Public Administration in Ancient India c13.8

c13.8

It was the duty of the Superintendent of the Treasury to admit into the store-house gems and pearls as well as various other articles, whether of superior or inferior value, such as corals, fragrant substances, skins, woollen fabrics, cotton fabrics, and silk fabrics. He also received and kept accounts of agricultural produce, taxes, incomes derived from commercial operations, exchange realisations, presents, arrears of revenue, etc. It was his duty to acquaint himself with the values, qualities, and uses of all kinds of articles, and to take proper steps for the preservation of things kept in the store-house. The Superintendent was expected to regulate the consumption of stores in such a way that one-half might always be kept as a reserve for emergencies. He had also to replace old things by new.