1073. Covers containing letters, etc. how to be opened.
(a)All covers, whether containing English or Vernacular papers, shall be opened and the letters therein stamped with the date of receipt by or in the presence of the Superintendent or the officer to whom he may delegate this duty. The date should be then initialled by the Superintendent or the officer deputed and all letters sent to office, but case diaries shall be made over to the head clerk or other clerk responsible for custody of confidential papers. The Superintendent shall be held responsible for keeping himself informed of the contents of all important papers received in his office.(b)Whoever is entrusted with this duty should be warned that if on opening a cover he finds inside another envelope marked "Secret" or "Confidential", and addressed by name to the head of the office, he should be careful not to open it, but should make it over at once to the Superintendent. Even if the Superintendent is away on tour the letter shall not be opened. The Superintendent shall invariably open such covers himself; no subordinate should open them.
