REVENUE AND FINANCE

the STAMPS DEPARTMENT.

STAMPS.

Organisation.

THE SUPERINTENDENT OF STAMPS, Bombay is the authority who controls the supply and sale of State Stamps in the State, while in the Kolhapur district the Collector of Kolhapur as the administrative head, holds general charge of the Stamp Department. There is no officer in the district specially in charge of stamps. The work is done by the Stamps Head Karkun under the supervision of the Treasury Officer, Kolhapur, who is a gazetted Officer. The Treasury Officer has charge of the Local Depot at Kolhapur and is responsible for the maintenance of the stock of stamps, their distribution to branch depots and their sale to the public. He is empowered to grant refund of the value of unused, spoilt and obsolete stamps presented to him within the prescribed period. A branch depot is located at every taluka or mahal headquarter and it is in charge of the Sub-Treasury Officer, i.e., the Mamlatdar or Mahalkari. The Sub-Treasury Officers are also empowered to grant refund of stamps to a limited extent.

To suit public convenience, stamps are sold not only at the local depot and the branch depots, but also at various other centres by vendors authorised by Government. There are 27 licensed stamp vendors in the district. Besides, the Stamps Head Karkun and the Nazir in the District Court, Kolhapur, have been appointed to work as ex-officio stamp vendors. Moreover, the Mamlatdars and Circle Officers, while on tour, are authorised to sell the villagers stamps of various denominations required by them.

The following table gives the total incomes realised from Stamps Duty in the Kolhapur district during the year 1949-50, 1950-51 and 1951-52 and the amounts paid to licensed stamp vendors during those years:-

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