REVENUE ADMINISTRATION

THE STAMPS DEPARTMENT

Organization.

THE SUPERINTENDENT" OF STAMPS, Bombay, is the authority which controls the supply and sale of Government stamps in the State.

The Collector of Satara as the administrative head of the district, has general charge of the district administration of the stamp department. There is no independent Officer in the district specially in-charge of stamps. The Treasury Officer, who is a gazetted officer supervises the work of the stamp department in the district with the help of Stamp Head Clerk.

Local Depot.

He is in-charge of the local depot at Satara and is responsible for the maintenance of the stock of stamps, their distribution to the branch depots and their sale to the public.

The Mamlatdar, the Prant Officer and the Collector are empowered to pass refund orders in respect of unused, spoiled and obsolete stamps presented within a prescribed period. The Treasury Officer, endorses pay endorsement on the refund bills for payment from the branch office of the State Bank of India, at the District Treasury.

Branch Depots.

A branch depot is located at every taluka or mahal head-quarters and it is in the charge of the Sub-Treasury Officer, i.e. the Mamlatdar or Mahalkari. They are empowered to grant refunds on stamps.

Stamp Vendors.

To suit public convenience, stamps are sold not only at the local depot and the branch depots but also at various other centres by stamp vendors, authorised by the Collector, Satara. There are about 25 stamp vendors in the district. The Stamp Head Clerk sells to the stamp vendors at the District Head Quarters different non-postal stamps. He also sells impressed court fee stamps above the value of Rs. 125 to the public, as the local stamp vendor's sales are restricted to sales not exceeding the value of Rs. 125 in each case. Similarly non-judicial stamps above the value of Rs. 150 in each case are sold to the public at the District Treasury and Sub-Treasury. The Sub-Treasury Officers work as ex-officio stamp vendors. Stamps below this value in each case are sold by the authorised vendors.

The statistics showing the total receipts realised due to sale of judicial and non-judicial stamps and discount paid to the stamp vendors during the year 1958-59 and 1959-60 was as under:-

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