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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

[No. 24

TREASURY REGULATIONS.

Authority for
refunding
deposits.

53. Deposits in the custody of the Receiver-General, when return-
    able to depositors, shall be refunded on the certificate of the head of
    the Department. In all cases of refund a receipt in the form in the
    Fifth Schedule hereto shall be taken from the depositor.

Forfeited
deposits.

54. Whenever any deposit becomes forfeited, the amount, if in
    the custody of the Receiver, shall be paid forthwith to the Public
    Account, a bank receipt for the payment and a memorandum of
    particulars being forthwith transmitted to the Receiver-General. If
    any such deposit is in the custody of the Receiver-General, a noti-
    fication of the forfeiture shall be forwarded to his office, in order that
    the amount may be transferred to the Public Account.

All deposits
received to be
entered in
Cash-book.

55. In all cases the deposits received shall be brought on charge
    in the Deposit Cash-book of the Receiver, who shall take credit for
    the amounts refunded to depositors or paid to the Receiver-General's
    Deposit Account, or to the Public Account.

Copy of Cash-
book to be
forwarded to
Receiver-
General.

56. The Deposit Cash-book shall be made up on each Saturday,
    or at such longer intervals not exceeding one month as the Treasury
    may direct, and a copy forthwith posted to the Receiver-General,
    supported by the bank receipts and the receipts of the depositors for
    all sums refunded, on the form provided for the purpose. If no
    deposit is received or refunded during any accounting period a "Nil"
    return shall be forwarded to the Treasury, as provided in Regu-
    lation 30.

Certified
statement of
balance in
custody of
Receiver.

57. The balance in the custody of the Receiver shall be sup-
    ported by a statement in detail in the form in the Ninth Schedule
    hereto, to be furnished every accounting period with the copy of the
    Deposit Cash-book.

Law Trust Moneys.

Receiver to
keep Law
Trust Cash-
book.

58. Every officer receiving law trust moneys shall keep a Law
    Trust Cash-book in the form in the Tenth Schedule hereto. Under
    the head of receipts he shall enter all such moneys coming into his
    hands under the proper date and in the order in which they are
    received, each entry being supported by a voucher in the form in the
    Eleventh Schedule hereto, and certified in the manner provided by
    Regulation 21.

Moneys re-
ceived to be
paid into
bank daily.

59. The Receiver shall day by day pay all moneys as above
    received before the close of business on any day, and which have not
    been paid to the persons entitled to receive them, into the bank to
    credit of an account in his name, called "The Law Trust Account
    of the [naming the Court]." Any moneys received after bank hours
    shall be lodged in the bank on the following day.

If more than
one Court
under Re-
ceiver, bank
accounts to
be kept as
directed by
Treasury.

60. Where an officer holds appointment under more than one
    Court he shall keep a Law Trust Cash-book and a Law Trust Account
    at the bank for each Court separately, or for all the Courts in one,
    as the Treasury may direct.

Payments to
be made by
cheque only
except in
certain cases.

61. Disbursements shall be made by cheque only, except in
    cases where the sums received are paid out on the same day. All
    sums disbursed shall be entered on the date and in the order of pay-
    ment, and every such entry shall be vouched for by a receipt in the
    form in the Twelfth Schedule hereto, signed by the person to whom the
    money is paid.

Regulation 41 shall apply to Law Trust Moneys.