Indian domestic economy and receipt book : comprising numerous directions for plain wholesome cookery, both Oriental and English, with much miscellaneous matter, answering all general purposes of reference connected with household affairs likely to be immediately required by families, messes, and private individuals, residing at the presidencies or out-stations / by the author of Manual of gardening for Western India [i.e. R. Riddell].

Riddell, R.

Date:: 1853

Credit: Indian domestic economy and receipt book : comprising numerous directions for plain wholesome cookery, both Oriental and English, with much miscellaneous matter, answering all general purposes of reference connected with household affairs likely to be immediately required by families, messes, and private individuals, residing at the presidencies or out-stations / by the author of Manual of gardening for Western India [i.e. R. Riddell]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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66^ letters or packets. And every Commander of a vessel who shall wilfidly disobey any direction contained in this Section, shall be punished Avith a fine not exceeding one thousand rupees. XLIV. A list of all letters and packets of which the persons addressed connot be found, ^Unclaimed letters, g]jall be prepared daily at every Post Ofiice and exposed for not less than two weeks in the most public and conspicuous part of such Ofiice ; and all such letters and packets which shall have remained tlnree months imclaimed at any Post Office shall be sent to the Post Master General of the Presidency. At intervals of not more than three months, the said Post Master General shall publish in the official Gazette of the Presidency, or in such other manner as shall be directed by the Governor General of India in Council, lists of all such unclaimed letters and packets of which the addresses are written in the English language or character. Every letter and packet which shall have remained eighteen months unclaimed in the Office of the Post Master General of any Presidency, shall be opened by the said Post Master General; and if any money shall be found therein it shall be paid into the Public Treasury, and if any other valuable property, it shall be sold, and the proceeds of the sale paid in like manner into the Pub- lic Treasury for the benefit of any person who may have a right thereto, after deducting all sums due from such person for postage. And when one year shall have elapsed after such letter or packet has been opened, it shall be laAvful for the Post Master General, if it be still unclaim* ed, to destroy it. XLV. Letters or packets rejected unopened by the per- son to whom they are addressed shall be ^Kcfused Letter*, forthwith Sent to the Office of the Post Master General of the Presidency and by him opened and destroyed. And all money or other

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