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(1) The Deputy Superintendent (Administration) shall be responsible for the receipt, issue, safe custody and the application or disposal of all stores, machinery, tools, plant, raw materials, manufactured goods and all other articles of whatever kind which is for the time being in the prison and the property of the Government and he shall maintain or cause to be maintained, proper accounts and registers thereof. He shall take stock checking frequently and from time to time examine and verify the accounts and registers maintained. (2) The Deputy Superintendent (Administration) shall check every article of the store at least once in six months and record in the remarks column of the store register whether the balance checked on a certain date was correct or incorrect and discrepancies, if any, were noted. A note of this check shall also be made in his journal and the discrepancies, if any, shall be reported to the Superintendent, if there is a change in incumbency, he shall check all articles on assuming charge and this may be taken as a six monthly check. Record of directions of Medical Officer.