(a)The police shall escort liquor in bond on transit to depots.(b)The Superintendent shall use his discretion as to whether these escorts shall be armed with lathis or muskets, and their strength shall ordinarily be fixed according to the scale given below-(i)By land. - One man for every two carts.(ii)By water - One man for every boat.(c)Ordinarily, a head constable need not be supplied, but a senior constable shall be in charge, and shall give a receipt for the number of casks, crates, cases or vessels which may be made over to him.(d)Consignments should be so timed as to fall in with existing escort arrangements, so that indents on the police for special escorts may be avoided as far as possible.
