78. Loss of confidential report books of subordinate police officers or character rolls of clerks. [§ 12, Act V, 1861].
(a)The loss of any confidential report book or character roll in a district shall be reported immediately to the Deputy Inspector-General, and the Superintendent shall have a searching enquiry made into such loss. He shall report the result to the Deputy Inspector-General.(b)If the confidential reports are those of an Inspector or of an officer whose name is on the provincial list of those approved for promotion to Inspector's rank, the Deputy Inspector-General shall reconstruct the book from the copies, of the remarks submitted under regulation 79 by Superintendents and, if necessary, by reference to Superintendents under whom the officer has served during the past ten years.(c)If the case does not fall under clause (b) the Superintendent shall open a new book with a signed statement regarding the loss and the result of the enquiry made.
