Section 276

The Board shall count the cash and stamps on hand including items held in safe custody and the contents of all strong-rooms/ safes and cash boxes. The actual balances found shall be compared with balances as shown in the Cash Bookl the Stamp Register and the

Securities Register. Any discrepancies shall be included in the Board 1S

Report. For each bank balance in the Cash Book, the Board will ask the Accounting Officer to produce as soon as possible a Bank Cer-tificate and a Reconciliation Statement. The Board will check that the balance on each Reconciliation Statement agrees with the Bank Cer-tificate and Cash Book.