Para 20.48 — MSO

20.48 After dispatch of the Objection Statements on the second Schedule of Payments and the Cash Account, the money columns in the Objection Book

(1) The totals under "Suspense" in the Objection Book may differ from the figure arrived at in the classified abstract by the items written back on disallowance from the Settlement Accounts (paragraph 20.40). There will also be differences when an item adjusted in the accounts of one district or department is entered in the Adjustment Register of another. The AAO/Section Officer will sign the certificate after personal inspection of the Adjustment Register of the other district or department.

(2) The outstanding balance in each column of the Objection Book is to be carried forward from month to month and from year to year.

(3) The due date for closing the Objection Books relating to Forest Accounts is the 6th of the second month following that to which the accounts relate.

BROADSHEET OF SUSPENSE should be totalled, the balance of the past month should be added, the totals of adjustment should be made in the Adjustment Register and entered in the Objection Book, and the balances struck. The Section Officer will sign the certificate at the foot of the page or last page of the Objection Book for each month, which will be closed and balances on the 29th of the following month.