Depositary's Book.--Specimen, and explanation

NO. V. DEPOSITARY'S BOOK.

1. This Book should be of folio size, containing two or three quires strongly bound, and, like the "Order Book," made to open lengthways. It will appear from the Specimen subjoined, that it is designed to be a register of all proceedings relative to the receipts and issues of Bibles and Testaments; and that it is so constructed, as to render the duties of the Secretary and Depositary as easy and simple as possible. For this purpose, all the headings of the different columns are printed,

2. When the Bible Secretary receives an invoice of Bibles and Testaments, he first ascertains, by reference to the Depositary, its agreement with the number and description of the copies received, The latter then makes the requisite entry at the Debit side, inserting the carrier's name, not only as a proper check on his account, but that the person answerable for any damage may be referred to if necessary.

The folio of the Leger, containing the account with the British and Foreign Bible Society, is inserted by the Cash Secretary.

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of the mode of keeping the Bible Account.

3. When the Depositary receives an order for the delivery of Bibles and Testaments, he first ascertains the correctness of the bill of parcels (Specimen C. of the "Order Book"), and then makes the requisite entry at the Credit side before he delivers the books. The references to the several accounts in the Leger are entered by the Cash Secretary.

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4. The stock should be taken, and the book balanced, annually, by the Bible Secretary, assisted by the Depositary; and the present stock brought forward to a new account, as in the specimen. It will be observed, that the amount of loss sustained by sales to subscribers, at reduced prices, must be added to the amount of sales and the value of the stock on hand, in order to balance the total amount at the Debit side.

5. The blank columns are left for Bibles and Testaments in foreign languages.

From this book the Depositary prepares his monthly report to the Committee.-(See No. 7 of this section.)

List of English Bibles,-and Testaments.

6. On a blank leaf in the beginning of this book, the Depositary should transcribe the following explanation, and paste in the specimens of types, (See Appendix, No. IV.) which he will find of material use in promoting the facility of reference. *

BIBLES.

SP-MR Small Pica, royal paper, 8vo. with Marginal

Cost the
Price to
Sociery.ubscribers.
3. d. S. d.

B-MR Brevier, medium paper, Marginal References .11 10

P-C. Pica

bound in Calf.

MP-S. Pocket, Minion-type

He may also find it of advantage to paste in the list of the various editions of the holy scriptures, in other languages, which constitutes No. II. of the Appendix.

NO. VI. TREASURER's report.

1. This report is presented to every monthly meeting of the Committee, pursuant to the XIIth By-Law. Although the payments to the Treasurer generally pass through the hands of the Cash

The prices here specified, are those of 1820. While this Work was going through the press, a reduction was agreed on, to which reference will be made in Chap. VII. The object of this and similar specimens is, to point out the mode of conducting the business; and the secretaries of Auxiliary Societies will refer to the official notice of the Parent Institution, when entering the prices, which necessarily vary according to circumstances.

Treasurer's Monthly Report to the Committee.

Secretary, it frequently happens, that new subscribers remit their contributions directly to the former; and of these, as well as all other receipts, this report is his official acknowledgment.

N°. 13. *

SPECIMEN.

AUXILIARY BIBLE SOCIETY.

The TREASURER's Report of Receipts and Disbursements from the 4th of January to the 7th of February 1820.

Jan. 13 From Mr. J. Smith, Brook Street, Annual Subscription •

L. s. d.

247.16. 2

2.2.0

20. 0.0

61.10.0

100. 0.0

25.0.0

200. 0.0

NO. VII.-DEPOSITARY'S REPORT.

This Report is presented to every monthly meeting of the Committee, pursuant to the IXth By-Law, and is an abstract of the Depositary's Book. The blank columns are left for the insertion of Bibles and Testaments in foreign languages.

These Reports should be numbered successively-thus, the Report presented in March was No. 14. This observation is equally applicable to the two following Specimens.