As expenditures are made, the custodian of the fund will reimburse employees and receive a petty cash voucher with a receipt/invoice attached in return.
He denied any financial misappropriation and said money collected from boarding firefighters went into a petty cash fund for station maintenance, supplies and food.
In particular, non-finance staff could take responsibility for opening mail, recording and banking income, and countersigning expense and petty cash claims.
The silver coins are probably raw materials; the bronze coins may be the jeweller's own petty cash. 117 engraved carnelian gemstones, of which only 7 are mounted in finger rings.
