Stationery Usage in Stations and Offices

Notebooks are 10.7 cms x 15.2 cms and have 100 leaves with pencil gussets.

File books are used for important circulars, orders, audit error sheets, and schedules. They are not for unimportant records. Receipts should be bundled.

Pocket books are 10.7cms x 15.2 cms

Covers are used for refilled items/notebooks.

Issuance of pocket books restricted to those whose jobs require them.

Daily receipts are bundled; monthly bundles created.

73.6 cms x 35.5 cms

Issued to clerks whose duties require a pencil, three for three months.

Not specified, but likely for general clerk use.

For officers, signallers, and goods/parcel clerks, two per person for three months.

For duplicating work; allocated to clerks, drivers, and gangmen, three per person for six months.

Not specified; likely for general use, but no quantity or duration given.

Not specified.

One per person for two years.

Red, blue, and black or blue per year.

One of each color: red and blue.

Office supplies for clerical staff.

Office supplies for officers.

34 cm long red file laces.

61 cm long white file laces.

Assorted round brass paper fasteners.

One skein of pink tape, sufficient for 20 files.

Assorted office pins.

Blue or black ink for stylo pens, locally manufactured.

Cloth pin cushions.

Refills for ink (red and blue), 12 of each or mixture. Overall limit of 12 refills per year.

Scissors for general use are 15 centimeters in length.

Stiletto with eyes is issued to Stenographers and Typists.

Long-handled brushes for dusting are issued to stations that use typewriters.

Ribbons for No. 7 Remington typewriters are expected to last 12 months.

When requesting carbon paper, mention the number of machines in use at the station.

Used for official seals, with two types: 'Best, Red' for officers and 'country' for general use.

Available in large and small quantities, with 'Gum, large' for stations and 'Gumpot, Jin' for smaller needs.

Comes in 150 ml bottles and is specifically for officers.

Used by individual employees, with larger stations receiving them at the discretion of supervisors.

Measure 61 cm and are used for office tasks, with a limited quantity for specific purposes.

Made of glass and one per clerk is allowed.

Used exclusively by officers.

Small erasers for ink and pencil, with one per clerk every two years.

Vulcanized rubber pads for stamps, lasts 18 months, and ink specifically for rubber stamps and fingerprints.

Hemp twine for large stations, using indent forms from S.114-A only.

A list outlining the types and quantities of office supplies allocated to railway stations and offices.

This group in the schedule covers various types of books used for record keeping, including ledgers and registers.

These notebooks are for officers' use only and must be 10.7 cm x 15.2 cm in size.

These forms are required when requesting certain stationery items, like refill notebooks, to track usage.

These are special books used to keep track of specific information, often with entries numbered sequentially.

A type of brownish paper used for certain books, plain, and without rulings.

When requesting old registers to be replaced, the date they were opened and the amount of unused space must be provided.

Pocket books are used for filling important circulars and orders, audit error sheets, and schedules. They are not intended for unimportant records.

File books are used for keeping important documents like circulars, orders, audit error sheets, and schedules organized. They should not be used for unimportant records or miscellaneous notes.

Collected receipts should be tied up into packets daily and made into a bundle at the end of each month.

Indenting refers to the process of requesting supplies. When requesting materials, the reason for the request should be stated.

Brown paper is used for important documents and should be requested with a reason for need.

File Laces are used for binding documents together. They come in two lengths, red and white, with different uses based on size and purpose.

There are two types of sealing wax: 'Best, Red' for officers and 'country' for general use. When requesting, it should be specified which type is needed.

Stationeries receive 'Gum, large' while smaller requests use 'Gumpot, Jin'. Both are types of gum.

Liquid Gum is specifically for officers and comes in 150 ml bottles.

Long-handled brushes for dusting are issued to stations that use typewriters.

When requesting carbon paper, the number of machines in use at the station should be mentioned.

Full-sized foolscap paper measures 61 cm x 86 cm.

Foolscap paper comes in ruled and plain versions. Ruled foolscap is used for office purposes, while plain foolscap is for printing circulars.

Cut, half-sized sheets of plain foolscap paper are used for printing circulars and other official documents. They are not to be used for drafts.

Full-sized sheets of plain or ruled foolscap paper (Item 20) are reserved for important statements or documents that are frequently handled.

One-sided carbon paper is used with a typewriter for creating copies. Tin sheets are also used in conjunction with carbon paper.

Foolscap pads (Items 23 and 24) with 100 leaves each are specifically for officers' use. They come in both ruled and plain versions.

Foolscap pads (Item 25) with 100 leaves of plain Badami foolscap paper are only for correspondence within sections.

Scrap paper (Item 26) comes in various sizes and is used for drafts, memos, and other miscellaneous purposes.

Pencil 'Hard' (Item 27): One pencil per person for three months. 'B' pencils (Item 28): Two per person for three months.

'HH' pencil lead (Item 28) is used for duplicating work and is allocated to clerks, drivers, and gangmen at a rate of three per person for six months.

Item 56A, 'Best, Red' sealing wax is designated for official use by railway officers.

Item 57, 'country' sealing wax is for everyday use by station staff.

No, gum (Item 58 & 59) comes in different sizes for different uses. Item 59, 'Gumpot, Jin' is for smaller needs.

Item 61, liquid gum in 150 ml bottles is specifically for officers' use.

Individual employees use desk knives (Item 63). Larger stations receive them based on the supervisor's decision.

Item 66, these rulers measure 61 cm and are used for office tasks. Specific needs may be considered for a limited quantity.

Item 68, glass paper weights are provided with a limit of one per clerk.

Item 69, Call-bells are for officers' use only.

Item 70, small erasers for ink and pencil are issued once every two years for each clerk.

Item 72 & 73, Vulcanized rubber pads are used for stamps and last 18 months. Ink is for rubber stamps and fingerprints.