Section 576

Every officer having charge of Government stores is personally responsible for safeguarding them and seeing that they are properly sheltered and protected. Due consideration should be given to the climatic conditions in which stores are to be kept. It is the respon-sibility of Heads of Departments to ascertain these conditions with regard both to temperature and to humidity, and to provide suitable storage accordingly.

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Respons.ibility of local

Represen·

tattves.

Responsibility for the protection of stores.

Register of

Inspections and Boards of

Survey.

Reporting of unserviceable and surplus stores.

577.4

an inspection of the su VLAo fastenings.

577.5

the Report shall state-

577.5.1 the result of the inspection in respect of 577.1 to 577.4.

above;

577.5.2 whether the ledgers are properly kept and entered up •

to date;

577.5.3 whether vouchers, invoices and requisitions are pro-perly filed ;

577.5.4 whether any stores are held in excess of requirements or are sufficiently slow-moving to invite review, or are obsolete.

577.5.5 any recommendations regarding the improvement of the operation of the store.