Section 16, The Post Office Savings Bank (Rate of Interest) Order

(a) The amount of every deposit shall be entered by theofficer receiving the same in the depositor's book in words and figures and such officer shall affix his signature and the datestamp of his office opposite such entry and shall the same day report the receipt of the said deposit to the Postmaster General. A receipt for the said deposit shall be furnished by the officer to the depositor from a numbered counterfoil receipt book. (b) No charge shall be made for a depositor's book except where expressly provided by these rules. (c) Every depositor's book shall be deemed to be the property of the Postmaster General and shall be delivered up as and when required by the Postmaster General.