Court should be addressed, and not the Government of Bengal. Chapter II. — Add the following as para. 27 : — 27. When one Department of the Government of India desires to obtain boolvs or pnpers in the custody of the officer in charge of tlie Records of the Government of India which belong to another Department of the Government of India, the requisition should be mado unofficially and direct to the officer in charge, of tha records. [No. 18 O.M.-25.4.92.] 12 Chapter II. — Insert the folloioing as para. 28 : — Subjects dealt with by the Departments of the Government of India. Note. — The following is extracted from the rules and orders for the transaction of business in the Council of the Governor Geneal (Rule XLI) : 2S. The following subjects shall for the purpose of these rules be deemed to pertain to the department opposite to which they are res- pectively placed :— r All business connected with the following branches of the Administration in British India : — 1. Home Department ,,.- (1) Law and Justice. (2) Jails and the Penal Settlements in the Anda- man and Nicobar Islands. 1. Home Department .* (3) Escheats, the Administration of Estates of Intestates. (4) Police. (5) Education. (0) Examinations. (7) Fine Arts. (8) Sanitation. (9) The (Civil) Medical Service. (10) The Ecclesiastical Service. (11) Civil Service Questions. (12) Eegistration of Assurances. (13) The working of the Vagrancy Act. (14) The working of the Arms Act. (15) Copyright. (16) Census. (17) Municipalities and Local Funds. (18) Gazetteers. (19) "Weight and Measures. (20) In the Hyderabad Assigned Districts all business connected with Law and Justice, Jails, Police, Education, the Ecclesiastical Service, the (Civil) Medical Service, Sanitation, Municipalities, the Civil Service, Registration and the Copyright Act. -. (1) Land Revenue, including Settlements and Takavi Advances. 2. Revenue and tural Department. Agricul-' (2) Surveys, including Geological Surveys, excluding Marine Surveys. (3) Agriculture. (4) Fibres and Silk. (5) Cattle-breeding and Cattle-disease. (6) Fisheries. (7) Minerals. (8) Meteorology. (9) Famine. (10) Emigration. (11) Practical Arts and Museums. (12) Exhibitions. (13) Statistics of Internal Trade. (14) Forests. (15) ArchiBology, Archaeological Surveys the Conservation of Ancient Monuments. (16) Patents. but » 3. Foreign Department. 3. Foreign Department (1) Political matters generally. (2) Relations with Foreign States beyond the ^1 limits of India. I (3) Relations with Native States and with t Feudatories within the limits of India. ^jy ('^'^ Control of the Administration of Frontier Districts, and relations with Frontier and Hill Inbes, independent or semi-independent. (5) Control of the Administration of the Hy- derabad Assigned Districts, except in retjard to bu- siness specified opposite No. 20 in the list of subjects administered by the Home Department, and in re- gard to the subjects administered by the Eeven ue and Agricultural Department. , (6) Control of the Administration of Ajm?rc- Mhairwara, except in regard to business specified Opposite Nos. 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, Jl, and 12 in the list of subjects administered by the Revenue an d Agricultural Department. i 4. Finance and " Commerce -{ Department. (7) Political Prisoners. (8) Supervision of the Department for the Sup- pression of Thagi and Dakaiti in Native States. C9) Political Pensions. (10) Questions of extradition and exlra-teriitorial Jurisdiction. (11) Titles. (12) Order of the Star of India. (13) Recognition of Consuls. (14) Grant of Passports. (15) Ceremonials. (16) Local Corps in Riijputana and Central Indi*. f All matters connected with the Administration I of the several Presidencies and Provinces in India in the following branches :~ (1) The Public A^'counts, including estimate.*. Banks, Money Order's and Alienations of Revenue. (2) The Public Expenditure. (3) The Public "Ways and Means, including Loans to and from the Public Treasury. (4) The Management of the Public Fu-ids. (5) The Mints. (6) The Paper Currency. (7) Leave, Pay, Allo\\ance«, Pensions and Gra- tuities of Public Officers. (8) Assessed Taxes. (9) Excise. (10) Opium. (11) Salt. 4. Finance and Comrueice-{ Depart luent. (12) Customs. (13) Stamps. (1-1) Post Office. ■. (15) Statistics. (16) Commerce and Trade. (17) Mercbaut Shipping. (18) Stores from Europe. 5. Military Department (19) Ports and Port Dues, Lighting and Pilot (^Services. f All matters connected with the Administration j o£ the Army and Seagoing Marine, Marine Surveys ■{ and Dangers to Navigation (corresponding to the I Hydrographic Section of the Admiralty) iu all Pre- ^_sidencies. 6. Public Works Department. Public Works. Telegraphs. [No. Si. O. M. 3-11-92, Chapter III.— Internal organization of the Public Works Secretariat. Cases which must be sent to the Secy. Drafts which must be sent to the Secy. Cases and drafts which must be sent to the Hon'ble Member General instructions References to and from the Dir. Genl. of Rys Office Estabt. 28.IV 28-V 28-VI 28-VII 29 32 Sub-division of Office and work ... 1 Responsibilities of the Secy., Depy. and Under Secys. . . .19 Cases which may be disposed of by Under Secys 28 Cases which may be disposed of by Depy. Secys 28-11 Cases which maybe dis- posed of by Under Secy., Genl. Branch, in communication with aay other Branch concerned 28-III Sub-division of Office and work. 1., For the better despatch of business, the Office has been divided into the following Branches, with their sub-heads of classification of correspondence : — I. — Civil Works (l. — All buildings and works PROPERLY BELONGING TO THE CiVIL ADMINISTRATION OF Government. 2. — Telegraphs. 3. — All Irri- gation Works, including dykes and drainage. 4. — Petroleum, Coal, Iron, &c.) Sub-divided as follows: — Ihrigation • (I) Civil Huildings • (1^) COAIMUNICATIONS . (C) Miscellaneous . (M) Telegraph . (T) TELEOEAPn Establishments . (T K) Coal and Iron . (C & I) li — IIailvtay (1.-^Imperial, PRoviNcrAL and Native State Railways. 2. — Guaranteed and Assisted Railways.) Sul)-divi(lcd as follows : — Traffic . . . . (R T) CONSTHPCTION , . , . (R C) Stores . . . . (II S) 13 Chap. III.] organization of the p. w. secretaeiat. Sub-division of Office and work. III. — General (Q) All cases connected with the Estab- lishment organization of the various Branches of the Public Works Depart- ment (including the Railway Bi-anch but excluding the Accounts Branch and the Telegraph Department and Mining Establishments), and all proposals for changes of rules other than those relat- ing to accounts or works; increases and decreases of establishment except the Accounts, Telegraph and Colliery Establishments ; also all cases connected with the promotion of Chief and Su- perintendint; Kngineers. and of the Railway Branch and those of Exe- cutive and Assistant Engineers under Local Administrations. All matters connected with the general discipline and expenditure of the Office. All memorials to the Government of India or Secretary of State. IV. — Account (Civil Works; Budgets ; Re-approfeia- TIONS, &C.; &C.) Sub-divifled as follows :— - Civil Wobes . . . . A. C. W. Ieeigation . . . . A. L TELEGRAPn . . . . a. T. Establishments . . , . A. E. General . . . . . A. G. Railway . . . . . A. R. V. — Registry, Cash, Record, Stationery and Copying. 2. With the exception of V, each of these Branches is a complete Office in itself, though the records of all are kept together in one room called the Record-room. 3. This R.ecord-room is directly under the Regis- trar, and is the Branch for receiving, distributing, issuing, and keeping in proper order, after record, the correspondence of the whole Office. See also Chapter V, para. 3. 4. The Civil Works Branch is under the charge of the Inspector General of Irrigation and Deputy- Secretary, aided by an Under Secretary, who deals also with Telegraph cases; the Railway Branch under the 14 No. 29. Chapter III, Paragraph 1. — Insert the following as VI. — Drawing Office and Technical Section. Tlie staff oniployt'd in connection with tlie Drawing Otiice, Technical Section and Locouiotivc and Carriage and Wagon Superintendents' Committee forms a special and distinct office for the Consulting Engineer to the Government of India for iState Kail- w;iys entirely outside the i'ccrctariat, and the establishment belonging to tliat office is not available for emjiloy. nient except on the particular busi- ness for which it has been provided. [ No. 20 0. M. 24-10-92. ] No. 30. Chapter III. — Insert the folloicing as paragraph 4 A : — 4 A. The procedure to be observed in sending cases to the Consulting Engineer to the Government of India for criticism, and in dealing with other matters connected with his office, is as follows : — (a) All communications between the Consultino- Engineer and the Government of India, the Director General of Eailways and other Heads of Departments who may wish to consult him, and vice versa, wiJl be in the form of office notes. (6) All cases marked to the Consulting Engineer will be submitted to him through the Deputy Consultino: Eno^ineer. {c) The following cases will ordinarily be marked to the Consultincj Enijineer : — (1) Proposals and estimates for surveys. (2) Survey reports of all kinds. 1 (3) Estimates for the construction of new lines. (4-) Estimates for individual works on existino- railways in which engineering questions are involved. (5) Inspection reports on new lines or long sec- tions of railways, and other important engineering works before opening to traflac. (6) Progress reports and reports of all kinds on lines under construction or connected with the execution of important engineering works. (7) Indents for new kinds of rolling stock or large machinery for State lines. (8) Keports of accidents due to failures of works or materials. (9) All cases in which engineering questions are involved. . (10) Proposals for appointments of Engineers-in- Cliief and files dealing with the promotion of railway engineers. {d) The Assistant Secretary in charge of the stores section will mark railway '* Patent " cases referred for the opinion of the Consulting Engineer to that officer. (e) All drafts with which notes by the Consultino* Engineer are heiug sent officially to any Local Government, or to others, should be seen by the Consulting Engineer, wlien at head-quarters, otherwise by his Deputy hefore issue. (/) All work required by the Consulting Engineer in connection with the proper submission pf office papers, correspondence, etc., and generally all such office work, as is at present done by the secretariat clerical establishment, will be car- ried out in the office of the railway branch. Similarly, all work connected with the production of drawings which may be required for the secretariat, such as tracings, ferrotypes, litho- graphs, maps, and generally all work which is usually done by draughtsmen, will be carried out by the drawing branch of the Consulting Engineer's office, and the draughtsman in charge of that section of the drawing office will refer for instructions direct to the Under Secretary of the branch concerned. The camp section of the drawing office while in Calcutta will bf? directly in charge of the Under Secre- tary, railway branch. (g) The Consulting Engineer will have free access to the records of the secretariat ; and, of those which are printed, he may be provided with collection copies, which he may retain for his office. All requisitions for secretariat papers will be sent to the Under Secretary of the branch concerned. [ No. 30 0. M. 24-10-92. ] G. C. Press, Simla.— No. 1310 P. W. D.— 3-11.92.— 521. No. 4. Chapter III, Paragraph 6 — For the words, including Telegraph and Accounts, in the second and third lines siihstitute the icords, except Accounts, Telegraph and Mining Estahlishments. [No. 4 O.M. 20-5-91]. Chaptek III, Paragraph 7 — After the words, to that Branch, in the second line add, wherever initiated ; and for the rest of the paragraph suhsititiite, and ^y case voithe above description initiated in 'toother jBran^ will * beN;ef erreCL. hef ore ikying fiih^ly di^>^eA of, to the Jeneral Bratt^h. '*^apter if^ara. 7.-0mH the latter portion of this jyj^(^gruph comni':i,ifj loifh and any case. ; 4 [No. 12 O. ]Vi:i_-l5-l-y2.] V ORGANIZATION OF THE P. W. SECRETARIAT. [ChAP. III. Subdivision of OflBce and work. Deputy Secretary for that Branch aided by an Under Secretary ; the General Branch under an Under Secre- tary ; the Accounts Branch under charge of the Account- ant General and Deputy Secretary, aided by the Deputy Accountant General and ex-officio Under Secretary, and an Assistant Accountant General ; the Registry Branch is under charge of the Under Secretary in the General Branch, who also has general control of the Office Clerks and Office arrangements, &c., in connection with which he will take the orders of the Secretary whenever he thinks it necessary to do so. 5. Tn matters relating to Establishments, the Officers of the Civil Works and Accounts Branches will consult the Under Secretary in the General Branch wlien that course is deemed desirable, and they will be held responsible that all cases which involve — (a). — interpretations of rules which affect personal interests ; (&). — questions of allowances, or {c). — which are likely to form precedents, are submitted to the Secretary, through the Under Secretary in the General Branch, who will, if he con- siders it necessary, consult the Accountant General. 6. AH cases involving increase or decrease in any Branch of the Establishment, including Telegra|jiraufl fi-l? ^ Aoeountc, which require the sanction of the Government of India, should be registered and dealt with in the General Branch. 7. Cases which affect the Establishment of anotlierY^^ Branch will invariably be referred to that Branch/^^and, c...JtziXZ on the other hand, any case of the above description which is initiated in another Branch should be tran- sferred to the General Branch for official action. 8. Standing Orders and Notifications in the Gazette will be drafted in the Branch in which they originate, but will be numbered and issued from the General Branch. 15 )i Chap. III.] organization or the p. w. secretariat. Sub-division of Office and ■work. 9. A General Seniority List of the Engineer Establishments of the three Presidencies will be kept up in the General Branch, under the responsibility of the Under Secretary in that Branch. 10. The General Branch will also keep up a com- bined Seniority List of the Engineers employed under Local Administrations, and another of those employed on State Railways. 11. Casualties or leave should be noted on the back of each page of these lists with the date of the casualty, and the dates of beginning and ending of the leave. When an Officer leaves the service, either by death or retirement, his name should be struck out with red ink. 12. The foregoing lists will, when necessary, be submitted to the Secretary with proposals for promo- tions of Executive and Assistant Engineers. 13. The Under Secretary in the General Branch will bring to notice when any promotions of Chief or Superintending Engineers are to be made. The pro- posals will be initiated by him, and must be forwarded to the Secretary through the Officers in charge of the Branches concerned. 14. The Under Secretary in the General Branch is responsible that any promotions bgrottdr- scaler oy in, any way out of order, are^lDi'Ought to the notice of the Secretary. 15, All appointments to and promotions in the classes mentioned below must be formally audited by the Accountant General, Public Works Department, before they are gazetted : — {(t). — Chief and Superintending Engineers. (6). — Engineers on the Eailway List. ((?). — Engineers on the Local Administration List. (d). — Superior Accounts Establishment. (e).— Superior Railway Revenue Establishment. 16 Chapter III, para. 14. — Cancel the words beyond scale, or in the second Ime, and after the icord order in the third iiw^rt'id^whicli affect the Hail way, Local Administration, and Chief and Superintending Engineers' lists. ") [ No. 13 0. M.— 15-1-92. ] ORaANIZA^TIOX OP THE P. W. SECEETARIAT. [ ChAP. Ill, Eesponsibilities of the Secy., Depy. and Under Secys. (/■). — Accountants on the Geneml and Railway- Lists. 16- The Half-Yearly Classified List and Distribu- tion Eeturn will be prepared in the General Branch. 17, The General Branch will keep corrected up to date a History of 'Services of the officers of the Engineer, Accounts and State Railway Establishments. The book corrected up to the 31st December of each year will be re-issued annually. To enable this to be done, the corrected copy must be sent to Press in the last week of November for proof. The Press will sub- mit a proof as early as possible so as to enable the final proof being returned to Press on the 10th of January, and the work must then be issued by the end of the same month. 18. The History of Services of officers drawing Rs. 1,000 and above per mensem required by the India Office will also be corrected and completed annually in the General Branch, up to the 1st of July of each year. The corrected copy will be sent so as to reach the Press by the 15th July, and the History despatched to Secre- tary of State on or before ]5th September following. Responsibilities of the Secretary, Teputy and Under Secretaries. 19- The Secretary is generally responsible to the Government for the proper transaction of the business of the whole Office. The Deputy Secretaries and the Under Secretary in the General Branch have placed upon them the complete responsibility to the Secretary for all the business done in their Branches. All cases requir- ing submission to the Hon'ble JNTember will pass through the Secretary's hands for his information, or for any remarks he may desire to make, and will also return through his hands to the Ih-anches concerned after orrlors Lave been passed on them. The Deputy and Under Secretaries are responsible that all orders issued are in 17 Chap. III.] organization of the p. w. secretariat. Kesponsibilities of the Secy., Depy. and Under Secys. conformity with the instructions of the Members of the Government. 20- In matters of minor importance, orders are issued without previous reference to the Hon'ble Member, but all such orders, except on matters of mere routine, should be submitted for the approval and sanction of the Departmental Member in the Table of cases of minor importance submitted to him weekly — See Chap. IV, Paras. 29 & 40. 21. The Deputy Secretaries, and the Undersecre- tary in the General Branch, are responsible that all Standing Orders of the Department, or of the Govern- ment of India in all Departments, or of tbe Secretary of State, are duly attended to in the Office, and by the Authorities which correspond with the Public Works Department; and it will be their duty to bring to the notice of the Secretary any failure in these respects. 22. As a rule, each Deputy Secretary, aided by an Under Secretary, will be placed in special charge of a Branch of the Office, and will be regarded as the re- sponsible head of his Branch just as though the Branches were separate Offices. 23. The rules for the tenure of appointments by Under Secretaries to the Government of India in the Public Works Department will be found in Appendix F, 24. The Under Secretaries in charge of the several Branches of the Office are expected to maintain a sufficient control over all the routine business of their Branches, as well as to conduct the duties connected with the preparation of notes and letters, &c. 25. The proper despatch of business requires that constant attention should be given to the regular and punctual working of the Office Establishments in all stages of the processes through which papers have to pass, from their original receipt to their final recording in the Proceedings, and any neglect of orders on the 18 Chapter III. — Insert the following as pai^a. SO A : — jVote. — The following is extracted from the rules and orders for the nsaction of business in the Council of the Governor General (Rule ): 20 A. In cases in which any department proposes to neg'ative the proposals or overrule the decision of a Local Government the consent of the Governor General shall be obtained be, fore orders are issui-d. 31 CM. 3-11-92.] ORGANIZATION OF THE P. W. SECRETARIAT. [ChAP. Ill, Kesponsibilities of the Secy., Depy. and Under Secys. part of the Office Establishment should at once be checked, and, if necessary, brought to the knowledge of the Under Secretary in the General Branch. Special attention should be given to prompt recording. Pend- ing cases should be as few as possible — See also Chap. IV, Para. 73. 26. A very few minutes in the week devoted to inspecting the Registers, &c., will secure what is wanted, and will be found by every one to be well laid out, as it will ensure regularity and precision, without which the more important duties of the Office cannot be satisfac- torily carried on. 27. The following are some of the main points re- lating to the working of Branches, to which attention should be given by Under Secretaries : — {a). — Regularity in marking off in the Registers tlie disposal of papers received. This is essential to the prevention of arrears. (b). — Attention to the part of the Proceedings in which the papers are recorded. (c). — Inspection or other reports by Officers of the Secretariat, when likely to be brought on the Proceedings, should be printed like all other official documents with one-third margin. (d). — Care in checking the Index and Contents of the Proceedings to see that the important matters are properly noticed, and prolix or unsuitable titles rejected. (e). — The introduction of illustrative sketches in the Proceedings should not be allowed unless essential, and then only after re- ference to the Under Secretary of the Branch. (/), — Attention should be paid to the dockets that they are clear and sufficiently full, without being too lengthy. 