The lists of payments are arranged alphabetically by subject with authority for payment recorded. The entries probably duplicate entries in other records of miscellaneous payments.
The volumes contain the original written consents of the vendors and purchasers for the transfer of stock, witnessed by the Accountant General or one of his staff, and giving the stock ledger folio numbers for each party. The volumes are not indexed. It is clear from entries in the Stock Journa...
Monthly summaries of payments made in respect of bills of exchange, advances on goods, hypothecated goods, prepared for the purpose of transfer to the main books of account. There are no details of individual payments.
The first 8 volumes comprise quarterly cash accounts of receipts and disbursements, prepared by the Secretary and signed by the President. They record the names of all paid members of the staff, the amount received as salary by each member, occasionally the department in which employed, the dates...