law: Registration Act, 1908
  16. Register-books and fire-proof boxes
  (1) The State Government shall provide for the office of every
  
  registering officer the books necessary for the purposes of this Act.
  (2) The books so provided shall contain the forms from time to
  
  time prescribed by the Inspector-General, with the sanction of the State
  
  Government, and the pages of such books shall be consecutively numbered in print,
  
  and the number of pages in each book shall be certified on the title-page by
  
  the officer by whom such books are issued.
  (3) The State Government shall supply the office of every
  
  Registrar with a fire-proof box, and shall in each district make suitable
  
  provision for the safe custody of the records connected with the registration
  
  of documents in such district.