19 Chap. III.] organization of the p. w. secretariat. Cases which may be disposed of by Under Secys. (g). — The neglect to record papers should also be corrected, {h). — The habit of putting up useless papers, and neglecting to put up those really re- quired, should be checked — Vide Chap* IV, Para. 41. (*). — The orderly arrangement of the file sent up for orders, in accordance with the in- structions given in Chap. IV, Para. 20, et seq. (/). — Attention should be paid to tying the files so that they can be easily opened. Though such matters seem trifles, they become of real importance in dealing with papers in large numbers. {Is). — Officers in charge of Branches should be careful to watch the hand-writing of the Clerks, and to regulate their own notes so that the whole may be neat and readi- ly legible. Office precis and notes should always be written on foolscap size paper and with not more than 20 lines to the page {vide Form G). The orders of Gov- ernment as to large writing and open, lines should be specially borne in mind. 28. The following are the rules regarding disposal of cases : — I. — Cases which mat be disposed of by Under Secretaries. Applicable to all Branches. (^a). — Ordinary routine, including calls for fur- ther information which appears desirable to aid in the disposal of cases. 20 No. 21. Chapter III. Paragraph 28, III. Cancel entry (/) ORGANIZATION OF THE P. W. SECRETARIAT. [ ChAP. 111. Gases which may be disposed of by Depy. Seeys. {b). — Unimportant unofficial references to and from other Departments of the Govern- ment of India, and to and from the Tele- graph Department. (,LiaL10nS, aUQ The Chief Commissioners, Central Provinces, OfficcrS UUClcr the British Burma, Assam, and Coors-. nn•k^4-■^^^ ^f 4-1, ' T^ The Resident. Hyderabad. ^ COUtrol Of thlS Dc- The Agents to the Govtrnor General for Central partmCUt, will bc India, Rajputana, and Biluchistan. nrlrlrnccnrl ' 4-1 The Accountant General, Public Works Depart- 'AUUILSSCQ^ lU tnC ment. Older indicated in The Inspector General of Military Works. f lio win ' A The Director General of Railways. ^''^ margin. A The Consulting Engineers to the Government of printed Hst lU this India for Guaranteed Railways, Cidcutta, Lahore, ^„,i „ mi i andLucknow. ' Order Will bc The Director General of Telegraphs. affixcd to thc draft The Director-in-Chief, Indo-European Telegraph. r^' ^ i The Director, Persian Telegraph. CirCUJar Or gCnCral The Director, Persian Gulf Telegraph. Icttcr aS sllOWino" how they have been, or are to be addressed. Sucli Governments, Administrations, and Officers on the list as are not to receive the Circular will be scored out. 47 Chap. IV.] method or disposing of wouk. Issue of Orders. 65. The Under Secretaries of Branches will sign Circulars of their respective Branches. All these Officers may exercise a discretion in sending Circulars for signa- ture to the Secretary or Deputy Secretary in special cases. 66. Ifj from unavoidable circumstances, a letter bears a date earlier than that on which it is presented for signature, or if any delay takes place in its despatch, the date of despatch will be noted under the date of the letter in a conspicuous manner. This date will always be entered on the draft. 67. On the return of the signed letters, they will be ordinarily prepared for despatch the same evening, the date of despatch entered in the " Branch Eegister of Issues," and the letters despatched, as noted further on, under the duties of the Registry Branch. The letter and enclosures should, as a rule, be despatched together. In exceptional cases when it may appear to the Senior Clerk that the case can be disposed of without waiting for the enclosures, he should, under the orders of the Under Secretary of the Branch, despatch the letter with a pencil foot-note " enclosures will follow.*' For the guidance of the Officer signing a letter for issue, an entry in pencil should be entered opposite the place for signa- ture, indicating by whom the draft has been finally passed, the entry being effaced before the letter is despatched. 68. Heads of Branches will forward to the Registrar, for circulation to Officers, a copy of each important Circular and General letter, as issued. 69. If instructions regarding the copying, keeping or returning of plans are not given by an Officer of the Branch when a case is disposed of, the Senior Clerk of the Branch will bring it to notice and ask for orders. "When orders are given for ferrotyping plans, a sufficient number of copies must be printed, that one may be placed in each copy of the Proceedings. 70- A separate Telegraph Message Issuf Book with a separate series of numbers^will be kept_^up >Jor e^h 48 Chapter ly. For para. 70, substitute the following :- 70 A draffc telegram having beea returned duly approved will be Branch numbered, dated, entered in the Branch Register of Issues " (Form L) in red ink, fair-copi- ed, compared, and sent in for signature. [No. 14 O. ]M.~-15.1-02.] Chapter IV. Cancel para. 71. [No. 15 0. M.— 15-1-92.] METHOD OF DISPOSING OF WORK. [ChAP. IV. Instructions to Drafters. Branch, and when a telegraphic message is prepared for issue, it will at the same time be entered in the Branch Book, and both the message and the book will be sent to the Officer issuing the telegram for signature, and for his initials to the latter. Telegrams will not be entered in the Branch Issue Registers. ^1. Inland telegraphic messages will be pre-- ceded by the numbers given to the messages in the Telegraph Message Issue Books with a distingj^iihing letter to indicate the Branch of issue. The di&tinsuish- iug letters of the several Branches and Sections noted below are those specified against each — General Branch , / , . G Civil Works „ X • • ^ Accounts . „ y^ » . . A Railway >, y^ „ Stores X Section . . S „ Construction „ , . C „ Traffic „ . . T The following is an example — G^. — Please order Jenkins to Madras. Instructions to Drafters. 72. The following instructions, some of which have been referred to in the preceding paragraphs, are here summarised for the guidance of drafters : — {a), — Note at the top of the margin of the draft the Register No. or Nos. of the letter or letters replied to. Al top of draft — (J)). — If the letter is to be placed on the takccd list, denote in red ink with a X. (g). — If urgent, insert a red " Urgent " label on the top of the file. 49 Chap. IV.] method of disposing of work. Instructions to Drafters. (c/). — In any case where an Officer is censured or praised, be careful to note thus in red ink: — " After issue send to General Branch to note." At bottom of draft — {e). — If the case is to be made keep- with of a Collection, note in red ink K."\V» (/). — If the case ought not to be recorded imme- diately but kept pending, denote in red ink with a p, {()). — In cases of importance, note in pencil the particular paragraphs or points in the correspondence which should be specially indexed by the Kecorder, and the catch or key words under which he should index. (A). — Note in ink the documents to accompany the letter. This note will a^^pear in the fair copy of the letter also. {%), — Is umber the paragraphs of drafts. (J). — "Write drafts neatly and legibly, and do not put more than 20 lines to the page. {Ji). — When sending up a draft for approval, take care to arrange the papers in the file in proper order, removing from the file any unnecessary slips and papers. (Q. — In the case of a Circular or general letter specify the Officers to whom it should go. Affix to the draft the printed complete list of Local Governuients and Adminis- trations given in the margin of para. 64, scoring out of the list", if necessary, such as are not to be addressed. Also make a note for orders as to whether the Circular should have a " Major Issue " or a *' Minor Issue." 50 METHOD OF DISPOSING OF WORK. [ChAP. IV, Kecording. [iu), — If original papers are being returned, note in red ink in the margin of the draft the papers of which copies should be kept. (y/). — In cases where there are more than one draft, the number of drafts submitted for approv.al should be noted at the top of each in blue or red chalk. Recording". 73. Every endeavour must be made by prompt recording to avoid the accumulation of unwieldy masses of unrecorded papers and cumbrous collection files. See also Chapter III, para. 25. 74. The case having been disposed of, the un- recorded papers Avill be at once prepared for record, or filed, the recorded jiapers put up with it being returned to the Record Room as soon as they have been counter- marked with the newly recorded papers. All drawings put up w^ith a case must be returned to the Drawing Office, such drawings as may have formed enclosures to any of the letters being noted by their Drawing Office general numbers on the docket of the recorded Proceed- ings as Keep-withs of the case. 75. AH cases are to he regarded as "disposed of," and in a state to be recorded, when definite orders have been passed on them, whether those orders finally dis- posed of the reference, or not. When a call is made for further information which is likely to be supplied at once, or where a prelinainary reference is made to some other Department without an expression of opinion in tlie Public Works Department, the papers should not commonly be recorded till the case can be dealt wdth on its merits. 76. Cases calling for further orders in the Finance Department, if they have been gone into, and disposed of on tlieir merits so far as Public Works Department is concerned, should be recorded on issue of the Public 61 Chap. IV.] method of disposing of wouk. Eecording. Works Memorandum making the reference to the Ein- ance Department. 77. Original papers forwarded without an expres- sion of opinion to other Departments for orders, or to Local Governments for report, should not be recorded before being sent. 78. -Before recording papers which are accompani- ed by plans, the orders of the Deputy or Under Secre- tary wdll be taken (1) whether the originals or copies should be kept for the original Proceedings, (2) whether the original plans should be returned without any copies "being kept, and (3) whether they should be ferrotyped in the office or not. When ferrotypes have been made and the connected papers are recorded in Part A, a copy of each ferrotype should be placed with each collection cojoy of the Pro- ceedings. 79. A copy of each sketch made to illustrate a note should invariably be placed with each copy of the Proceedings containing the note unless otherwise speci- ally ordered. A copy of each sketch, plan, or map, of a size not larger than foolscap, made in illustration of a letter re- ceived, or issued, must be placed in each copy of the Proceedings containing the letter, unless otherwise spe- cially ordered.- In cases of doubt the Under Secretary in charge of the Branch of the Office concerned should be consulted. The copies of sketches, &c,, should as a rule be lithographed, but the Officer in charge of the Drawing Branch will at his discretion adopt any other process he may consider suitable. 80. Strict attention should be paid to the rules laid down in the four foregoing paragraphs. The neglect of these instructions leads to much confusion and incon- venience, and no discretion is permitted in carrying them 52 METHOD OF DISPOSING OP WORK. [ChAP. IV. Eecording. out. If exceptional cases arise, they should be referred to the Under Secretary of the Branch for orders. 81. In, all cases in which orders are issued from this Office after approval of the draft unofficially in any other Department of the Government of India, a note will invariably be made by the Recorder at foot of the " Collection Docket *' (Form P), when recording the case in Part A, to the effect "approved in the Department." A similar note will be made when a draft has been approved by His Excellency the Governor General or a Member of Council. 82. To check the accumulation of unrecorded or pending cases, a " Daily Report of Record Work " (Form M), shovving the cases which remain unrecorded, will be prepared in each Branch, and submitted daily for the information of the Under Secretary, General Branch, or the Under Secretary of the Branch con- cerned, showing balance of unrecorded and pending cases. 83. The Records are kept in four divisions, ac- cording to their importance : — {a). — In "Part A" are placed papers of first importance. (5). — In " Part B " are placed papers of minor importance, but still worthy of being preserved. (c). — In "Special Files," i.e., Abstracts of Pro- ceedings and Periodical Rreturns which are not recorded, and such like. {(1). — Other papers of only passing interest are "Filed." 84. The papers, as recorded or filed, are conse- cutively numbered for each sub-division of each Branch, beginning with No. 1 in each montli ; Part A and Part B of each sub-division of the records having a separate series of numbers. The enclosures in the same letter 53 Chap. IV.] method of disposing of work. Recording. should have separate record numbers, but enclosures of an enclosure may be included under its number. The papers of each case are numbered in order of their dates, commencing with the earliest. Office Notes, and Notes by the Members of Government to which the initials of the writer only are attached, are not to be recorded, or brought on to the Proceedings, except under special orders. Such papers will be printed when belonging to cases recorded in Part A of the Proceedings and made " Keep-withs," one copy being placed with each printed Collection. Jfamtes by Members of Government, which may be known by having the signature of the writer in full, will always be recorded at length. No notes are to be recorded unless duly signed and their receipt entered in the General and Branch Registers. 85. Bulky enclosures or statements, and un- important papers connected with a case recorded in Part A, which it is not absolutely necessary to reproduce in the printed Proceedings, &c., may be put up in original with the recorded papers of the case with which they are connected, and are termed " Keep-withs " or " Depo- sited papers." The latter name applies only to such of the papers as are considered of sufficient importance to have a regular number affixed to them, and which are therefore referred to in the Collection Docket (see para. 116). " Keep-withs " bear no Proceedings number, but on each " Keep-with '* the number of the recorded Pro- ceedings with which it is to be kept will be entered in ink. When Demi-official letters are made Keep-withs of A Proceedings, they are to be printed with the notes, i.e., as part of the notes, in chronological order. 86, Part A cases are printed at length, and with a "Table of Coutents" (Porm N) ; as regards Part B cases, the " Table of Contents " (Porm O) of cases and the Index only are printed for the Monthly Volumes of Proceedings. Copy of a letter which has already been recorded and which forms enclosure of a letter under record need not be reprinted, but against the entry METHOD OF DISPOSING OF WORK. [ChAP. IV. Hecording. specifying the enclosure record reference of original letter must invariably be giv^en. 87. The Senior Clerk of each Branch will, in doubtful cases, obtain the orders of the Under Secretary of the Branch as to the part of the Proceedings in which papers are to be recorded, whether in " A " or " B," and it is the duty of the linger Secretary to exercise a care- ful check over the recording. It is necessary to guard against important cases being recorded in Part B, merely because the letters are short. 88. If the case is to be recorded in Part A, the papers will be numbered, the outside or fly-docket and Table of Contents prepared, and the Index made, to be arranged alphabetically at the end of the month. The Proceedings columns of the Branch Begisters will be filled in, and the papers will tlien be sent to the Press ; proofs will be corrected, when necessary on account of technicalities, in th.e Branch in Avhich the manusciipt was prepared, and, when passed, the complete Collec- tion, together with the manuscript originals, will be sent to the Record Boom and deposited, 89. The number of collection copies and of full volumes of the Proceedings recorded in Part A, and of the Branch Parts of which they are composed, will be ]irinted as shown in the Statements I and II — (Appen- dix n). The arrangement of the full volume of the Proceedings will bo as under, and will consist of 2 'Volumes : — Volume I. Civil IJ^orks. Irrio^ation. Civil Buildings. Communications. Miscellaneous. Te]egTa<:^h. Telegraph Establishment. Coal and Iron, Account. Civil "Works. Irrig'ation. Telegraph. Establishment. General. General. 55 Chap. IV.] method of Disposixa of work. Recording. Volume II. Bail way. Construction. Stores. Traffic. Account. 90. These orders for printing copies of the Pro- ceedings are not to be changed in any way except by the Secretary. 91. Extra Collection copies, at the discretion of the Under Secretary of the Branch, are printed of the Proceedings connected with every subject of import- ance, such as Railway or Irrigation projects, or other questions regarding which the correspondence is likely to be long and important. Pour of these collections are bound up book-fashion, in cartridge paper or other stout cover, and each fresh collection on the same sub- ject, as it is recorded, is added to the Volumes. 92. One-half of these sets are kept at the Calcutta and the other half at the Simla Office, the Volumes being kept in the respective Branches, or in separate racks in the Becord Boom as may be most convenient. The books are compiled by classes, divided according to the questions treated of, namely, Bailways, Canals, &c., and their sub-classes ; and questions con- nected with Establishments and Accounts, witli their sub-classes. Each book receives a title descriptive of its class, and the particular subject to which it relates. One Volume must remain permanently in the Office and must not be sent in circulation. 93. Senior Clerks of Branches are responsible that these Volumes are properly kept up by the addition of new Proceedings. At the end of each year, or at other suitable periods of the correspondence, the book collections are bound up into Volumes and numbered. 94. In the matter of classification, one subject, such as a Bailway or Irrigation project, often has a 56 METHOD OF DISPOSING OF WORK. [ChAP. IV. Recording. number of subordinate subjects, which may be of suffi- cient importance to be arranged in separate Volumes. Por instance, the "series," subject Eastern Bengal Kailway, might embrace the following sub-classes, the correspondence of which would be separately com- X^iled : — (a). — Transfer of the line to Government. (b). — Doubling the line to Naihatee. (c). — Kanchrapara Workshops, transfer of. (d). — Sealdah Terminus Fxtension. {e). — Chitpore Goods Station, enlargement of. Eacb Volume would be labelled thus — "RAILWAY SERIES/' Uastern Bengal Railway, Sub-head (a), or (&), &c. (as the case might be). Similarly under the main class i3ilaspur-Etawah project, there would be the following sub-classes: — • («). — Survey for the project. {h). — Coal explorations in Kewab. (rd Eoom. 1. The foUowing Registers "will be kept up in the Registry Branch : — " General Register of Official Receipts." (Form C.) " General Register of TTnofficial Receipts and Issues." (Forms T and U.) *•' General Resrister of Despatches from Sec3*etary of State.'^' (Form T.) *' General Register of Despatches to Secretary of State." \Form TV.) ••' General Register of Cireulars Issued." (Form " General Register of Demi-official Requisitions for papers. »S:c., received from the Registrars of other Departments." (Form Y.) *•' Ditto ditto sent to the Registrars of other Departments." (Form Z.) " Library Register." (Will be kept in the Record Room.) 2. The duties of the Registry \dll consist — (o). — In receiving and registering (Form Y), circulating and distributing to Branches, Despatches from Secretary of State. (b). — In receiving, registering (Form C), and distributing to Branches, all other le Iters. 67 Chap. Y.] special rules for different branches. Registry Brancli and Record Room. (c). — In registering under a General No. (Form W) the approved drafts of Despatches to the Secretary of State, and in issuing all signed Despatches to the Secretary of State received from the several Branches. (d). — In registering under General Nos. (Form X) Circulars issued from the Railway and from the other Branches. (e). — In sending papers from the Branches to the Secretary and to the Members of Government, and from the Secretary to the Branches. (/■). — In despatching to the Post the letters of each day. All issues will be put into covers and closed by the several Branches, and then sent to the Registry Branch to be stamped, franked and sent to the Post, or in the case of an urgent letter in the immediate locality to be sent by a peon. All letters for the Post must be sent together in a bag. (g). — In distributing Standing Orders, Selec- tions, and Reports. {h). — In sending to the Hon'ble Member every Saturday evening all Part A Collections (including the notes) of the Proceedings of the Government of India in the Pub- lic "Works Department j^rinted during the week. 3. The duties connected with the Record Room will consist — ^^^^ — Xn keeping the Records in good order, and in issuing them to, and receiving them back from, the Branches ; in keeping 68 SPECIAL RULES FOR DIFFERENT BRANCHES. [ChAP. V. Distribution of letters, received, amongst the various Branches. all the Registers of the Kecord Room accurately and up to date ; and in taking precautions against damp, vermin, &c., likely to injure the records. (5). — In keeping up the files of Circulars and Standing Orders as indicated in Chapter VIII, para. 24. Distribution of letters, received, amongst the various Branches. 4. In distributing the letters received amongst the various Branches, the following rules, applying to cases which might be considered doubtful, will assist in the determination of this point : — ■ (a), — Letters in reply to a communication from any Branch must be sent to that Branch, and be subsequently transferred, if necessary, to any other Branch. This procedure will enable the Branch which issued the orisrinal letter to mark off its Register, and thus prevent the needless issue of reminders. (j)^ — Annual Progress Reports of Irrigation Works and the Public Works Chapters of Annual Administration Reports will be sent to the Civil Works Branch. ^cy — Letters connected with Budget Esti- mates, Re-appropriation Statements, and Completion Reports of works, will bo sent to the Accounts Branch. (cZ). — "Miscellaneous cases not connected with TForJcs will be sent to the General Branch, also Annual Administration Reports. (g), — All communicalions on the subject of Iron and Coal will be dealt with in the Civil 69 Chap, v.] special rules for different branches. "Works Branch. Works Brancli. These cases will be sent direct to the Deputy Secretary for Irrigation. 5. The Registry Branch will also see that papers sent to the Secretary, &c., are properly arranged : that is to say, that fair letters for signature, drafts, urgent papers, and unimportant and other new cases are kept separate the one from the other. It is better to collect and send all the papers of the day to the Secretary at fixed periods according to the orders of the Secretary, from time to time, than to send separate packets at all hours of the day. Of course, urgent papers will be sent in at once. Works Branch. 6, Registers (Form a) will be kept in the Civil Works Branch, including Telegraph, of all sanctions to estimates of works accorded by the Government of India in this Department, ani similar Registers, with such modifications as may seem desirable, will be kept in the Accounts Branch of all sanctions to expenditure on Irrigation Works, and of outlay on account of Capital on Guaranteed and State Railways. 7, When a sanction is given, the Branch con- cerned wdll see that it is at once entered in the Register and properly numbered. The Accountants by whom the Registers of sanctions to outlay on account of Irrigation Works or on Railways are kept will be answerable for their accuracy, and for the entry of the Register numbers in the drafts. 8. In every letter intimating sanction to an Estimate, there should be the following words : — " The above Estimate or sanction has been entered as [for Civil Works, No. 17 C (Communications), 17 B (Build- ings), 17 M (Miscellaneous) ; or for Irrigation Works, 17 1; or for Railwav, 17 R; or for State Railwavs, 17 S R,— of 18Si-85] in the Register of this Office.'' 70 No. 23. Cimptcr V, parn. 6. — differ the word, and, in the 7lh line, add, in Jlailway Construction Section. [No. 25 O.M., 20-9-32.] No. 23. Clinpter V, parn. 7. — For thn icords^ the TTpijisfers of pnnctioris 10 oiitl.iy on afjcoiint of lirlirntinn Works or on Ivailw'jys, in the 4ftt and uth tiup.f, .sjt/jsfi/utfi the Korda. tlio JJe^ister of sancfir»ns to oiit].iy ot\ acoount of Irnji^:ition Works, and for Hie loord, Uicir, in the Glh Hue, siilslilute the word, its. No. 26 0. M., 20- 0-92] No. 28. Cbap.Y, para,7.-i<>^-//---^'-'^'^^^^'^^ suhstitute the word, is. [No. ii8 O.M. 10-10-U2.J SPECIAL RULES FOR DIFFERENT BRANCHES. [ChAP. V. General Branch, Before R and S R should be entered the initials of the Hail way concerned. 9. Original estimates are returned, hut copies of the abstracts are made for reference in the Office, and should be recorded with the cases with which they are connected. Copies of the reports prefixed to the Esti- mate should be made under the orders of the Under Secretary, and either brought on record if of sufiBcient importance, or placed with the Abstract of Estimate and made a "Keep-with." General Branch- 10. The Tables of sanctioned Establishments, and the Nominal Register of the Superior Establishments, must be kept correct up to date. 11. In notifying first appointments to the Depart- ment the full names of Officers should be entered and not the initials only. Similarly in all Registers kept up in the Office the Christian or other names of Officers of the Department should be entered in full, and not only the initial. No. 2. Chapter V, add as para. 12. Ilaihcay Branoh. 12. As a rule all State Railway pro'ects in which any important engineering questions 'are involved sliould be sent to the Consulting Engineer to the Government of India for State Railways for criticism. In the case of Guaranteed Railways the Deputy Secretary in the Railway Branch or the Secretary will send as they mav think fit. ^ J' [No. 2 0. M— 6-5-91.] 71 Chapter VL— Forms of Communications and Orders. General Instructions . 1 I Form of designating the I Governor General . 20 General Instructions. 1. Tlie various forms in which communications may issue are — Dockets. Office Memoranda. Letters. Resolutions. Circulars. 2. All ordinary orders on references made by sub- ordinate authorities are communicated in Letters. 3. When a letter issued in the Public Works Department has to be communicated to one of the other Departments or the Government of India for information, or with a simple request, it will be done by docket. 4. The orders of the Government of India on matters of a general nature, or of more than usual im- portance, and requiring to be communicated to more than one authority, receive the form of a Mesolution or Circular. In the wording of Resolutions, such expres- sions as the " above observations,*' or " the above sub- ject," should be avoided; the expressions should be *' these observations," '* this subject," and so on. 5. The practice of putting a title or subject at the head of a Resolution was adopted to avoid the cumbrous practice of giving the subject of each paper read in it. It is incorrect, therefore, to give the title, and also the subject of each letter. In a few excep- tional cases it may be necessary to adopt this course, but, as a rule, the letters read should simply be entered without their subject. 6. An Office Memorartdimi should, as an invari- able rule, never contain orders. To Local Governments 72 Chapter VI. For 'para. 8, suhsiitute the Jollowing : — 8. In writing of the Governments of India, Madras and Bombay, the plural number shoukl be used ; thus, "the Government of India desire, approve, sanction, etc. " Tlie singular number should, however, be used with respect to other Governments and Administra- tions, [ Xo. 39—0. M.— 10-3-93. J Forms of communications and orders. [Chap. VI. General Instructions. Office Memoranda should only be sent on matters of office detail, as in asking for missing papers, or making formal enquiries of a routine nature. Office Memoranda sent to other Departments of the Government of India should not contain formal orders of the Government in the Department of Public Works. As a rule, the Office Memorandum is the Secretary's mode of communicat- ing, as distinguished from that of the Government. 7. It must always be remembered in business that the Government of India is one Government, although its business is carried on in several Dei)art- ments. It is consequently not a proper thing to address the other Departments by Letter , or to say anything that has the appearance of setting up the authority of one Department against another. There is only one authority, that of the Government of India ; where differences of opinion arise in the different Departments, they should always be referred to as opinions of the Govenwient in the particular Department in which they have been formed. Any absolute orders of the Govern- ment in the Public Works Department, that affect other Departments, should always be communicated by Beso^ lution to those Departments, after agreement has been arrived at unofficially. 8. Liwriting of the Government of JEndiaT^the singular numbejk^ould be used. Thus ^' the Govern- ment of India desir^5K:;:;:approves- — sanctions, &c." Eur- ther, the pronoun it shouTzi>rtQj^e applied to the Govern- ment of India, or to,aily^ocal Gt>¥€a:nment or Adminis- tration. To avoidrtnis, such expressionsa&^^mie Governor General in^Council," or '* Uis Honour the Ln^ttte^ant- Gover^oiC or " the Chief Commissioner," should uspd^wlien suitable. 9. Orders of the Government of India in the Public Works Department, relating to purely depart- mental procedure, should be communicated direct to the Inspector General of Military Works. 73 Chap. VI.] Forms of communications and orders. General Instructions. Any orders, however, of the Public Works Depart- ment affecting officers of the Military "Works Depart- ment in their capacity as Military officers should only be communicated to the Inspector General of Military Works through the Military Department. 10. In the case of despatches from Secretary of State on matters of a general nature, or of more than ordinary importance, or which contain orders which are the result of correspondence between the Secretary of State and the Government of India, or between the Secretary of State and the various Departments of State in England, the correspondence shall not be published in extenso, but any such orders which are the result of decisions arrived at in England, will be communicated to Local Governments, &c., in the form of a Besolution containing simple and distinct instructions briefly ex- plaining, when explanation is necessary, the ground upon which the decision is based. Similarly, when issu- insT for g-eneral information the decision arrived at on any personal case, the personal element should be elimi- nated from the correspondence circulated for inform- ation. 11 . In an official document intended to be brought on record, office notes, initial orders, and papers of a similar character should not be mentioned or referred to unless they have either been, or are intended to be, brought on record. See also Chapter II, paras. 3 and 4. 12. New rules, modifications of existing rules, &c., in connection with matters which are treated of at length in the Public Works Code, are communicated in Standing Orders. Papers which it is desirable to communicate generally, or calls for information, &c., are issued in Circulars, or by letters or Resolutions bearing one issue number. All Circulars will have a title or heading of the subject matter. 13. Standing Orders should be prefaced with a reference to portion of Code, or Circular affected. 7-1 Forms or communications and ohders. TChap. VI, General Instructions. They should be free from preambles or reasons, and merely contain the orders. Where reasons are requisite, they should issue as Circulars in the first instance, with full explanation, and subsequently as bare orders in the form of Standing Orders. On drafts of Stand- ing Orders it should be distinctly stated at the foot whether it is proposed that they should be aj)plicable to the Governments of Madras and Bombay. 14. Each letter will, as a rule, bear a separate number, but when a letter is addressed to several parties it will receive only one number, so also will E/Csolutions wiiich are not issued as Circulars. The forwarding docket of a letter will invariably receive a separate number from the letter itself, but a docket to several parties will receive only one number. 15. Circulars are issued in two series — Public Works, and Rnilway. Under Public Works are includ- ed all issuing from the Civil Works, Irrigation, General and Account Branches. Eor them a separate General Eegister is kept up (Form X) in the Registry Branch, and in each Branch a " Branch Register of Circulars issued" (Porm b) is kept up. They are despatched from Branches. 16. Standing Orders should be issued for each volume of the Public Works Department Code; they will be drafted in the Branch in which they ori<>-inate ; but they are to be numbered and issued from, and recorded in, the General Branch. 17. In the distribution of Circulars to Govern- ments and Departments, discretion must be used. On each Circular it should be noted to what Government Depnrtmcnt, or other porson it is sent. A list showinc^ the total distribution of Circulars and Standinl"fJ^J_ other Public AYorks, and of other corre.pondeuce cou nected therewith. [No. 5—0. M. 20-5-91.] CORRESPONDENCE WITH SECRETARY OF STATE. [ChAP VII. General Instructions. found desirable for the Public "Works Department to communicate the sanction of the Governor General in Council to legislation being undertaken in the local Council, a copy of the papers on the subject should be transmitted to Her Majesty's Secretary of State for India as early as possible. A complete copy of the cor- respondence (with notes) should also be forwarded to the Legislative Department for record. 86 Chapter VIIL—Miscellaneous Eules. Publication of Despatches . Gazette Notifications . Rules to promote expedi- tion in disposal of business Rules to prevent accumula- tion of useless records Telegraphic Messages . 9 26 Removal of Head-Quarters to and from Calcutta Proofs of Papers . All papers to be treated as confidential Selections from the Re- cords of the Government of India . . . . 28 30 33 35 Publication of Despatches. 1. No official letters to Her Majesty's Govern- ment, or other official paper that would in ordinary course be reported for the information of the Home authorities, shall be made public until the interval shall have elapsed which is required for their receipt by the Home Government. If in any case of exigency this rule has to be transgressed, telegraphic intimation of the circumstance, with needful explanation, will at once be given to the Home Government. Similarly, communi- cations from the Government of India to subordinate Governments will not be made public until the interval above described shall have elapsed, save under excep- tional circumstances, the occurrence of which shall in each case be explained by telegram to the subordinate Government concerned. 2. The order contained in para. 1 should not be held to apply to documents which form part, or are likely to form part, of a correspondence between the India Office and any other Government Office in Eng- land. Such documents shall not be published without communication with the Secretaiy of State. Gazette Notifications. 3. Papers intended for publication in the Supple- ment to the Gazette of India will be sent direct to the Publisher of the Gazette. The Senior Clerks of Branches will be held responsible that the formality of having every paper of a collection, which is sent for publication, initialled by an Officer of the Secretariat, 86 MISCELLANEOUS RULES. [CrAP. VIII. Kules to promote expedition in disposal of business. is carefully attended to. All papers intended for pub- lication in the Gazette of India should be despatched in time to reach the Publisher's Office not later than 2 P.M. every" Eriday afternoon. Should any notification or order be unavoidably delayed beyond that time, it should be accompanied by a certificate of urijency signed by the Secretary or Under Secretary, without which it will be kept back for the following week's gazette. Rules to promote expedition in disposal of business. 4. On the 15th of every month, the Senior Clerk of each Branch will submit to the Ofiicer in charge of the Branch a List (Form d) of cases received durino- the previous month and still undisposed of. When re- turned, they will be kept by the Branch, and cases scored out as they are disposed of. Old Lists will be sent up with the new ones monthly, until all the cases are disposed of, when the Lists may be destroyed. 5. The Arrear Lists will be endorsed with a memo- raudum showing the number of cases remaining undis- posed of on the 15th of each month. 6. On the 12th of each month, the Registry Branch will forward to each Branch a Report (Form e) to be filled in with information of the total number of Receipts and Issues during the previous month, tlie un- disposed of cases for the said month, and also for the first, second and third and more months prior thereto, respectively. From these Reports, the Registry Branch will prepare one General Abstract, Avhich will be sub- mitted to, and initialled by, the Under Secretary of each Branch, in token that he has satisfied himself that the various Registers, &c., of the Branch have been duly kept up. It will then be submitted for the inform- ation of the Secretary. 7. A List (Form/) of unanswered references or calls for information will also be sent up montlily by 87 Chap. VIII.] miscellattkous rules. Eules to prevent accumulation of useless records. each Branch, so that the Under Secretary may check the nea^leet on. the part of otlier Offices to comply promptly with, and on the part of this Office, to enforce attention to, calls made from this Office. They will he endorsed as in the case of the Statement ahove re- ferred to. The First " takeed " or reminder should, as a rule, issue not later than six weeks after issue of letter. 8. The Senior Clerk of each Branch will suhmit to the Officer in charge of the Bi"anch a List (Form J} of letters, telegrams and circulars received and issued during the quarter which remain unrecorded. The list for one quarter will be submitted at the close of the fol- lowing quarter. Hules to prevent accumulation of useless records. 9. The rules contained in the following paragraphs are laid down with tlie view of preventiug the accumu- lation of useless records, and are to be carefully attend- ed to by the Begistry Branch. 10- Abstract Froceedings of Local Govern- ments. — In January of each year, those of the last year but one, should be destroyed. 11. Frinted Proceedings of Local Gover?iments. — These are to be retained till the room occupied by them is wanted, when the question of their destruction or return to the Local Governments is to be referred for orders. 12. File cases. — These will, as a rule, be destroyed after two years. Before destruction they are to be looked through by the Senior Clerks of Branches, or some reliable Clerk to be nominated by them, to see that auythiug likely to be useful is not destroyed. 13. Fart B cases, — These are not to be destroy- ed. — See Chap. IV, para. 86 et seq., for the disposal of Fart A cases. 14. The manuscript of Part A cases returned from 'J'*ress will be destroved after three years. 8S MISCELLA^NEOUS RULES. [ChAP. VIII, Rules to prevent aecumulatioii of useless records. 15. Fuhlic Works Budgets and Budget Ordej^s. — Two sets for each year may be bound up and kept in the Record Room, one in Calcutta and one in Simla. As many more sets as may be required for general use will also be bound and distributed to the Branches and Departments wanting them. Loose copies will be kept for four years and then destroyed. 16. Army Lists, Army Circidars and General Orders Jjy the Commander-in-Chief. — One complete set of each should be placed in the Record Room and con- tinuously added to as time passes. Spare copies, if any, may be destroyed after three years. 17- Table Books and Circulation Lists.- — May be kept for six months. 18- Lists of packets. — May be kept for six months. 19. Formal letters to Secretary^ India Offtce, giving contents of box-packets. — May be kept for one year and then destroyed. 20- Public Works Chapters of the Administration Heport. — These Chapters form a portion of the entire Volumes of these Reports received annually from the Home Department. They may be destroyed after two years, one file being kept in Calcutta Record Room. The Library should be supplied with the complete General Administration Reports (one copy). 21. Files of correspondence between the Secretary of State and the Madras and Bombay Governments. — These should be retained. 22- Dei^patchcs from Government of India to Secretary of State, and Secretary of State's Despatches to Government of India. — These are now brought on record like the current correspondence. 23- Spare copies of letters fcnt by Local Govern- ments. — To be destroyed when the matter seems to be finally disposed of. 24- Public Works Bepartn-cut Circulars and Standing Orders. — Each Rrauch will keep up as many 89 Chap. VIII. ] miscellaneous rules. Telegraphic Messages. complete files of Circulars and Standing Orders as are required for reference by Officers and the Branch ; and three complete sets of Circulars will be kept up in the Record Eoom. 25- Gazettes. — The volumes of the Calcutta Ga- zette up to the date of the establishment of the Gazette of India, and those of the Gazette of India from the commencement, are to be transferred to the Library- after one year. Of other local Gazettes, Bengal, Punjab and North-Western Provinces and Oudh, may be des- troyed after five years ; the rest, including Madras and Bombay Gazettes, after one year. Telegraphic Messages. 26. No one communicating with Government, or ■with any public functionary, is entitled to expect a reply by telegraph. The telegraph is an extraordinary means of communication, which is not intended to be used in the transaction of public business, except on urgent and important occasions, and when the saving of time eiJected by the telegraph is of real importance to the public interests ; and it is of the utmost consequence to the interests of the general public, and also as regards the economical working of the telegraph, that this rule should be rigidly observed by all Officers. 27- I^ communicating by telegraph on the Public Service, care should be taken to express the message in as few words as are consistent with a clear rendering of its meaning. Brevity, next to clearness, must be considered the most important considerations in telegraph messages. Removal of Head-Quarters to and from Calcutta. 28- The following rules are laid down for guidance in the matter of the removal of current papers, books and other records to and from Calcutta : — (a). — No books of reference, such as Codes of the Public Works, Pinancial and Military 90 MISCELLANEOUS RULES. [ChAP. VIII. Hemoval of Head-Quarters to and from Calcutta. Departments, Histories of Services, Army, Classified and other Lists, shall on any account be taken to Simla or brought away therefrom Tvithout special orders. Complete sets of such books will be kept at Calcutta and at Simla. The Head Clerk of each Branch is responsible that this rule is strictly observed. The same rule applies to officers' books. (h). — Only such papers as it is absolutely neces- sary to forward by this expeditious but most expensive mode of conveyance should be forwarded by passenger train and ekka. A list of papers, &c., to be forwarded in this manner, approved by the Under Secre- tary, is maintained in each Branch. Al- terations and additions to these lists can only be made with the concurrence of the Under Secretary in charge of the Branch concerned. (c). — When the Office is about to close at Calcutta or Simla, the Head Clerk of each Branch ■will submit to the Under Secretary in charge of the Branch a detailed list of all the files in the Office (current, takeed, or pending), and will indicate those which he considers should go by passenger train, and those which he thinks miglit be sent " preference " or " ordinary." The Under Secretary will then give orders as to how they should be forwarded. In practice it is only necessary that cases under ur- gent disposal should be forwarded by pas- senger train. (d). — The boxes to be carried by passenger train 91 Chap. VIII.] miscellaneous rules. Bemoval of Head- Quarters to and from Calcutta. will, under the above rules, probably be not more than one for each Branch. They will generally be made over to one clerk for conveyance, but the Head Cleric of each Branch will be responsible for the safe arrival of the box or boxes belonging to his Branch, the weight of which he must note. When the boxes are made over to one clerk, he will be allowed to charge the Railway freight for extra luggage from Calcutta to Kalka: and from Kalka to Simla at 5 maunds per ekka, or 20 seers per coolie. These charges must be properly supported and carefully checked. (e). — After the accounts are complete an abstract of the number of boxes, their weight and cost, forwarded by passenger train, " pre- ference" and "ordinary," for each section of the Office, will be submitted to the Under Secretary, _ General Branch, for his inspection, 29. The principle to be followed in regard to books is laid down below : — {a). — Books tvhich are placed in the Library at Calcutta and catalogued. — These are obtain- able from the Library w^hen required, and should not be taken to Simla, unless specially ordered. (b). — Boohs of reference on Establishment questions, such as Histories of Services, Classified^ Army and Civil Lists. — Each Branch which requires these will keep up sets at Simla and Calcutta. The paper- room will arrange to have one set of each current List at Simla and Calcutta. 92 MISCELLAI^EOUS RULES. [ChAP. VIII. Proofs of Papers. {c). — Collections of Resolutions and Codes. — Each Branch is responsible for having its own set which it requires. (d). — Gazettes. — The paper-room should have com- plete sets of these at Simla and at Calcutta. {e). — Periodicals hound up. — These should be kept in the Library at Calcutta. {f). — Public Works Administration Heports and Revenue Heports. — The paper-room should have sets of these both at Simla and Calcutta, when not in the records, and the Branches or Sections which require them for use should keep a set both at Simla and Calcutta. New books of the above descriptions received during the Calcutta season, which ought to be in stock at Simla, should be sent up early, and new books received during the Simla season, which are required for the Library at Calcutta, or paper-room, or both, should be sent down early by ordinary. Proofs of Papers. 30. When a case is finally disposed of, Senior Clerks of Branches should see that all proofs not required for record or for future reference are destroyed. It is necessary that every precaution should be taken against the theft of papers. 31. The papers of one Branch arc not at the disposal of anotlier Branch except required by the exi- gencies of the latter. 32- No Office papers should be supplied to other than the permanent or officiating ofliccrs of the Secreta- riat without the orders of the Secretariat. ua Chap. VIII.] miscellaneous utiles. Selections from the Hecords of the Government of India. All papers to be treated as confidential. 33. It is to be impressed on all the Clerks that the theft of papers is felony and punishable under the Indian Penal Code, and that for the credit of the Office it is expected that they will do all in their power to prevent the crime or, if the crime be committed, to detect the perpetrator of it. 34. Any unauthorised communication to the public of papers or of information on official matters is a breach of trust, which, on being detected, will be followed by instant dismissal. Selections from the Records of the Government of India. 35. Selections from the Hecords of the Govern- ment of India on important subjects are published from time to time, and are given general serial numbers by the Superintendent of Government Printing, India : Selections published by this Dejoartment will, in addition to the general serial numbers, be also given subsidiary serial numbers in Arabic, which, with the words " Public Works Department serial No.", in a distinctive lettering, will be inserted under the general serial number. These subsidiary serial numbers will be given in the Civil Works Branch, for which purpose a register will be kept u-p in that Branch. All final proofs of Selections when approved will be sent to the Civil Works Branch, accompanied with instructions as to the number of copies to be printed, and a list showing the distribution determined on, when the subsidiary serial number will be given and the proofs sent by that Branch to the Superintendent, Government Printing, Calcutta, with instructions to print off and dis- tribute. The Civil Works Branch will keep account of distribution, but the Superintendent of Government Printing will fix the sale price of each copy. 94 No. 24. Chai'TEH VIII. — Add the folloicuig as paragraph 36 tinder (he lie ad. Compensation for loss of Property. 30. The following- rules have been framerl for tlic guid- ance of the several Departments of the Government of India in the disposal of claims for compensation for loss of proper- ty by Civil officers : — 1. The principle^ laid down in articles 507 to 611 of the Army Ivcguiations. India, Volume I, Part I, shall generally govern such cases so far as they may be applicable, and arc not inconsistent with the following rules, 2. Claims to compensation made by Civil officers will only be considered by the GJovernment of India in cases in which — (1) the losses have been caused by the Queen's enemies, such as raiders or insurgents, or hostile forces, and are not due to mere accident, such as tire, or to ordinary thefts or robberies, even when accom- panied by violence ; ('2) the oGicer suffering the loss was employed at the time in frontier tracts exposed to attack by wild tribes or in places known to be specially dan- gerous ; and (3) the officer concerned has not contributed to the outbreak or attack by his own negligence, or want of tact or other similar fault. 3. In such cases compensation may be ovn^foj to the following extent : — {a) ir ^ Chapter IX-— OflSce Establishment. Qualifications, &c., of Members of Office Es- tablishment Rules regarding Attend- ance, Leave, &c. 18 Establishment Charges Contingent Charges Ordinary" Charges Hill journey Charges Cash Transactions 37 41 41 42 43 Qualifications, &c., of Members of Oflace Establishment. 1. The Office of the Public Works Secretary is composed of a Registrar, and 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th class Clerks and Copyists. The Registrar and those in the 1st and 2nd classes belong to the Ui3per Division, and those in the 3rd, 4jth and 5th classes to the Lower Division. 2. The Registrar is the head of the Office Esta- blishment, and is to be recognized in all Branches as re- sponsible for the general discipline and work of the Office. He is to enforce regular attendance throughout the Branches, including the menial servants of the Office, and to report to the Under Secretary in the General Branch every instance of failure or remissness that may come to his notice, 3. The Registrar is authorized to frank all letters sent by Post on Her Majesty's Service only. He inspects all Establishment bills, and bills for contingent expenses of the Office previously to their being passed, and has the checking of the cash accounts and the issue of stationery. He has also the special charge of the Registry Branch, and the supervision of ilie arrange- ment and custody of the whole of the Office records and of the Office Library ; the general conservancy of the Office and all details involved in its general charge. He will also be in direct charge of one of the other Branches of the Office. 4. The Registrar deals also witli all demi-official requisitions for papers or books from or to the Registrars of the other Secretariats of the Government cf India, 95 Chap. IX] office establishment. Qualifications, &c., of Members of OflSce Establishment. when such requisitions do not embrace notes or confiden- tial papers. He is held responsible also for the folloAV- iug sjiecial duties : — (a). — -Despatches to the Secretary of State will be strictly watched by him, and any delay in circulation for signature brought to notice. {b). — Unofficial references from other Depart- ments will be distributed bv the Resris- trar to the Branches concerned, (c). — Punctual submission of the monthly Office arrear statements of wovh will be seen to by the Registrar. 5. The Registrar will take special care that cases are not improperly or unnecessarily kept pending. He will also be held responsible that Standing Orders are prepared for the amendment of the Office JNIanual, and that a copy of the Manual is kept corrected up to date. 6. All confidential papers and documents will be made over to, and kept by, the Registrar in bis special charge. 7. Candidates for employment must produce certificates that they have been successfully vaccinated or otherwise protected from small-pox. 8- The qualifications required of copyists are — Good hand-writing and facility in reading manuscript. 9. Both the Upper and Lower Divisions will be * Except in the case of the appointments of I'CCruited by mCaUS the Registrar of the Office and of Senior Clerks q£ ^yqq aild OpCll COm- of Branches, for filling up which an ahsolnte ... ^ ^ Tfl 1 power of selection must remain with the Head J^etltlOn, mOCllIieClj of the Office concerned. j^s regards tlic Upper Division, by conditions favourable to persons at the present time actually serving in the Lower Division to the following extent : — {a). — Every third vacancy occurring in the Upper Division may be filled up by the Head 96 OFFICE ESTABLISHMENT. [ChAP. IX. Qualifications, &c., of Members of Oflice Establish.ment. of the Office, if he thinks fit, in accord- ance with the results of a Departmental Examination, hy the promotion of Clerks alreidy in the Lower Division of the Office. {b). — Clerks in the Lower DiYision, under 40 rears of age, may, with the consent of the Head of tlie Office, ])resent themselves for examination for Upper Division appointments without payment of fee. 10- I'or the purpose of selecting candidates for ap- pointments, an examination will he held in January of each year at Calcutta, Allahahnd and Lahore. The particulars of the examination will he found in Appen- dix E. 11. Transfers from the Upper Division of one Government Office to that of another, or from the Lower Division of one Office to that of another, may he arrans^ed by the Heads of the Offices concerned; hut no transfer hy arrangement from the Lower Division of one Office to the Upper Division of another can be allowed. 12- On the occurrence of vacancy in any Office when no candidate qualified under these rules is avail- able to fill such vacancy, temporary arrangements may be made by the Under Secretary in the General Branch, under the orders of the Secretary, to carry on the work until the results of the next examination are known. 13- The apportionment of the work does not neces- sarily follow the arrangement of classes, and every per- son will be available for any duties for which he may he required, without any claim to allowances in addition to his fixed salary. 14. Clerks are ordinarily, though not as a matter of course, first appointed to the lowest class of each Di- vision, and their future promotion within tlie Division to which they belong will depend entirely upon their 97 Chap. IX.] office establishment. Rules regarding Attendance, Leave, &c. work and merits. All persons will be on probation dur- ing their first year of service, and if their work is not then found satisfactory, they will be discharged without gratuity or compensation. This rule does not apply to Clerks selected for the Upper Division who were previ- ously permanent Clerks in the Lower Division. 15. The Secretary will be mainly guided by the reports of the Under Secretaries of Branches in regulat- ing the promotion of Clerks. !No Clerk will have any claim as of right to rise beyond the grade upon which he may liave been brought in, though in ordinary course Clerks who satisfy the Heads of the Office will receive promotion to vacancies in the Division as they occur. Promotions will be dealt with by the Under Secretary in the General Branch, under the orders of the Secretary. 16' A copy of this Manual will be given to every Clerk on his appointment to the Office, and he will be held responsible for the book given t^ him being posted up with all Office Orders as they issue. 17. The Accounts business of the Secretariat is performed by the Office of the Accountant General, which is connected with the Secretary's Office. Trie Clerks attached to the Accountant General's Office are subject to the rules regarding qualifications, attendance, leave, &c., laid down in this Manual. The Accountants in that Office are guided by the rules laid down in the Public Works Department Code, and such orders as may be issued by the Accountant General, or by the Secretary in the Public "Works Department, on matters of disci- pline and routine. Rules regarding Attendance, Leave, &c. 18. The hours of attendance are from 10-30 o'clock in the morning, punctually, until 4-30 o'clock in the afternoon. No time is allowed for difference in clocks or accidental delay. Clerks are expected to be at their seats by 10-30 o'clock. 98 OFFICE ESTABLISHMENT. [ChAP. IX. Hules regarding Attendance, Leave, &c. 19. An attendance book is kept in the Rep:istry Branch. It is to contain the name of every Clerk in the Office, the Registrar excepted, and each is to initial his name and enter the hour of his arrival. The Regis- trar sees and signs the daily list of attendance, and makes any necessary remarks as to absences, &c., &c. 20. When a Clerk from unforeseen circumstances of a really important and urgent nature is obliged to be late in his attendance, he must by letter explain the cause. The letter should be addressed to the Registrar through the Senior Clerk of the Branch and should reach him not later than 11 a. m. of the day of the Clerk's late attendance. If the letter is sent after the prescribed time, it will not be accepted, and he will be noted as late without leave for that day. The excuse of not having had time to write, or not having a messenger to send the letter, will not be admitted. 21. If any person is absent a whole day without leave, he forfeits his salary for the day, and frequent or systematic absence, or late attendance, will lead to dismissal in the end. 22. No Clerk is permitted to leave the Office during Office hours without the permission of the Senior Clerk of his Branch. It is the duty of the Senior Clerk to ])ring to notice any infraction of this rule. When a Senior Clerk is desirous of leave during office hours he should obtain the permission of the Under Secretary of the Branch, and should inform the Registrar that he has so obtained leave. 23. When a Clerk is unable in consequence of sick- ness to attend Office, he should report the fact by letter to the R-egistrar through the Senior Clerk of the Branch, which should reach him not later than 11 a. m. of the day of his absence, and every person absent on the plea of sickness must produce a medical certificate of his inability to attend if called upon to do so ; and, as a rule, a medical certificate must be submitted on tho 99 HAP. IX.] OFFICE ESTABLISHMENT. Bules regarding Attendance, Leave, &c, third day of absence not later than 11 A. m. The certi- ficate should state for what number of days he will be absent, and on the expiration of that period, if a con- tinued absence is necessary, a fresh medical certificate should be submitted defining the number of days of further absence. It is to be|distinctly understood that, on the expiration of each period, a fresh medical certifi- cate must be furnished. When the medical certificate does not define the number of days of absence, a fresh certificate must be furnished on every fifth day of absence. 24. The Registrar is empowered to grant Clerks casual leave for three days at a time. 25. Regularity of attendance will be taken into consideration in determining claims to promotion. Fur- ther, no annual increase within a class will be allowed unless the claimant has been regular in his attendance, and has given satisfaction by his conduct in the preced- ing year. 26. The Office is closed on Sundays and, as work permits, under the orders of the Secretary, on all the authorized holidays mentioned in the following para- graph, and on the last Saturday in each month. Half holidays are allowed on other Saturdays, on the con- dition that the despatch of business is not thereby hindered. 27. The following days are authorized by the Gov- ernment to be observed as holidays : — New "Year's day . . .1 Sree Punchomee (February) , 2 Pole Jathra . . . ,1 Good Friday and the day after . 2 Choitro Sankranti (April) , . 1 - The Queen's Birthday (May) . 1 Pushohara (AFay) . . .1 Junmo Ostomi (August) . . 1 100 OFFICE ESTABLISHMENT. [ChAP. IX. Hules regarding Attendance, Leave, &c. Molialoyali (September or October) . . . .1 Doorga and Lucki Pujabs (Septem- ber or October) . . .12 Kali Pujab . . . . 2 Juggodatbree (November) . . 2 Cbristmas day and two days before or after . . . .3 28- Tbe following are observed as close holi- days, viz. : — New year's day . . .1 Good Friday . . . .1 Tbe Queen's Birthday . . 1 Cbristmas day . . . .1 On other holidays, Senior Clerks of Branches must no- minate Clerks for attendance for the registering of letters received and for urgent work, &c. 29. Official hours must be devoted to the regular, diligent, and punctual discharge of duties connected , with tbe office, and the services of every Clerk may be commanded whenever they may be available, owing to a paucity of work in the Branch in which he is employed, or any other cause. 30. Clerks are not to carry on any trade, business or profession, or to have any other occupation, which may call off their attention from their official duties. 31. No Clerk is to receive any strangers in tbe rooms in which the business of the Office is carried on, except on official business. 32. No official documents arc to be taken out of the Office by any but Senior Clerks of Branches, with- out their express sanction. 33- An Office Order Book is kept up, in which all orders issued by the Secretary are entered. This Book 101 Chap. IX.] office establishment. Establishment Charges. is in charge of the Registrar, and is circulated to Offi- cers of the Department and to the Heads of Branches, ■who will affix their initials to the orders in token of ac- knowledgment, and if they refer to any persons in the Office, their initials are also taken. 34. Stationery is kept under the care of the Re- gistrar. He is to take care, as far as may lie in his power, that the issues of stationery are such only as are requisite for the purpose of the Office, and that there is no waste. Subsidiary rules regarding issue and check over stationery are laid down under the orders of the Under-Secretary, General Branch. 35- The Senior Clerks have to use vigilance to see that every precaution is taken against waste, and every Clerk is, on receiving stationery, to be liable to have to account for the expenditure of what has been pre- viously issued to him. 36- Pen-knives, rulers, pen-holders, and other sta- tionery of a durable nature, are not allowed, unless the old ones are surrendered. If such articles are mislaid, the persons losing them must provide fresh ones at their own expense. Establishment Charges. 37' The main heads of expenditure for the Secre- tariat may be regarded under the following classifica- tions : — («). — Salaries of the permanent and temporary or extra Office Establishments. (b). — Ordinary contingencies. ( These items are (c). — Coolie and hackery hire. — y generally of an unimportant nature for which the Registrar is held responsible, and his order for payment on the vouchers should be considered sufficient. {d), — Petty charges. — The following items fall under this head, and the sanction of the Under- Secretary should be obtained before any ex- penditure is incurred : — (1) Purchase of books and periodicals. (2) Furniture (new). (3) Stationery (not supplied by Stationery Office). (4) "Renewing mats, &c. 101 OFFICE ESTABLISHMENT, [ChAP. IX, Hill journey charges. Cash transactions. (5) Police, lighting, and water-rates. (6) Section-writing. (7) Liveries for cliuprassis. (8) Klms-klius tatties in hot weather. But the Registrar will pass charges for the following : — (1) Binding hooks. (2) Petty repairs of furniture, &c. (3) Unihrellas for Chuprassis. {e). — Beating postage and banghy charges. — The cover, with the initials of the llegistrar, should be accepted as sufficient for passing such charges. (f).-V aching charges. — \ , ^ x, .-, Yi\ -D 7 J n r, \ ivegistrar. {Ji). — Fuukali pullers. — } ° Hill Journey Charg-es. 42. Hill journey charges are subject to special rules of the Finance Department, and should be made in accordance with those rules ; the llegistrar will exercise the preliminary scrutiny of such charges, satis- fying himself that they come within the strict mean- ing of the rules, and that they are properly supj)orted by the necessary certificates and vouchers before the charges are admitted by him. In any exceptional cases the previous sanction of the Secretary should be ob- tained. Cash Transactions. 43. The cash transactions of the Public Works De- partment Secretariat and Accountant GeneraTs Office will be recorded and accounted for as follows : — («). — The principle to be followed in the system is that each money transaction, such as the drawing of a bill or of au advance, 105 Chap. IX.] office establishment. Cash Transactions. should be complete in itself and wholly accounted for in a single file or set of papers, and that no general cash book and set of accounts should be maintained for such transactions as at present. (5). — All sums of money drawn on salary and allowance bills will be accounted for on the Acquittance Rolls relating to the several bills instead of in a general cash book. All such bills will, as at present, be entered in the Register of Bills which will also show the date on which each bill isfuUy paid. {c). — Every advance drawn on a letter of credit will be accounted for on an AcquHtauce Holl and otherwise treated as if it were drawn on a bill. A rough note book will be kept up to show how each ad- vance is adjusted, but the file relating lo each advance must also shew the pro- gress of adjustment, detail of unad- justed balance and its final completion, {d). — Any sum of money drawn on account of salaries, &c., remaining unpaid at the time another bill may have to be drawn out on a similar account, shall be re- funded by deduction from that bill or by cash payment into Treasury, which- ever mode may be most convenient. The file on which the unpaid balance was out-standing must show clearly how it is disposed of. The cash balance at any one time existing in the Office, other than contingent money, must be confined to one single file or account, that is to say, one account 106 OFFICE ESTABLISHMENT. [ChAP. IX. Cash Transactions. must be closed either by the money being wholly paid out or by transfer to another account as above, before an- other account is opened. (e). — All expenditure on Contingencies will be passed on sub- vouchers from which a " Daily Register of Contingencies," to be kept up for each Office separately, will be posted. The Daily Register will show the expenditure as well as the balance of Budget Grant under each sub-head of contingencies. The daily balance of imprest cash will be shown in an abstract to be posted daily from the Registers. (/). — The Registrar will once a week report the cash balance under General Cash and Contingencies, reporting that he has verified the balance and stating the par- ticular account on which the general balance is held (see rule (d) ). (g). — The Contingent Bills will be made out from the progressive daily totals in the Regis- ters B and C, and the recoupments or temporary increase of the permanent advance will be recorded in the abstract. (^).— The undermentioned books will also be kept up in the Cash Branch in addition to the Registers and Cash Abstract already referred to — (1) Register of Salaries of Gazetted Officers. (2) Receipt Book. (3) Register of Bills and Letters of Credit on which money is drawn. (4) Note book showing how each advance is adjusted. 107 Chap. IX.] OPFTCE establishment. Cash Transactions. (5) Register or Statement showing, under subheads (clerks, copyists, draftsmen, and menials), the expenditure each month against the Budget Grant for temporary establishment in the Secre- tariat. 108 Chapter X.— Press. General Rules. 1. The printincp work of this Secretariat is executed in the Government Central Press. All communications from the OfiBce to the Press should be roade in writing with the Officers of the Press, and in no case with any of its subordinates. Communications from the Press to this Office will, in like manner, be made by an Officer of the Press with the Senior Clerks of Branches or Registrar. 2. It should be borne in mind that the work of the Press is printing only, and that all papers and collec- tions of papers should be sent to the Press complete and in the form and order in which they are to be printed. 3. All current papers sent to the Press to be printed must be accompanied by a memo. (Porm h) showing the number of copies that should be printed. 4- A list (Form i) of A cases sent to the Press during the week will be prepared every Saturday and sent to the Press. The Press will note the progress made with each case and return the list, whicli will then be submitted to the Under Secretary in the General Branch for information. 5. As a rule, copies of letters to issue in print will be struck off as per instructions given by Senior Clerks of Branches. 6. In cases where other Offices have intimated the numbers of copies of letters and papers they require, special instructions should be given to the Press. Copies of enclosures thus sent should be printed in the form in which an appendix to the Proceedings is set up, but with blank s[)accs for title, running liendings, &c. If the papers issue in manuscript, but it is in- tended to print them afterwards, a memorandum to the effect that the required number of copies will be sent, 109 Chap. X.] press. General Rules. when printed, should be put on the manuscript copy- issued. Similarly, the amount of printing in this Office should be reduced as far as possible by obtaining from other Offices, papers (Enclosures, Reports, Tabular Statements, &c.) when they exceed three pages of printed matter, in suitable form and quantity for the Proceed- ino-s in which they can be introduced as Appendices. 7, "When a case is ordered to be printed previous to obtaining orders on it, not more than two copies of the papers should be printed, unless the type is to be broken up at once, in which case, the Press should be instructed to print the number of copies required for the Proceedings to be put into an appendix when the papers are recorded. 8, Cases for the Government Press at Calcutta are not to be sent as " early "or *' urgent, " except under the initials of an Assistant Secretary or other officer on the manuscript, and due consideration is to be shown in authorising such urgency. 9, In all figured statements containing more than ten vertical columns of figures when prepared for the Press, every fi.fth line should be left blank, unless the statement be sufficiently divided by horizontal lines to admit of easy reference. 10, As much printing as possible should be done at the Government Central Press at Calcutta, and de- mands for printing on the Simla Press must be limited. To this end special care must be taken that during the Simla season only such Avork be sent to the Simla Press as is immediately required for the current work of the office. Further, the earliest opportunity must be seized for giving orders to print off, so that type may not un- necessarily be kept standing, and the necessity of re- printing on Calcutta be avoided. 11, In the case of a bulky volume, such as a set of the contracts relating to one Pailway, one portion may often be printed off without inconvenience before the 110 PRESS. [Chap. X. General Rules. whole is complete, and this course should be followed when feasible ; but as a rule such work should not be done in Simla during the season. 12. On no account should the printing work of the Technical Section be sent to the Simla Press during the season without special orders of the Deputy Secretary, Kailway Branch, and only such work is to be sent by the Simla Office during the winter months as can be printed off prior to the arrival of the Government of India, care being taken that the requisite instructions are issued in time for matter being so ^u'inted off. 13, In sending papers to the S'wila Press to print, no case should be marked urgent by any person below the rank of an Under Secretary, and similarly no case should be marked most urgent except by the Secretary. No other terms of urgency are permitted. Ill Appendix A. Nature of Comments on the Proceedings of Local Governments. {Vide Chapter 1, Para. 6, Sectl. Manual.) {Pros., September lfi64, C. W.— JUis, Nos. 22—4.) No. 1337, dated 20th July 1861. From — LiEUT.-CoL. ]\i. K. Kennedy, R.E., Secy, to the Govt, of Bombay, P. W. Dept., To — The Secretary to the Government of India, P. W. Dept. 1. I am directed to acknowledge the receipt of your letter No. ^^', dated the 16th June 1864, calling for explanation ia connection with certain entries in the Abstract of the Proceedings of this Government in the Public Works Department for the month ■of April 1864. 2. I I'eply, I am directed by His Excellency the Governor in Council to submit the annexed Memorandum (deposited) affording the information required by the Government of India, and to remark that the detailed criticism, contained in your lettter above quoted, of the monthly Abstracts of the Proceedings of this Government is, in its formality, its extent, and its minuteness, a comparatively new fpature in the control exercised by the Government of India over the Local Governments, and one which is not calculated, ia the opinion of this Government, at all to improve the efficiency of the Public Works Department. • 3. Tliis Government does not wish for a moment to question the power of the Government of India to review the proceedings of the Local Governments, and to call for any information it may consider necessary. But it is submitted for the consideration of the Governor General in Council, that the regular and indiscrimi- nate exercise of such power, in the form and manner of wliich the present letter is an example, must be productive of evils fur more serious than it can possibly be the means of correcting. 4. If the trained intellects and wide experience of the Officers who advise the Government of India on such subjects, are employed 112 PROCEEDINGS OF LOCAL GOVERNMENTS. [APPENDIX A. Nature of Comments by the Government of India. on this minute criticism of the monthly Abstracts of Proceedings, and if the approval oi* disapproval by the Government of India of the acts of this Government is to depend on the result of the reference, it is only meet that the explanations should be afforded by the members of this Government, or at any rate be carefully revised by them. In that case, a very larg-e portion of the time of every member of the Board must be from time to time devoted to the subject. 5. In the opinion of tiiis Government it would in that case be better in every respei^-t as savino- valuable time, hiboui', and expense to dispense at once with the whole ag-ency of tliis Government in- termediate between the Superintending- Eng-ineers and the Secre- tary to the Government of India, in the Public Works Department. 6. But if the criticism orig-inates with the able departmental subordinates who are at the disposal of the Public Works Depart- ment of the Government of India, the Government of Bombay would put it to the Government of India, whether it is safe to leave the approval or disapproval of the acts of this Government to depend on information so obtained ?, and whether it would not be well to indicate the authority of the criticism by some form which does not, like the present letter, imply a call made by the special authority of the Viceroy iu Council ? No. ^■, dated 10th September 1864. From — Colonel R. Steachey, E.E., Secy, to the Govt, of India> P. W. Dept., To — The Secretary to the Govt, of Bombay, P. W. Dept. 1. In reply to your letter No. 1337, dated 20th July, relative to the call made in Public Works Department No. '^^, dated 16tii June, for explanations as to certain items in the Abstract Proceed- ing-s of the Bombay Government for April last, I am directed to state for the information of His Excellency the Governor of Bom- bay in Council, that the enquiries in question were made by the specific order of His Excellency the Governor General in Council, and that His Excellency iu Council must continue to exercise his discretion in making- such enquiries as he thinks needful, relative to any matters entered in the proceedings of the liombay Govern- ment. 2. The Governor General in Council is not aware of any- thing peculiar either in the character of the enquiries now referred 113 Appendix A.] proceedings of local governments. Nature of Comments by the Government of India. to, or in the manner in which they were made. In no case have the observations made gone beyond a simple request for explana- tion, or a recital o£ established rules or orders of the Government of India to which attention seemed not to have been given, 3. It is an established custom that all Local Governments and Administrations should submit their proceedings, in abstract or at length, to the Government of India, for the express purpose of the Supreme Government making itself acquainted with these proceedings, and if any matters are recorded that seem to call for explanation, it becomes the duty of tiie Government of India to make enquiry regarding them. For the proper performance of this duty, the Governor General in Council is responsible to the Secretary of State, 4. The comments made in the letter now remarked upon by the Government of Bombay mainly involve matters of financial practice to which Her Majesty's Government has recently very specially called the attention of the Government of India. Regu- larity in the preparation and sanction of estimates for works before they are put in hand is one of these points. Another is attention to the established rules as to the creation of appointments or addi- tions to authorised salaries. 5. Another subject is the provision of quarters at the pul)lic expense for persons not entitled to such accommodation by the esta- blished rules of the service. The Governor (General in Council feels certain that Her Majesty's Government would view with displea- sure any relaxation of the rules on this subject likely to lead to expense which was not absolutely necessary. 6. A further point was the apparent creation of a separate fund from sources which it seemed to the Governor General in Council should have been treated as public income. This involves an important financial principle which the Government of India has recently more than once had to repeat in connexion with orders given by His Excellency the Governor of Bombay in Council. 7. The Governor General in Council, while he desires that these explanations should be given for the information of His Excellency the Governor of Bombay in Council, must express his regret that the Bombay Government should have thought it neces- sary to comment in the manner that it has done on the action of the Government of India in this matter, and that allusion should have been made to the Officers entrusted with the duties of the Public Works Secretariat as having addressed the Bombay Government in the name of the Governor General in Council with- out sufficient authority, notwithstanding the recent iutimatioa 114 PROCEEDINGS OF LOCAL GOVERNMENTS. [APPENDIX A. Nature of Comments by the Government of India. of the Government of India that it was objectionable to refer to the Secretary as if he were the orig-inator of the orders issued by the Government of ludia. The points objected to will be placed before the Secretary of State, and the Governor General in Council will be guided by the orders of Her Majesty's Government in his future proceedings in similar cases. Meanwhile, pending the receipt of the instructions of the Secretary of State, the Govern- ment of India must continue to be guided by established custom and its own views of what is proper. 8. * ^ # * * 9. In conclusion, I am directed to observe that it is apparent that the Governor General in Council would not have deemed it necessary to make enquiry on several of the entries that have been referred to, had more full explanations of the circumstances been given in the Abstract Proceedings. No. 74, dated 10th September 1864. From— The Government of India, To — Her Majesty's Secretary of State for India. 1. We have the honour to forward, for your information and for such instructions as you may desire to give in the matter, the inclosed correspondence with the Government of Bombay, which arose from a call made by this Government for explanations in regard to certain entries in a monthly Abstract of the Proceedings of the Bombay Government. 2. You will observe that it is objected by the Government of Bombay that the action taken by us in this matter is not likely to improve the efficiency of the local Public Works Department ; that the regular and indiscriminate exercise of the power possessed by the Supreme Government to review the proceedings of Subordi- Date Governments must be productive of evils far more serious than it can possibly be the means of correcting ; that if the approv- al or disapproval of the acts or the Government of Bombay is to depend on the result of such references from the Government of India, it is only proper that the required exj)lanations should be afforded by the members of the Government, or be carefully revised by them ; that this would involve devotion to the subject from time to time of a large portion of the time of every member of the Board, and that it would in that case be better in every respect, as saving valuable time, labour, and expense, to dispense at once 116 Appendix A.] proceedings of local governments. Nature of Comments by the Government of India. with the whole agency of the Bombay Government intermediate between the Superintending Engineers and the Secretary to the Government of India in this Department. 3. A perusal of the letter referred to by the Bombay Govern- ment, which was written under the express instructions of the Governor General and. the Member of Council charged with the Public Works business of the Government of India, and was in no sense issued or dictated by the Secretary on his own authority, as is implied by the Bombay Government, will, we think, satisfy you that tliere was nothing peculiar or objectionable in the character of the enquiries made, or in the manner in which it was done. In no case did the observations go beyond a simple request for explan- ation or a recital of established rules or orders of the Government of India to which attention seemed not to have been given by the Bombay Government. Tlie comments mainly involved matters of financial practice, such as regularity in the preparation and sanc- tion of estimates for works before they are put in hand ; the crea- tion of appointments or additions to authorized salaries ; the provision of quarters at the public expense to persons not entitled to such accommodation by the established rules of the service ; and the creation of a separate fund from sources which, in our opinion, should have been treated as public income. 4. It is, as you are aware, an established custom that all Local Governments and Administrations should submit their proceedings to the Government of India, and if there are any matters recorded la them that seem to call for explanation, we are responsible to Her Majesty^s Government that the necessary enquiries are made. 5. We have caused the Bombay Government to be informed that the question raised by them will be referred to you for orders, but that meanwhile the Government of India in dealing with these matters, must continue to be guided by established custom and its own views of what is proper. ( Pro., January 1865, C. W.—Mis., No. 15. ) No. 65, dated 23rd November 1864. From— Her Majesty's Secretary of State for India, To— The Government of India. 1. I have received and considered in Council Your Excellency's despatch No. 74< of lUth Se{)tember last, enclosing correspondence with the Government of Bombay, which arose out of a call made 116 PROCEEDINGS OF LOCAL GOVERNMENTS. [APPENDIX A. Nature of Comments by the Ciovernment of India. by Your Government for explanations in regard to certain entries in a monthly Abstract ot the Proceedings of the Bombay Govern- ment. 2. It appears that in sending up the required explanation, the Bombay Government took occasion to remark both on the character of the call itself, and on the manner in which it had been made. Their objections, together with your replies, are fully stated in your despatch, which concludes by referring for my decision the ques- tions raised by the Bombay Government, to whom you have inti- mated that, pending the receipt of further instructions on the subject, you will " continue to be guided by established custom and by your own views of wbat is proper.^^ 3. In these words the course which it is fitting for you to pur- sue appear to me to be so correctly indicated, as to render it un- necessary for me to furnish you with any additional instructions. Your right to call for explanation of anything in the recorded pro- ceedings of the Local Governments regarding which you may not be satisfied cannot be questioned, and has, indeed, been expressly admitted by the Government of Bombay. All that is requisite is that the power of supervision, which it is indispensable that you should possess, should be exercised with discretion, and it is obvious that discretion cannot be made the subject of regulation. 4. I shall add nothing to Your Excellency's comments on the repetition by the Bombay Government of a previous impropiiety in referring to your Public Works Secretary, as if he had been the originator of orders issued by the Government of India. No.-g|i-, dated 18th January 1865. Endorsed by P. W. Dept. Copy of above, with copy of the despatch from the Government of India, to which it is a reply, forwarded to the Government of Bombay for information, in continuation of Public Works Depart- ment No. -^2i, dated 10th September last. 117 Appendix B. Eules for Submission, &c., of Memorials. {Fide Chapter II, Para. 10, Sectt. Manual.) Mules for the submission, receipt and transmission of memorials and other papers of the same class, addressed to Ser Majestt/ the Queen, Empress of India, or to the Right Honourable the Secretary of State for India, hy private persons or by Officers of all Civil Departments. Ji^.B.— These rules do not in any way affect or supersede orders issued on the same subject by the military authorities for the guidance of the Army. (Notifications by the Goveiviment of India in the Home Department (Public), No. 707, dated 29th March 1878; No. 972, dated 24th May 1878 ; No. 208, dated 30th January 1879 ; No. 2112, dated 7th November 1879; and No. 445, dated 18th March 1881. General Rules. I.— No memorial will be received or attended to unless f or • warded as hereinafter prescribed. ^ II. — Every memorial should be accompanied by a letter re- questino its transmission to the authority to which it is addressed. III. — Every memorial addressed to Her Majesty or to the Secretary of State for India should be forwarded through the Local Government under which the writer is residing or is employed. IV. — Memorials to Her Majesty or to the Secretary of State fi-om persons in the Madras and Bombay Presiden- cies should be forwarded direct by the Local Govern- ment, with a full statement of facts and an expres- sion of opinion, except in the caee of memorials which relate to any rule or standing order of the Government of India, or which, if granted, would cause expenditure, for which the Imperial and not the Local Government would primarily be respon- sible, or which relate to any legislative proceed- ing of the Governor General in Council, or to an Act to which the Governor General has assented or which relate to a case which has been previously under the consideration of the Government of India, whether on aj^peal or otherwise. Such memorial 118 RULES FOR SUBMISSION OF MEMORIALS. [APPENDIX B. General Rules. should be forwarded with a coveriug letter contain- ing a full statement of facts and an expression of opinion to the Government of India in the Depart- ment having cognizance of the subject-matter of such memorial, by which Department the memorials will be transmitted to the Secretary of State. ^ V. — Memorials to Her Majesty or to the Secretary of State from persons in Bengal, the North-Western Pro- vinces and Oudh, or the Punjab, should be forward- ed by the Local Government, with a full statement of facts and an expression of opinion, to the Go- vernment of India, in the proper Department for transmission to the authority addressed. t VI.— Memorials to Her Majesty or to the Secretary of State from persons in the minor Administrations — the Central Provinces, British Burma, Berar, Mysore, Coorg and Assam — should be forwarded, with a full statement of facts and an expression of opinion, by the Chief Commissioner, or other Officer charged with the administration of the Province, to the Gov- ernment of India, in the proper Department for transmission to the authority addressed. J VII.— No limit is fixed to the time within which an appeal from an order of the Governments in India must be preferred to the Home Government, except in the case of appeals from a judicial deeisi(m in which the Judge is a Political Officer, and in which the appeal ordinarily lies to Government in the Political Depart- ment. Such appeals must be preferred within a * In the case of memorials and petitions ngainst, or rea:ardiiig Acts passed by, the Legislative Council of the Governor General, the Legislative Department is to be considered to be the Department having cognizance of the subject-matter of tlie memorial. Such memorials will be transmitted to Her Majesty's Secretary of State through that Department; and to it should be referred all memorials of the kind now described, which may reach any other Department of tlie Government of India. The Legislative Department will, when necessaiy, consult tlie Executive Department concerned before disposing of, or transmitting, such memorials. — Home Department Ho. 22—996-1001 Fuhlic, dated 24th Mnt/ 1S78. + Appeals by private persons from the orders of Lieutenant-Governors lie, in the first instance, to the Governor General in Council. An appeal to the Secretary of State will lie only in the event of an appeal to the Governor General in Council having been rejected. X In these minor Administrations, also, appeals by individuals from the orders of the Chief Commissioners, &c , lie, in the first instance, to tlif Governor Geni'ra) iu Council, and thereafter to the Secretary of State. 119 Appendix B.] rules for submission of memorials. General Kules. period of twelve months from the date of communi- cation to the persons concerned of the order to which objection is taken. VIII. — Memorials may be transmitted either in manuscript or in print, but must, with all accompanying docu- ments, be properly authenticated by the signature of the memorialist on each sheet. IX. — Memorials, tog-ether with their accompanying docu- ments, should be in English.* If the accompany- ing documents must necessarily be forwarded in the vernacular, an English translation should be append- ed, which should be attested by the signature of the memorialist. N. B. — It will be well for the transmitting office to examine such translations ,ind, if they are found to be incorrect or faulty, to notice the fact iu sending on the memorial. X.— It is not necessary that memorials should be forwarded in duplicate or triplicate. The originals will invari- ably be transmitted to England, a copy being made and retained by the Government of India, if neces- sary, for record. XI.— As a general rule, the transmission to England, of a memorial duly forwarded through the pi-oper channel will not be delayed by the transmitting Government in India be3'ond a month after the receipt of such memorial. * As it frequently happens that the disposal of vernacular petitions presented to the Government of India is delayed owing to their being unaccompanied by English translations, and as Local Governments and Administrations have greater facilities for translating the vernaculars in use under their different Provinces than the Gov- ernment of India have, I am directed to request that, in order to avoid inconvenience and delay, all vernacular petitions trnnsmitted by a Local Government and Adminis- tration to the Government of India may invariably be accompanied by an English translation, 2. It should, however, be clearly understood that it is not the intention of the Governor General in Council that any petition presented for transmission to the Government of India or the Secretary of State should be refused by reason of its being in the vernacular, or because it is unaccompanied by a translation. The great majority of the population do not know English, and cannot obtain the services of an English petition-writer ; and it is most undesirable that in a country like India the free risht of petition should be curtailed. But as the languages of India are many and diverse, it is desinible that any vernacular petition or memorial forwarded to Supreme authority by or through a Local Government should be accompanied by an English trimslat ion.— 5'oOTe Department No. 54—2086-95 {Public), dated 21st November 1878, 120 RULES FOR SUBMISSION OF MEMORIALS. [APPENDIX B. General Kules. XII. — Governments and Administrations in India are vested with discretionary power to withhold the transmis- sion of memorials addressed to Her Majesty or to the Secretary of State in the following cases : — 1. — "When a memorial is illegible or unintelligible. 2. — When a memorial contains disrespectful or improper language. 3. — When a second memorial is presented nfter a decision has already been given by the authority to which it is jiddressed, and when no new facts or circumstances are adduced which afford grounds for a reconsidera- tion of the case, A memorial addressed to Her Ma- jesty by a person whose appeal to the Secretary o£ State has already been rejected shall be held to be a second memorial to the same authority, and shall' not be transmitted. 4. — When a memorial is a mere application for pecuniary assistance by a person manifestly possessing no claim. b.-^When a memorial is an application for employment un- der one of the Governments in India from a person not belonging to the Covenanted Service. 6. — When a memorial is a mere appeal from a judicial deci- sion. 7. — When a memorial is addressed by an Officer still in the public service and has reference to his prospective claim to pension. *8. — When a memorial is an appeal against an order of a L^cal Government regarding the dismissal, removal, * The Governoi" General in Council considers that the discretiocary power of withholding petitions under Clause 8, Rule XII, should be used with caution, and only after a full consideration of tlie facts in each case. Having regard to the constitution and character of the Indian subordinate services, dismissals of Govern- ment officials often involve serious distress, if uot actual ruin, to thoin, and it is right that, under such circumstances, every ojiportunity should be allowed to them of making themselves licard. Further, when, as sovnetimrs liappons, their represen- tations reacli tlie Secretary of State through non-official channels, it is convenient that he sliould be in a position at once to deal witli tliem, instead of being obliged, as may now be the case, to refer for information to this country. Sncli jietitions, therefore, should not be witljhtjld wlicn there is any reasonable prospect of dilTcrenco of opinion as to tin; orders passed on them by the Government of India, or when they contain anything to wliieh the attention of the Secretary of State is lilcely to be especially directed — IJouie Deparlment No. 1433 {Public), dated 'Mlk September J8S0. 121 Appendix B.] rules for submission of memorials. General Rules. reduction, or other punishment of a Government ser- vant whose sahuy was not more than Rs. 100 a month ; or when it is an appeal against similar orders of a Local Government, confirmed by the Government of India, from a Government servant whose salary was not more than Ks. 250 a month. 9. — When a memorial is a mere appeal against the non- exercise by one of the Governments or Administrations in India of a dispensatory discretion vested in such Government or Administration by law or rule. XIII. — The Government of India may withhold the transmis- sion of a memorial addressed to Her Majesty or to the Secretary of State unless the memorialist has previously memorialised the Government of India and the Local Government concerned on the same subject. XIV. — A list of memorials withheld under the discretionary power conferred by Rule XII will be forwarded quarterly to the Government of India in the case of memorials withheld by Local Governments under the same discretionary power, and by the Govern- ment of India in the Department concerned to the Secretary of State. "When a memorial is withheld by the Government of India under clause 3 of Rule 12, the number and date of the Despatch forwarding the original memorial to the Secretary of State should be quoted iu Quarterly List of memorials withheld. Home Department's No. 1487, dated Simla, the 5tli November 1883. ****** When after the disposal of a first memorial, addressed either to the Secretai-y of State or to the Governor General in Council, a second memorial addressed to the Governor General in Council, which covers the same ground and adduces no fresh matter, is pre- sented to a Local Government for transmission to the Government of India, the Local Government may in its discretion withhold the transmission of the second memorial, 122 RULES FOR SUBMISSION OF MEMORIALS. [APPENDIX B. General Rules. A list of memorials to the Governor General in Council with- held under the discretionary power conferred by this rule will be forwarded quarterly to the Government of India for information. XV. — All official communications to (I) officials in the United Kingdom, {-Z) officials in Continental Kurope, (3) officials in the Colonies must be made through the Secretary of State. The only exception to this rule is in reg-ard to communication with the Director General of Stores at the India Office, which is regulated by the rules laid down in Appendix O, Public Works Code. 123 Appendix C. Eules for Submission of Memorials addressed to the House of Commons. (Vide Chapter II, Paragraph 11, Secretariat Manual.J No. i^ 1098-1114 Extract from the Proceedings of the Government of India, in the Home Department {Public), — under dale Simla, the 20th June 1889. Read^ Despatcli from the Rio;ht Honourable tbe Secretary of State for India No. 13 (Political), dated Uth March 1889. RESOLUTION. A case havinof recently occurred in which a memorial addressed to the House of Commons was withheld under Rule XII, clause 3, of tbe Rules for the submission of the Memorials to Her INIajesty the Uueen, Empress of India, or to the Rigbt Honourable tlie Secretary of State for India, His Lordship, while expressing the opinion that memorials addressed to Parliament cannot be with- held under the rules above referred to, which do not properly apply to such Memorials, has decided that if a petition against the orders of the Secretary of State for India in Council is prepared for pre- sentation to Parliament, it should be submitted to the House of Parliament to which it is addressed through the medium of some unoflScial member of the House, and not through the Secretary of State. Order. — Ordered, that copy, with copy of extracts from the Journals and Standing Orders of Parliament enclosed in the de- spatch from the Secretary of State read in the preamble, be forwarded to Local Governments and administrations for inform- ation ; that a copy with copy of extracts he forwarded to the several Departments of the Government of India for information ; and that the Resolution and extracts be published in the Sup- plement to the Gazette of India for general iuform- atiou. RULES FOR SUBMISSION OF MEMORIALS. [APPENDIX C. General Rules. HOUSE OF COMMONS. Public Petitions. Every Member presenting a Petition to the House must affix his name at the beginning thereof. [Vide Commons' Journals, 1833, March 20 ; 1883, February 19.) Every Petition must be written and not printed or lithographed. [Vide Commons' Journals, 1793, May 6; 1817, March 12.) Every Petition must contain a prayer. ( Vide Commons' Jour- nals, 1843, July 10.) Every Petition must be signed by at least one person on the skin or sheet on which the Petition is written. [Vide Commons* Journals, 1817, March 12.)- Every person signing a Petition must write his address after his signature or his signature will not be counted. {Fide Appoint- ment of the Select Committee on Public Petitions, 1879, February IS.) Every Petition must be written in the English language, or be accompanied by a translation certified by the Member who shall present it. {Vide Commons' Journals, 1821, March 16; March 21.) Every Petition must be signed by the parties whose names are appended thereto by their names or marks, and by no one else except in case of incapacity by sickness. {Vide Commons' Jour- nals, 1675, November 8; 1689, November 14; 1774, June 2; 1826, December 13 ; 1836, June 28.) No letters, nffidavits, or other documents may be attached to any Petition. {Vide Commons' Journals, 1826, February 20; November 28 ; 1856, March 14.) No erasures or interlineations may be made in any Petition. {Vide Commons' Journals, 1827, March '2; 1831, August 12.) No reference may be made to any Debate in Parliament. {Vide Commons' Journals, 1822, March 28.) No application may be made for any grant of public money, except with the consent of the Crown. {Vide Standing Orders.) No application may be made for a charge upon the revenues of India, except with the consent of the Ciowu. {Vide Standino- Orders.) All Petitions, after they have been ordprcd to lie upon the Table, are referred to the Committee ou public Petitions, without 125 Appendix C] rules por submission of memorials. General Rules. any question being- put ; but if any such Petition relate to any matter or subject with respect to which the Member presenting it has o-iven notice of a Motion, and the said Petition has not been ordered to be printed by the Committee, such Member may, after notice given, move that such Petition be printed with the Votes. {Fide Standing Orders.) A Member cannot present a Petition from himself. It is quite competent to any honourable Member to petition the House, but then his Petition ought to be presented by another Member. {Vide Rules, Orders, and Forms of Proceeding of the House of Commons.) Mem. — Every Petition offered to he presented to the House should be addr eased " To the Honourable the Commons of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, in, Parliament assembled." 126 Appendix D. Eules regarding the Submission of Petitions to the G-ovemment of India. No. 1812, dated 11th October 1889. NOTIFICATION BY— The Government of India, Home Department. Public. The following rules regarding- the subnaission of petitions to the Government of India are published for general information : — Note 1,— In these rules the words Local Government include a Local Ad- ministration, and also, except as regards Rule 3 (7), Section III, the head of a Department directly under the Government of India. Note 2. — These rules do not apply to non-pensionable Subordinate, clerical and menial establishments employed in the construction and workings of State Railways, to whom Circular No. VI Railway, Public Works Department, dated 1st June 1888, applies. Note 3. — These rules apply so far as may be to all memorials, letters and applications, &c., addressed to the Governor General in Council. Section I. Rules regulating the snhmission of petitions to the Government of India hy private persons or public bodies. 1. Every petition to the Government of India, whether it bears immediately oq a matter of imperii) 1 policy, or has reference to the orders or the general policy and action of a Local Govern-, ment, should he forwarded through the Local Government under} which the petitioner is residing or is employed. But there is no objection to the petitioner's forwarding simultaneously a duplicate copy of the petition to the Government of India, if he so desires provided that he marks it as a "duplicate.^' 2. A petition may be either in manuscript or print, but must, with all accompanying documents, be properly authenticated hy the signature of the jjctitioner, or, when tiie petitioners are numer- ous, by one or more of them, and it must conclude with a specific prayer. 3. Every petition should be accompanied by a letter addressed to the Local Government requesting its transmission to the Gov- ernment of India, and, when any order of a Local Government is appealed against, by a copy of such order, as well as of any orders passed in the case by subordinate authorities, 127 Appendix D.] pules for submission of memorials. General Rules. 4. Communications on matters connected with any Bills before the Council may be addressed either in the form of a petition to the Governor General in Council, or in a letter to the Secretary in the Legislative Departncent, and must in either case be sent to the Secretary to the Legislative Department. Ordinal ily such com- munications will not be answered. Except in the case of the High Court at Fort William, such communications from Courts, ofhcials, or public bodies should be sent through the Local Gov- ernments. Section IL Special rules regulating the submission of petitions hy officers in civil employ. L Every officer wishing to petition the Government of India should do so separately. 2. Every petition should be submitted through the head of the Office or Department to which the petitioner belongs and be forwarded by him through the usual official channel. But there is no objection to the petitioner transmitting a duplicate to the Gov- ernment of India direct, provided that he marks it as a " dupli- cate.'^ 3. No officer may submit a petition in respect of any matter connected with his official position unless he has some personal interest in such matter. Section III. Rules for observance by Local Governments in regard to the transmission or withholding of petitions. 1. Petitions should be forwarded to the Government of India by the Local Government with a concise statement of material facts and (unless there be special reasons for not doing so) an ex- pression of opinion. If the petition is an appeal against an order of dismissal from Government service, the papers submitted by the Local Govern- ment should sliow whether the charfje against the petitioner was reduced to writing ; whether his defence was taken and reduced to writing; and whether the decision was in writing. 2. When the petition is not in English, the Local Government should transmit a translation with it. 128 KULES FOR SUBMISSION OF MEMOKIALS. [APPENDIX D. General Rules. 3, Local Governments are vestod with discretionary power to withhold petitions addressed to the Government of India in the following cases : — (1) when a petition is illegible or unintelligible : (3) when a petition contains language which, in the opinion of the Local Government, is disloyal, di.^respectful or improper : (3) when a previous petition has been disposed of by the Secretary of Stnte or the Governor-General in Coun- cil, and the petition discloses no new facts or circum- stances which afford grounds for a reconsideration of the case : (4') when a petition is an application for pecuniary assist- ance by a person manifestly possessing no claim : (5) when a petition is an application for employment from a person not in the service of Government : (6) when a petition is an appeal from a judicial decision, with which the executive has no legal power of inter- ference : Note. — If the Government has reserved any discretion of interference, or is cun- cerned as a party to the suit, or if the appeal is practically an appeal for mercy or pardon, the petition must be transmitted. But in the last-mentioned case the transmission of the petition will not affect the discretion in reojard to capital sentences allowed to Local Govern- ments by the Home Department Resolution, dated the 14th October 1885. (7) when a petition is an appeal against an order of the Local Government upholding on appeal the dismissal, removal, reduction or other punishment of a Govern- ment servant whose salary was not more than Rs. 100 a month : (8) when a petition is an appeal against a decision which by any law, or rule having the force of law, is declared to be final : (9) when a petition is an appeal in a case for which the law provides a different or specific remedy, or in regard to which the time limited by law for appeal has been exceeded : (10) when a petition is an appeal against an order or deci- sion of the Local Government, and is made more than six months after the communication of such 129 Appendix H.] rules for submission of memorials. General Rules. order ov decision to the petitioner without satisfactory explanation of the delay. (11) when a petition is addressed by an officer still in the public service, and has reference to his prospective claim for pension, except as provided in article 995 of the Civil Service Regulations : (12) when a petition is an appeal against the non-exercise by the Local Government of a dispensatory discre- tion vested in it by law or rule. 4. If a petition is withheld, the petitioner should be informed of the fact, and the reason for it. 5. A list of petitions withheld under Rule 3, with the reasons for withholding them, shall be forwarded quarterly to the Govern- ment of India in the Department coucerned. 130 Appendix E. Rules for the examination of Clerks. {Fide C/iapter IX^ paragraph 10, Secretariat JIa7iual.) Notificatioti by the Government of India, Home Department, No. 1817, dated 3rd July 1S88. No. 1817, dated Simla, the 3rd July 1888. Notification by the Goverument of India in the Home Department. In supersession of Home Department (Public) Resolutions No. -^3. dated 19th July 1883, No. j^^^> dated 23id August 1884, and No. tj^^^, dated 16th January 1885, the following Rules for the regulation of appointments to the Secretariat Clerical Service are published for general information. Rules for the Regulation of Appointments in the Secretariat Clerical Service of the Government of India and attached 0£Q.ces. 1. The Secretariat Clerical Service shall for the future be separated into an Upper and Lower Division, — the former compris- ing all appointments the pay (or, in the case of appointments carrying progressive pay, the minimum pay) of which is Rs. 200 and upwards; the latter, all appointments (other than those of copyists, to whom these rules do not apply) the pay of which is below that sum. No clerk will be entitled to promotion from the Lower to the Upper Division as a matter of course, or otherwise than in accordance with these rules. 2. The head of the office concerned shall have an absolute power of selection in the ease of appointments of [{ei^istrars of offi- ces, Superintendents of Branches, Head Assistants, Personal Assist- \ ants, or ^^pointments involving the control or supervision over 1 divisions or an oHice, The mode of recruiting one-half of the remaining appointments in the Upper and two thirds of all the appointments in the Lower Division shall be by open competition. The i-est of the appointments in the Upper and Lower Divisions may be filled in accordance with Rules 12 and L3. It will be left to the discretion of the head of the office to fill ?ny vacancy which is not expected to last more than three months in the manner which he consi<1ers to be most suitable. 131 Appendix E.] rules for examination gf clerks. Greneral Rules. 3. An examination of candidates for the Secretariat Clerical Service will be held at Calcutta, Allahabad, and Lahore, and at such other places as may hereafter be appointed. The examination at Allahabad will be confiDed to persons domiciled iu the North- Western Provinces, Oudh, the Central Provinces, E,ajputaua and Central India, and that at Lahore to persons domiciled in the Punjab and Baluchistan. The arranofe- ments for the examinations will be made by the Board of Examin- ers, Fort William, who will be assisted by paid Examiners, and act in communication with the Secretary to the Government of India in the Home Department. Before the examination com- mences, a distinguishing^ number will be given by the Secretary to the Board of Examiners to each candidate with which he will mark each of his papers of answers. In any year in which examinations are held for both Divisions, they shall not be held simultaneously ; the examination for the Upper Division will be held first, and after its results have been announced the Lower Division examination will begin. Candidates who fail in the examination for the Upper Division will be allowed to pre- sent themselves at the examination for the Lower Division, provided they pay the fees prescribed by the rules for both examinations. When examinations for both Divisions are to take place in the same year, the date on which the examination for each Division is to be held will be duly notified. 4, The nature of examination will be as follows : — A. — For all candidates. (1) Dictation and Handwriting. This will be a preliminary test, which all candidates, whether for the Upper or Lower Division, must satisfy. The examination in these subjects will not be competitive, but marks will be assigned for the purpose of testing proficiency. The papers of candidates will be examined as soon as possible after this examination ; and the Examiners will require any candidate who fails to obtain two- thirds marks in each subject to withdraw from the further examin- ation, B. — For Candidates for Appointments in iJit Upper Division. Marks. (1) English composition ....... 100 (2) Precis-writing and drafting . . . . . 100 (3) neography 50 (4) History (English and Indian) 50 (5) Elementary Mathematics [Arithmetic ; Euclid, Books I to IV ; Algebra to Quadratic Equations (inclusive)] 75 132 Appendix E. Tor Rule 5 of the rules published in Home Department Resolution No. 1817, dated the 3rd July 1888, substitute the following : — 5. Every candidate for an appointment in the Upper or Lower Division must send a written application for permis- sion to appear at tlie examination to the Secretary to the Board of Examiners, between the date of issue of the noti- fication announcing the number of vacancies to be compet- ed for, to which reference is made in Rule 7 of the rules, and the 15th December (inclusive). [No. 17 0. M.-~20-2-92.] RULES FOR EXAMINATION OP CLERKS. [APPENDIX E. Ger.eral Kules. C.~For Candidates for Appointments in the Lower Division. Marks. (1) English composition . . , 100 (2) Precis-writiug .... 100 (3) Geography ..... 50 (4) History (English and Indian) ... 50 (5) Arithmetic; Euclid, ]st Book; Algebra up to Simple Equations .... 50 No candidate, will be credited with marks in either subject (1) or subject ('2) unless he obtains at least one-fourth of the marks in the subject ; nor will he be credited with marks in subject (3) subject (4-) or subject (5) unless he obtains one«firth of the marks in the subject. Any candidate obtaining less than one-fourth marks in either subject (1) or subject (2) shall be disqualified. Candidates will not be elio-ible for the Lower Division of the Fiuancial Department (if with reference to Rule 18 below, the Department adopts these Rules), or for the Office of the Account- ant General, Military Department and of the Accountant General, Public Works Department, unless they obtain at least one-third of the full number of marks in Arithmetic. 5. E\rei:y.jeaudu]ate for an appointment in tbe£|iper or Lower Division must sencPaTwTtit^u^ i^iplication for permission to appear at the exarainatioftyHro "the SecFetaTy ia_ the Board of Examiners Ixim Ltnt Ce^t and 15th days of Decemljei^(ittelusi_te). rf 1 6- The applicatiun under the last |_roriii.j , - 111 • 1 n To the Secretary to the ^ule sliould be m tlie form given Board of Eraminers, on the margin, and be aecom- Fort William, panied by a treasury receipt for tlie "' I request permission to present SUm of either Rs. 10 or Rs. 20, myself at the ensuing examination according to the division (Lower or ..f candidates for appointments in the Upper) in which the candidate may L'^^'^''^'*'"''^^°^''^'""™'^'^*^^^^*^'''^' ^is'i to appear. This sum he is hhips. required to pay into the treasury If successful, I should elect to nearest his place of residence by way serve in the oflnce oi the .A ,. . - . ..t- i i ^ trcMsurv receipt for the fee of Rs. ?!' ot exammation tee. Wllh the ap- is forwarded liirewith. plication must also be forwardi-d — I am, &c. (1) Evidence (except in the cases provided for by Rules 8 and 9) that the candidate at the date of making his application is not less than 18 and not more than 24> years of age. The date of the candidate's birth must be btated. 133 Appendix E.] rules for examination of clerks. General Eules. (2) In case the candidate has been educated at a school in which students^ good conduct reg-isters are kept, the candidate's register for the last year of his attendance at school when a year has not elapsed since he left school. In other cases, a certificate that the candidate is of good moral character from the head of the institu- tion in which he has last been educated, or from some respectable householder to whom he is well known in private life, and who is himself known to a District or Subdivisional Magistrate or to the .head of some Gov- ernment Office, — this last fact being certified by the countersignature of the officer in question. 7. The number of candidates to be selected by the Examiners for each Division will be notified in the Gazette of India by the Home Department on or before the 31st October. This number will be determined in communication with the heads of the offices concerned, with reference to the number of vacancies existing or estimated as likely to occur within the course of the following year (and which it is not intended to fill under the provisions of Rules 12, 13 and 14i), plus a margin of 10 per cent, for casualties. One- half the number of vacancies offered will be reserved for candidates domiciled in the North- Western Provinces and Oudh, the Punjab and the Central Provinces, Rajputana, Central India, and Baluch- istan, provided that a sufficient number of duly qualified candi- dates to fill these appointments appear from those territories. 8. Persons who have at any time held a permanent appoint- ment in any of the offices affected by the Resolution, but who may have lost such appointment owing to its abolition or on reduction of establishment, may present themselves for examination under these rules, provided they are under 40 years of age. 9. Clerks who were serving in the Lower Division of an office before the date of these rules, and who are under 40 years of age, may, ^ith the permission of the head of the office, present them- selves at the examination for appointments in the Upper Division, Ko clerk who enters the Lower Divisr^ion after the date of these Rules will be permitted to appear at the examination for the Upper Division unless he is under 24 years of age. 10. As soon as practicable after the open competitive exami- ratioiis, the Board ot Examiners will report the result to the Home Department. The report will take the form of a list giving the names of selected candidates and the exact dates of their biiths ; the distinuty of —to formally audit appointments and promotions in the Kng-ineer, Ac counts and Hy. Revenue Estabts. before they are grazf'tted .... . . Accountants on thb Genl. and Rt. Lists. Appoint ments and pn'motions of — .... Accumulation of useless eecobds. Rules to preven Acts passed by the Legis. Council. Procedure to be followed in the Ciise of memorials and petitions ad dressed to Her JMajest.v the Queen, Empre.-s of India or the Secy, of State against or rcgartiing — Advances of money ...... Advocate Genl. Procednre to be adopted whenever the opinion of the — is taken by any Executive Dept., or the opinion of the Law Otficers of the Crown is reeeivetimiites and issue of Budget Orders ..... Budget Ordebs. Issue of — ..... Canals. The P. W. 1)., Govt, of India, charged with the business relating to — . Candidates toe appointments. Selection of — . Cases affecting moee than one Heanch. Procedure to be followed in regard to — .... . Arrangement of — in proper order Instructions in regard to the preparation of — . Mttliod of disposing of — . .... which may be disposed of by Deputy Secretaries . which may be disposed of by Under-Secretaries which may be disposed of by Under-Secretary, Geul. Branch ....... which must be sent to the Hon'ble Member . which must be sent to the Secretary . . , Cash balance. Registrar to report once a week the — . Branch ........ ■. . Registers and Books to be kept up by the— Cashier. Responsibility of the ofBce — for the prepara- tion and submission of the Pay Abstracts in time to enable pay being distributed on the 1st of eacli month Cash transactions. Method of recording and account- ing for — ........ Casual Leave. Power of the Registrar to grant clerks — for 3 days at a time ...... Casualties or leave to Engineers. Noting in Seni- ority List the dates of — ..... Censure. All letters of importance and all conveying praise or — must be signed by the Secretary . . When — or praise is pussed on a member of the superior establishment of the Public Works De- partQient, the ])apers should be sent to the General Branch before being sent to the Secretury . , Changes I^^ Establishments on open lines of State Railways. Submission to Secretary- of Stnte of a report, half-yearly, of all — involving salaries over R-i. 250 per mensem ...... — — — — OF organization. Previous sanction of the Home Government necessary to proposed — involving an increase of expenditure ..... Chief and Superintending Engineers. Appointments to, and promotions in the classes of — Commissioners. Powers of — . Chief Engineers. Duty of the Under-Secretary, General Branch, to bring to notice when any promotions of — are to bi> made ....... Para. 2 41(1) 41 (f^) Appendix £8Ilm 281171 22II« 1 10 f 18 I 41 20 29 28II 281 28TTI 2.SVI 281 V 43/ V 43 122 15a 4 12 Chapter. I IX IX III III 111 I IX V IV IV IV IV III III III III 111 IX III IX 40 IX 43 IX 24 IX 11 III 60 III IV II II III 1 III IIG INDEX. Subject. Chhistian names. Entering of — ia registers kept up in office ......... CiECULABS AND GENERAL Lbtters. Transmission to Registrar of a copy of important — for circulation to officers ......>. i Copies of — to be furnished to Sanitary Coiiimissioner ....... . Instructions in regard to addressing — . Instructions in regard to the issue of — — . List showing the distribution of — to be kept up in each Branch appoint- . , Printing of — on foolscap paper . . . . Signing of — by Under-Secys. of Hranches, and iu special cases by the Secy, or Depy. Secy. Circulation List. Preparation of a — . . Civil Wouks Branch. Officers in charge of the — Classified List. Matters affecting the P. W. D. I . Prepanition of the Half-yearly — and Distribution Return in the General Branch Clerical Establishment. Promotions and nients in the — ..... Clerks. MntUiU aid to be given by — in time of pressure . Recruitment of — for the Upper and Lower Divisions how to be made ..... . Rules for the examination of — . The — of one Branch to abstain from making entries in the licgisters of another .... Clerks' Cottages. Recovery of rents for^ Code(s). Adoption by Bombay Govt, of the — of the Govt. of India ....... . Lieut. -Go vrs. are bound by the P. W. D. — of the Govt, of India ...... . Madras Govt, has its own P. W. — RULES. Interpretation of — . . . . . Instructions in regard to dealing with cases in which alteration of the rules of the P. VV. D, — is proposed ........ . No modification of, or addition to, the Regula- tions and — of the Govt, of Ii.dia, which is of a nature to require his sanction, is to be made without reference to the Secy, of State . . . . Comments on Proceedings of Local Govts. Nature of— » ■ ■■ i- . Ri!stric- tion of — . . . . . . Commons, House of to the — . Conduct of business. and — between them Confidential documents. Custody of — PAPERS. Procedure to be observed with — Consulting Engineers. Appointuunts of — made by the Govr. Genl. in Council . . . . . Rules for sulnnissiou of memorials Relations of the various Depts. Contingent Bill . . . . , Contingent charges. Classification of — Control exercised over Local Govts. work and — .... Nature of Para. 11 68 18 VI 64 IV 15 VI 36 V 17 VI 24 VIII 19 VI 65 IV 41 IV 4 HI illl/n HI 16 28111/ 36 9 Appendi 35 28IIIJ 3 2 28I1L/ Chapter. Page, 71 IV E. 30 III III HI IX III HI I I HI IV 6 H Appenilix A. 6 I Appendix C. II 6 !.\: 1J2 IV 2 1 28 HI/ III 41 i.\ 48 76 47 75 69 76 89 76 48 -43 14 25 17 25 33 96 131 33 25 42 124 4 '.)H :es- cribed mileage rates ...... Submission to Secretary of State of a report, half- yearly, of all changes in — involving salaries over 11250 per mensem ...... E3TABLI8HMENT(s). All proposals relating to increases or decreases of — to be referred to the Finance Dept. for orders ........ -■• — . Cases involving increase or decrease in any branch of the — requiring sanction to be registered and dealt with in General Rrancli . . . . . Canes which ufTcct the -of another branch Para. 27/ 2 72 51 52 46 46 45 47 28Ie 727 53 50 48 61 28VI 28V r 54. • G 1 67 2811/ 37 38 Chapter. Ill 11 4 IV 49 IV 45 IV 45 IV 44 IV 44 IV 4I> IV 44 III 21 IV 50 IV 45 IV 45 IV 45 IV 47 III ts III 27 IV •15 IV 3". 1 I IV III 111 III IX IX IL Page. 19 48 16 22 16 102 102 II 6 II 5 111 15 III 1.-. 11",) INDEX. Subject. Establtshment(s'). In matters relating to — , the oflScers of the Civil Works and Accounts Branches to consult the Under-Secretnry, General l^ianch . — . Nominal Register of superior — ,— — . Tables of sanctioned — to be kept correct up to date Estimates. Return of original — Estimates tor Woeks. Powers of sanction of the Govt of India as regards — . ExAMiNAviON OF Clerks. Rules for the — , Examinations. Arrangements connected with depart mental — (Accounts Branch) .... Executive Engine krs. Proposals for promotion of — to be submitted to Secretary ExE. AND AsSTT. Enges. Transfers of— of the Railway brand Expedition in disposal of business. Rules to promote Expenditure. Cases involving increase or decrease in an Branch of the establishment .... P. W. No orders giving sanction to — should be issued from any other than the P. W. Dept Previous sanction of the Home Govt. '' necessary to proposed changes of organization involv ing increase of — Extensions of leave. Statements to Secretary of State of — or permission to return to duty Fares. Questions in regard to — . Ferkottping Plans. Instructions for — File cases. The senior clerk to note " File" on margin of c:ise ...... Files of papers. Method of tying — . . Orderly Hrrangement of — Finance Accounts. Orders on annual — Finance Dept. All proposals relating to increases or decreases of establishments to be referred to the — for orders ........ -. Procedure to be followed in regard to unofficial correspondence with — . Unofficial consultation with — on ques tions of fiuiincial policy or principle eei'URNS. Issue of periodical — . Forms. List of — referred to in the Secretariat Manual OF Communications and Orders. Instructions showing the various forms in which communications may issue to Local Govts, and Admns. and other Depts. of the Govt, of India, &c. Franking letters sent by post .... Furniture. Petty repairs of — .... (new). Purchase of — Gazette Notifications. Hules relating to the publica tioii of papers in the Gazette of India General Branch t..-y — is under charge of an XJnder-Secre DUTIES and organization of the P. W. Dept, Government Inspkctohs. Communications from — in re gard to opening lines of Railway Para 5 10 10 9 Appendix Appendix 2SUp. 12 2811/ 4 6 1 Chapter. Ill V I 7: 28lUk 28nd 69 7 31 27j 27i 28II2 5 24 24c 28IK Appendix 1 3 4ld(2) 41(^(2) 3 10 281 le III III III VIII III II II in III IV IV IV III III III II II II III J. VI IX IX IX VIII V 111 I III 150 INDEX. Subject. GoVEENMENT OF Indta. Ill writing of the— the singular number to be used ...... GovEKKOE Gexeeal. Cases noted on by the — . ■ . Form of desicrnating the — ■ . Sending of drafts for approval of the— . When a case has been noted on by His Excellency the — or by a Member of Council, no further reference thereon sbould be made to an- other Dept. without the assent of the Member iu charge . . ..... Geakts from reserves for works ..... . Re-appropriatioiis of — ..... Hackery hire. Charges for — ..... Hand-weiiing. Duty of officers of Branches to watch the — of the clerks ...... Head-Quabtees to and from Calcutta. Removal of — Heads OF Administeations. Powers of — . High Couet, Calcutta. Registrar of the Court to be aute of dissent by a — AIembkes, Hon'ble. Supply of a copy with the case for each of the — when the draft of a despatch or other document is to be considered in Council . OF GoTT. Papers marked for perusal or orders of— . Memokials. List of — withheld by the Govt, of India . liules for submission, &c., of — AND Petitions. Procedure to be followed in the case of — addressed to Her Majesty the Queen, Empress of India, or the Secy, of State, against or regarding Acts passed by the Legislative Council ADDEESSED TO Pakliament. Procedure to bc followed in submitting — appealing against the orders of the Secy, of state ADDEESSED TO THE HOUSK OF Commons. Rules for subuiission of — .... Method of disposing of work ..... Mileage bates. Competence of the Govt of India in the P. W. D. to sanction increases of establishment on open lines of State l!ys. within certain prescribed— . Minute of dissent by a Member of Council. Rules for dealing with a — ...... Miscellaneous Rules. Publication of despatches New Appointments. Previous sanction <>f the Home Govt, nece.ssary before — can be created in the per- manent esrablisliment ...... Nominal Register of Supekioe Establishments to be kept correct up to date ..... Notifications to be drafted in the Branch in which they orisrinate, but will be numbered and issued from General Branch ....... Office Estabt. Descripti >n of duties allotted to the senior and junior clerks ..... . QnalificMtions, &c., of members of the — • ' . Regular and punctual working of the — and neglect of orders to be reported to Under- Secretary, General Branch . . . . . Office Memorandum. Instructions in regard to the issue of — to Local Govts, ana to other Depts. of the Govt, of India ....... from other Depts. not to be issued outside the Govt, of India Secretariats Office Notes. After issue of letter, the entry at the end of — to bc made in red ink .... Copies of — for other I>i])artment8 to be received from Press by the Seniov Clerk of the Branch and sent to the Dept. concerned .... . Co!)y of -of other Departments to be fur- nished to the P. \V. D. . Copy of — to bc sent to other Depts. . , Drafts based on — in which the orders are clear 43 49 f 28 > I VI ) 19 ^ 'l S 4 41 ! 28111/ Append! x 10 11 Appendi x 1 I 19 1 7 10 32 1 25 Chapter. IV IV III VII IV VII IV III IV v:i VIII III iir IX III Pagp. 41, •1.T 28 4S 78 4S 2b lis 6 VI 73 39 IV 13 62 IV •17 21« " 10 16 n H IS 11 8 2SI/7 III 21 124 34 81 86 6 71 15 33 95 18 163 INDEX. Office Notes. Tn tlie case of initialled — the year should always be included ..... . On Budget Estimates and Revised Esti mates Opinion contained in- — Original papers or — of another Dept not to be recorded or retained without formal tians fer from the Dept. to which they belong . Paraphrasing the contents of a letter pro liibited copies of- Procodure to be followed in forwardin: -to other Depts. .... . Prohibition in regard to forwarding notes of clerks or of Secretaries or of the Member of Council in charge of a Dept. to any one outside of the Secretariat without the consent of the Dept. to which the notes belong ..... Printed copies of — to be supplied to Finance Dept. Registration of — by Director General of Railways, Inspector GenerMl of Irrigation, Accountant General, Consulting Engineer for State Railways, or other officer, if for record ..... should not end at the foot of the last page to contain matters of permanent interest only . to be written on foolscap size papers, and not more thiin 20 lines to each pnge Officers acting as disbubsees of the P. W. D. The Govt, of India charged with the business relating to — from the P. W. Grants of the various Provinces Officers available fob tbansfeb. Returns of — IN ciTiL EMPLOY. Kules regulating the sub- mission of petitions by — ..... OF THE P. W. Deft. The Govt, of India charged with the business relating to works carried out by — Open lines of State Rys. Powers of the Govt, of India to sanction increases of establishment on — in the P. W. D. within certain prescribed mileage rates . Submission to Secy, of State of a report, half-yearly, of all chansres in establish- ments on — involving salaries over R250 per mensem Opening lines of KailwaS. Communications from Govt. Inspectors in regard to — ..... Opinion of the Advocate Genl. Procedure to be adopt- ed whenever the — is taken by any Executive Dept., or the opinion of the Law Officers of the Crown is received in such Dept. . . . . . Ordinaet Charges. Classification of — Organization of the P. W. D. General duties and — . Seceetaeiat. Internal Packing Charges. ......' Pabliamext. Procedure to be followed in submitting memorials addressed to — appealing against the orders of the Secy, of State . Rules for submission of memorials addres- sed to the Houses of — ...... Pat Certificates. Last — sent to India Office 28 2811 » 3 & 4 f 11 I 15 25 3 4 2la 2 27 23 1 231UI Appendix 1 9 28ire Chapter. IV III II VI II IV II II II IV .IV IV III I III D. 12 41 1 41/ 11 Appendix 28111a II II III II IX I III IX II III 154 INDEX. Subject. 1'endinG Cases. Orders that — should bo as few as possible ........ . Preparation and submission of a List of Periodicals. Purchase of Hooks and — ... Petitions by Officees in civil employ. Rules re- gulating the submission of — . Procedure to be followed in the CMse o! memorials and — addressed to Her JIajesty the Qupen, Empress of India, or the Secy, of State, against or regardinar Acts passed by the Legislative Council Petitions. Rules for observHuce by Local Govts, in regard to the transmission or withholding of — . ■ TO the Government of India. Rules reg- ulating the submission of — by private persons or public bodies ........ Petty Charges. ....... Plans. Instructions in regard to copying, keeping and returning — ........ . Orders for copies of sketch — being inserted in Procei'dings ..... . . Police Rates. Snnction to expenditure for — Postage Stamps. Charges for S.'rvice — AND Hanghy Charges. Bearing — Powers of Chief Commissioners . . . . . of Goyeenment of India to sanction estimates for works ........ of Governments of Madras and Bombay in Para. Chapter. I P.,ge. regard to P. W. Estabts. uaiier them of Heads of Administrations .... of Lieut.-(iovernors ..... of Under-Secy.. General r?ranch Praise. All letters of importance smd all conveying — or censure must be signed by the Secy. . When censure or — is passed on a member of the superior estabt., P. W. D., the papers should be sent to the General Branch before being sent to the Secy. , Precedents. Cases which are likely to form — Precis and Notes. Office — to he written oa foolscap size paper, and 20 lines to the paae Press. As much printing as possible is to be done at the Government Central — , Culcutta - — — . Cases for the Calcutta — not to be sent as " early " or " urgent" exccjjt under the initials of an Assistant Secretary or other officer . Course to be followed in the case of printing a bulky volume •.-.... . CoiMmunications with the — > . . . . Form to accompany all current papers sent . Form of " A " cases sent to — during the week . General Rules in regard to transmission of papers, Ac, to the — ...... — — — . Instructions for limiting the demands on the Simla — ••...... . Number of copies to be printed previous to breaking up of type . ..... ■ Papers sent to Simla — to print should not bo marked " urgent " by any person Ik-Iow the rank of Under-Secretary, or " most urgent ", except by the Secretary ........ 4U/(1) Appendix 10 Appendix Appendix ild fi9 79 41rf(.5) 4!^ 4le 4 Appendix 2 4 3 2SI1I 60 122 Sc 27k 10 8 11 1 3 4 1 10 7 13 III IV TV IX D. D. II D. IX IV IV IX IX IX I G. I I I III III IV III III X X 18 51 53 lOi 128 6 128 127 104 43 52 105 104. 104 2 140 2 2 2 24 46 15 20 110 110 X 110 X lOlJ X 109 X 109 X 109 X 110 X 110 111 15i INDEX. Subject. PeESS. Papers to be sent complete to the — , Printing of work for the Technical Section . ■ Printing of figured Statements . . Senior Clerks to issue insti'uclions to print copies of letters to issue Special instructions to print the number of copies required for other offices .... Proceedings. Attention to the part of the — in which papers are recorded ...... . Checking of the Index and Contents of — . . Distribution statement of Branch Part — . . . Introduction of illustrative sketches in . , unless essential, prohibited OF LOCAL Govts, and tion of comments on the — , Paet a. Number of ADMNS. Eestric- copies of — to be printed ........ . Submission by Local Govts, and Admns. of their — in full or in abstract, and duty of the Under- Secretaries to peruse them and bring to notice irregu- larities that may occur therein . . . . — . Submission of copy of Branch Pait — to Under-Secretary PEOCEDtXRE IN CASES AFPKCTING MOKE THAN ONE HEANCH. Special rules for different Branclies Peomotion of Kxecutive and Assistant Engineees. Proposals for — to be submitted to Secretary Rolls received from Local Governments Peomotions beyond scale oe oot of oedeh. Respon- sibility of the Under-Secy., General Branch, to bring to notice of the Secy, any — . . . . . ■ . Duty of Accountant General, Public Works Department, to lormally audit appointments and — in the Engineer, Accounts and Railway Revenue Estab- lishment before they are gazetted .... OF Chief oe Supdg. Enges. Duty of the Under-Secy., General Branch, to bring to notice when any — are to be made in the Clerical Establishment Peoofs of papers. Rales in regard to the disposal of — Publication of Despatches. Rules in regard to — Publications sent to Secretaey of State. List of — to be kept up in the General Branch . ■ . Trans- mission of a list of — for distribution Public Woeks. The P. W. D., Govt, of India, charged with the business relating to — that comes before the Govr.-Genl. in Council ...... Public Woeks Expendituee. No orders giving sanction to - should be issued from any other than the P. W. D, Pukkah pullees. Chartres for — Qualifications, &c., of members of office establishment . QUEEN-EiiPEESS OF INDIA. Procedure to be followed in the case of memorials and petitions addressed to Her Majesty the — or the Secy, of State, against or regard- ing Acts passed by the Legislative Council Railway Beanch. Officers in charge of the — Railway Revenue Kstablishment, Supeeioe. Ap- pointments and promotions of — Para. 2 12 9 27J 27d Appendix 27e 6 Appendix 5 17 12 (28TIU l28lVh 14 15 13 III 28111/" 111 33 VIII I VIII 21 VII ( 23 VII i 2i VII 1 1 10 4 I6e Chapter. Ill III III I I VI V III III HI III III II IX IX II III III 166 INDEX. Railways. The P. W. D., Govt, of India, charged with the business relating to— . Rates and Fakes. Questions in regard to — Re-appeopeiations ot grants ..... Hecoeding cases. Neglect in — to be corrected . , Instructions for — . . Prompt — of cases . . . . . Recoed-eoom. Duties connected with the — . . The— is placed directly under the Regis- trar ... ...... Recoei S. Rules to prevent accumulation of useless — . Rules for the removal of — to and from Cal- cutta Submission of a list of — when the oflBce about to close at Calcutta or Simla .... Recovekt of eents for Clerks' Cottages Refeeence sups. Instructions for inserting — Rkgistee Sheets. Submission of — to Under-Secretary of each Branch not later them 3 p.m. each day . ■ . Submission of copies of Receipts or Issues when an officer in charge of a Braneh leaves Head Quarters on duty. ..... Begistees. Regularity in marking off — . . . . Inspection of — weekly .... of unofficial case ..... Registeae. Duties of the — ..... . Duty of the — to examine and scrutinize establishment charges ..... . Duties of the — in regard to stntionery . . Power of— to grant clerks casual leave for three days at a time ...... Registey Beanch. Arrangement of papers by — before sending them to the Secretary .— ^— — — ^ AND Recoed-eoom. Duties connected with the — the — List of Registers to be kept up in is under charge of the Under-Secre- tary, General Branch ...... Regulations and Codes. No modification of, or addi- tion to, the — of the Govt, of India, wiiich is of a nature to require his sanction, is to be made without reference to the Secy, of State .... Relations of the taeious Depts. and conduct of busi- uosH between them ...... Removal of head-quaetees to and feom Calcutta. Rules in regard to the removal of current ])aper8, books and other records to and from Calcutta . Rents foe Cleeks' Cottages Recovery of — . Reseeves foe woeks. Grants from — ... Resolution. Instructions in regard to the issue of Oov- erument of India orders in the form of a — Adoption of a title or subject at the head ' Instructions iu regard to the wording of — Roads. The P. VV. I)., Govt, of India, charged with the business relating to — ...... of a — Para. 1 281 If^ 28in 275- 73 1 25 t 73 1 3 9 28 28c 28IIh' 19 i & ^ 11 12 27« 26 19 2 38 34 24, 5 1 1 4 28 28III» 28Uk ( 4 I 7 Chapter. I III III III IV III IV V III VIII VIII VIII III IV IV IV III II 11 IX IX IX IX V V V III VIII III III VI VI IV VI Page. 1 22 23 20 51 18 51 67 14 88 90 91 25 37&39 3G 36 19 19 9 93 102 102 100 70 67 67 15 5 4 90 25 23 72 73 73 72 1 157 INDEX. EouTiNE Slip. Matters not worthy of permanent record to be made on an office — ..... Rules. Intprpretation of — Salaries over Us. 250. Submission to Secy, of State of a report, half-yearly, of all changes in establishments on open lines of State Rys , involving- per men- sem ...... • . Salary. Previous sanction of the Secy, of State neces- sary when the increased — is more than Rs. 5,OuO a year, or when the — of a newly created post is more • than Rs. 3,000 a year ...... Salary Bills Office ...... Sanction of Secy, of State. Procedure to be followed when it is proposed to anticipate the — to expenditure to which his sanction is necessary .... Sanctioned Establishments. Tables of — to be kept correct up to date ...... Sanctions asked by Guaranteed Railway Compauies up toRl,000each — of all kinds. References from Guaranteed Railway Companies for — .... Sanitary Commissionee. Furnishing the — with copies of Circulars ....... Secretary. Cases which must be sent to the — . .i . Drafts which must be Sent to the — .. . In the absence of the — a letter maj' be signed by any officer in charge of a Branch, " for the Secretary " ...•.,. . •. Responsibility of the — for the proper trans- action of the business of the whole office . -^— . Return of case-! from — to be distributed to Branches ........ Secretary of State. Instructions in regard to the publication of correspondei ce with the — « . JSo modification of, or addition to, the Regulations and C"des of the Govt, of India, which is of a nature to require his sanction, is to be made without reference to the — . . . . . I'ublications sent to — ■ . Procedure to be followed in the case of mem ials and petitions addressed to the against or "lard Council fcc' to and from — Acts passed by the Legislative Special rules relating to despatches --. Statements forwarded to of extensions of leave or peruii^sion to return to duty . Submission to — of a report, h:df- yearly, of all changes in estiiblishments oti open Hues of State Rys., involving salaries over Rs. 250 per mensem ...... . ■ State's sanction. Procedure to be followed when it is proposed to anticipate the — to expenditure to which his sanction is necessary . . . . Section-writing. Sanction to expenditure for — Selections from the records of Govt, of India. Rules relating to — ...... Senior Clerks. Duties and responsibilities of — Para. 32 5 7 28111/ 8 10 281^ 2SIIe 18 28IV 28 V 63 19 f 36 ( 10 6 21 10 1 28III/t 41(6) 35 33 Chapter. IV III II II III II V III III VI HI III IV III IV IV VI VIII II VII II VII III II II IX VIII III 158 INDEX, Subject. Seniority List. A combined — of engineers employed under Local Administrations and another of those employed on State Rys. ..... ■ — . A (general — of engineer establish- ments of the three Presidencies to be kept up in the General Branch ....... Service Postage Stamps. Charges for — . Simla. Rules in regard to the removal of current papers, books and other records to and from — Sketch Plans. Instructions for copius of — being in- serted in Proceedings ...... Spake copies of letters to be kept under ordt-rs of senior clerk of each Branch, to be destroyed when considered of no further use . . , . , Standing Orders codifjiug procedure approved iu notes, &c Instruction regarding the prepara- Issueof — for each volume of P. W. D. tion of- Code . List of — showing its distribution to be kept in ench Branch . . . . . Officers who are responsible to see that all — are duly attended to. to be drafted in the Branch in which they orii;inate, but will oe numbered and issued from General Branch ....... State Railways. Powers of the Govt, of Lidia to sanction increases of establishment on — within certain prescribed mileage rates • . . . . . Submission to Secy, of State of a report lialf-yearly, of all changes in establishments on open lines of — , involving salaries over Rs. 'J.bO per men- sem ......,., Stationery. Duties of the Registrar in regard to — (not supplied by Stationery Office) . iSenior clerks to see that every precaution is taken against waste of — . . . . . Stork Indents. 'IVle;;iam to Secretary of State on matters connected with — . . . . . Strangers. No clerk is to receive any — iu the office, except on business ...... Sub-division of office and work , . . . . Subordinate clerks. Duties of — .... Supkrintendinq Knginekrs. Appointments to, and promotions in the classes of, — — ^— ^^— . IHity of the Under-Secy., General Branch, to bring to notice when any jjronio- tions of — are to be made ..... Superior Accounts P^stabts. Appointmont< of officers of the — made by the Govr. Gcnl. in Council — — . Appointments and pro- motions of , Estabt. Nominal Hcgistcr of — . ■ P.AiLWAY Revenue Estabt. Appointments and promotions of — Table Cases. Preparation of- Para. 10 9 41a 28 79 8 281V 2811 If 5i8111/j 13 16 17 21 15(.,) 13 2 1S('/) IU 15(e)" 20 & 3(1 29, 10 .t . 51 Chapter. Ill HI l.\ YllI IV IV III 111 III VI VI VI III III II III III III III III IV 9 II 6 34 IX 102 41c/(3) IX 104 35 IX 102 28 If/ HI 21 31 IX 101 1 III \i 34 HI 33 Fage. IG 16 101 yo 35 23 25 26 74 18 13 Hi 16 16 IS.\> 32 n, 13 &45 l.jj) INDEX. Subject. Tables of Sanctioned Estabts. to be kept correct up to date ........ Tabuiae Statements. A brief analysis of their contents to be given ........ Technical Section. Instructions for printing work for the— Telegram to Sect, of State. Issue of a — on import- ant questions ....... . Issue of a — when it is proposed to anticipate his sanction to expenditure Telegrams. Registration of — received in office TO AND from Sect, of State. Rules relating to— - - to Sect, of State. All draft — to be sub- mitted to Secy, with the papers connected with them, before they are fair-copied for issue ' on matters connected with Store Indents ...... Telegraph cases. Dealing of — in the Civil Woiks Branch ........ - Message Issue Book. Instructions for keeping up a — for each Branch Telegraphs. All business connected with— is conducted in the P. W. D., Govt, of India .... Telegraphic Messages, Inland. Numbering and letter- ing of — ........ Messages. Rules relating to— on the public service .... ... Theft of papers. Caution in regard to— . Torn or frated Papers. Repairing of — Tour (or hill jouknet) chakges are subject to special rules of the Finance Dept. ..... Trade, business or profession. Prohibition to carry on any — ....... Transfer of officers. Returns of — of Executive and Assistant Engineers of the Railway Branch ....... ■- of officers of the Accounts Branch Transfers of clerks. Arrnngemcnt for the — fmm the Upper or Louver Division of one Govt, office to that of another ....... Transit charges ....... Travelling Bills ....... Umbrellas for chaprassis. Supply of — Unanswered references. Submission of a list of — , monthly ... . . • . Unauthorised communication to the public of papers or of information on official matters, prohibited Under-Sec EETART. An — to be placed in charge of a Branch ........ . . • Powers of the — . . . . • — . Responsibility of — to see that all Standing Orders are duly attended to . . . Secretaries to exercise control over all routine business by- Cases which may be disposed of Duties and responsibilities of — for all the business done in their Branches 10 26 12 26 8 5 25 42 Ch.ipter. I Page. V IV X VII II IV V!I 27 VII 8ld III 4 III 70 IV 1 I 71 IV 26 33 20 VIII VIII IV IX 30 28111^ IX III 28Uf 28lig III III 11 IX 41^ 28111/ 41(3) IX III IX 7 VIII 34 VIII 22 28III III III 21 III 24 III 281 III 19 III 160 INDEX. Subject. Undee-Seceetabies. Duty of — to peruse the Proceed- ings submitted by Local Gov'ts, and bring to notice irregularities th»t may occur therein — — ^-^ , Geneeal Bbanch. Cases which may be disposed of by the — , without submission to Secre- tary — . Rules for the tenure of office by — . Tenure of appointments by — Undisposed or cases. Submission of a list of — , monthly Unofficial cases sent to other Depts. for opinion . ■ coeeespondexce with Finance Dept. Procedure to be followed in regard to — between Depabtments. System laid down in regard to — ^. Keeping up of separate for — DOCUMENffS not to be referred to in official papers, except by pencil notes . . , . Refeeences. Checking of the list of — received Manuscript copies of papers not to be sent to Finance Dept. unless asked for EEFEBENCE3. Preparation of a list of — sent out ......... from- Eemoval of unimportant papers received from Accountant General or Director General of Railwiiys . . Save in n^atters of routine, no — to be made to other Depts. except under orders of the Secretary ....... to be sent to Hon'ble Member prior to its transmission to Finance Dept. Unimportant — to and from other Depts. and to and from the Telegraph Dept. Uppee and Loweb Divisions. Recruitment of clerks for the — how to be made . . . . . Ubqent Cases. How to deal with— . . . . Useless Papees. Checking of — put up with a case — -^-^ EecOEDS. Rules to prevent accumulation of — . Vacancies in the Office. Temporary arrangement for filling — ... . . . . . Vacancy. Filling of every alternate — . . . Watee-bATES. Sanction to expenditure for — Work and conteol exekcised oveu Local Govts. Nature of — ....... Working of Beanches. Rules relating to— WoBKs Beaxch. ....... Writing. Duty of officers of Branches to watch the baud — of clerks ........ Para. 28III Appendix 23 4 18 24 14 19 23 20 24e 20 f 21 I 22 17 25 24/ 2816 9 ( 9 ^ 14 ( 27// I 41 9 12 41(5) 1 27 r> r 27/{- i 2 Chapter. 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